32ChryslerCP Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Can anyone identify the make and model of this car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Looks to be about a 1913 Cole. The badge is a different color than this 1913, but I think it's close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Those triangular cowl lamps on the car in question will determine the exact year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32ChryslerCP Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 Good and quick identification, keiser 31. i might have recognized the make myself if it had the name COLE in large letters on the radiator. Now I don't need to wonder anymore, so thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 The radiator emblem.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32ChryslerCP Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 I could see that the radiator emblem was quite distinctive but could not find an example anywhere. Thanks for showing that beautiful Cole emblem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfle Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 (edited) On 5/20/2019 at 8:27 AM, 32ChryslerCP said: Can anyone identify the make and model of this car? Specifically, that is an early 1912 Cole 30/40 Touring Car. Here is a picture of the same model with the top down with President Taft in it at a Tour stop. Cole didn't use model years and during the span of 1912 and 1913, they came out with four different cars with lots of body types. They were the Model 30/40, the Series 7, the Series 8, and the series 9. In the fall of 1912, the Cole Series 8 used the Delco electrical system and starter. The picture that @Keiser31 shared is a Series 8 as that was the last model with right hand drive. The Series 9 came out in June of 13 and was left hand drive. Edited June 12, 2019 by kfle (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32ChryslerCP Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Thanks, kfle, so being so specific . I had purchased the photo a few years back and could never identify the make of the car. President Taft was a "portly" man, so maybe that account for both tires on the right side looking low on air pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 2 hours ago, 32ChryslerCP said: President Taft was a "portly" man Portly and/or stout are much nicer words than obese and fat like so many people use today. We users of the English language have really taken the beauty out of it in the last thirty years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLynskey Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 It's surprising to see a rear view mirror on a 1912 automobile. Ray Harroun is credited with having the first rear view mirror on his 1911 Indy winning car, so the Cole in this photo was certainly sporting the very latest safety feature. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 5/20/2019 at 11:24 AM, keiser31 said: Those triangular cowl lamps on the car in question will determine the exact year. What is meant by "triangular" cowl lamps? Does that refer to a shape, or a brand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 1 hour ago, lump said: What is meant by "triangular" cowl lamps? Does that refer to a shape, or a brand? I actually meant to say, the triangular area behind the cowl lamps..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Oh, got it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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