Early 1920's (Late teens?) Fire Chief's Car

[Steve Hagy]

This photo shows the Chief's buggy in Huntington, West Virginia.  I'm clueless as to the year, make and model.  I'm hoping this is some really odd manufacturer!

[Stude17]

Circa 1922 Special Six Studebaker Roadster?

[studeboy]

It is an EL model special six. Made from end of 1921 to 1924. The EL usually had a single piece windshield though the parts books shows a few early 22 models with two piece windshields. In 1923 and 24 the windshield could be had in paint or chrome.

Edited April 20, 2019 by studeboy (see edit history)

[Curti]

Wasn't all of the automotive bright work nickle until about 1927 ?

[Steve Hagy]

Thanks for the replies.  Is there any way to pin down the year with the photo that I posted?

 

[Spinneyhill]

Look up the fire department records for when the chief got a new car?

[Steve Hagy]

On 4/20/2019 at 3:22 PM, Spinneyhill said:

Look up the fire department records for when the chief got a new car?

A nice idea, but I grabbed that photo from the unofficial department Facebook page.  Unfortunately no one on the department knew what the car was which is why I decided to give the people here a shot at it (I almost always receive an answer too, this is a great forum).  I personally love going through old department journals looking for this type of information, but I'm a few hours away from Huntington.  Also, you would be surprised at home many departments don't keep their old records!