prewar40 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 March 17th will be the 100th birthday of the Gardner Motor Company. This date used to be known as St Patrick's Day. To celebrate the club is trying to locate 11 cars, we have the pictures. Please contact me if you know where any of these are located. rdg105@comcast.net Link to pictures page: MISSING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) I'll have to check, there was a frame from a 1927 here in town, leftover from the Bill Oexle Roadster restoration. Bob Edited March 14, 2019 by 1937hd45 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Leftover frame... Does that mean there are only 10 remaining now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_S_in_Penna Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 It's not that there are 10 or 11 remaining; they're simply trying to track 11 specific Gardners that have been lost track of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 There is this one at a friend's place, but it's not finished.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Not a car, but I have this in my display case. Found it in an old gas station from the 1930s being torn down.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 ^^^ Is that a Spark Plug wrench of for something larger? Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prewar40 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 The Bill Oexle Roadster is listed on my for sale page - Link: GardnerMotorCars So far I know of 152 Gardner cars, but those in the link of the first post are the ones I have pictures for but don't know where they are. In the last month I found one in England and two in Australia -- Search goes on. And yes it's a spark plug wrench the only tool with the GARDNER name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Boudway Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Many years ago, I visited a shop in Jacksonville, Illinois and saw two there in various stages of restoration. I think the owner was Kenny Hembrough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 There is a 1931Gardner Phaeton in Oshawa restored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike brady Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 minute ago, Joe in Canada said: There is a 1931Gardner Phaeton in Oshawa restored and its a shame its not for sale ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prewar40 Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 56 minutes ago, Bill Boudway said: Many years ago, I visited a shop in Jacksonville, Illinois and saw two there in various stages of restoration. I think the owner was Kenny Hembrough. Good memory!! Ken owned the brown 1930 roadster from at least the early 50's. He passed in 1992 and the his cars were sold at auction. A picture of that roadster on on my 'where are they now' page. Unrestored and mint with about 24,000 miles. The other car a 1923 coupe is now in Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) What about the Gardner that was featured in the June, 1974 issue of the old Car Classics magazine? It must still be around. EDIT. Thanks to "Prewar40", confirmed it is still owned by the Lindsay family who had the privilege of owning in 1974 when the article was written. Craig Edited March 27, 2019 by 8E45E (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklinman Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Some years back there was one in the Carlisle, PA area and I believe the owner's name was also Gardner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 There is a Gardner that has won numerous awards in AACA and a national award to boot! It also has been a hit a numerous other shows and concours. Unfortunately, it is usually snowed in until July! Of course, Prewar40 knows that person very well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prewar40 Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 Wonderful comments - Got some answers 13 hours ago, Joe in Canada said: There is a 1931Gardner Phaeton in Oshawa restored The museum in Oshawa is a great place to visit if your near Oshawa. 4 hours ago, 8E45E said: What about the Gardner that was featured in a 1975 issue of the old Car Classics magazine? It must still be around. Craig The 1926 Landau Roadster was one of 3 Gardner cars at a Milwaukee show a few years ago. This was in another magazine about 2015 at that time his Duesenberg was in his car barn and the Gardner was in his family room. I gave him documentation that by 1925 you could order any color you wanted for a fee. There were those that thought the color wasn't factory. 3 hours ago, Steve Moskowitz said: There is a Gardner that has won numerous awards in AACA and a national award to boot! It also has been a hit a numerous other shows and concours. Unfortunately, it is usually snowed in until July! Of course, Prewar40 knows that person very well! I do know about the 1928 Roadster and hope to have it out by April or May or..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motoringicons Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Here is an early Gardner one that is currently for sale: https://rockford.craigslist.org/cto/d/1920-gardner-touring-car/6807977617.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 8 hours ago, prewar40 said: The museum in Oshawa is a great place to visit if your near Oshawa They have been spending lots of money on the building. It was originally a car dealership from built in the 20s with the old car elevator to carry cars to the second floor still in service. New roof, reface the front of the building, new sign that they had a major fight with the city and lost. Now redoing the interior. It was all long overdo but money was a big issue I believe. If you do a tour through Oshawa the McLaughlin estate and the car museum are a must. Not a large museum but very nice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 3/15/2019 at 9:57 AM, prewar40 said: The 1926 Landau Roadster was one of 3 Gardner cars at a Milwaukee show a few years ago. This was in another magazine about 2015 at that time his Duesenberg was in his car barn and the Gardner was in his family room. I gave him documentation that by 1925 you could order any color you wanted for a fee. There were those that thought the color wasn't factory. Thanks for the update on that particular Gardner. I still have all my old Car Classics/Car Collector magazines from the 1970's, and the Gardner article was a particularly interesting read, as was another article on Dorris at the time. I believe a number of car companies offered 'special paint' for a fee back then, including Studebaker. It is definitely helpful to have the documentation stating that special colors were available for the authenticity judges. Today, probably Porsche is best known for their 'Paint to Sample' as part of their 'Exclusive' order program. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregory Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 NOT MINE Brochure https://www.kijiji.ca/v-art-collectibles/oakville-halton-region/gardner-eight-in-line-vintage-original-dealer-sales-brochure/1431198415 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 this is a wonderful thread! I love all pre war cars ( almost!) but really take an interest in the odd larger cars like Locomobile, Cunningham, duPont, Gardner, Simplex-Crane, Holmes, White, and those makes that had a more prolific production like Franklin, Pierce Arrow, Packard , Reo ( especially Royale) etc. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_in_nh Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Does a Gardner-Serpollet count? This is an early steam car make, not sure if there is a connection to the later Gardner nameplate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 On 3/14/2019 at 12:45 PM, prewar40 said: March 17th will be the 100th birthday of the Gardner Motor Company. This date used to be known as St Patrick's Day. To celebrate the club is trying to locate 11 cars, we have the pictures. Please contact me if you know where any of these are located. rdg105@comcast.net Link to pictures page: MISSING Why only eleven Gardners? Why not as many as possible? Will there be a centennial meet event or is this a virtual meet to celebrate the occasion? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prewar40 Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) 22 hours ago, 58L-Y8 said: Why only eleven Gardners? Why not as many as possible? Will there be a centennial meet event or is this a virtual meet to celebrate the occasion? I keep the Gardner Owners' Registry and I know of 152 Gardner cars. I listed only those I have pictures of, but don't know where they are today. Since my listing I found one and added a couple more. Link to pictures page: MISSING Edited January 20, 2020 by prewar40 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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