oldford Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 I've had this post card for over 30 years and have yet to identify it. On the back, written in pencil is Houpt-Rockwell? I've scoured the Standard Catalog and may have it narrowed to that plus the following: Keystone, Locomobile, or Simplex. Any ideas from the gallery??? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Why not use Google with that name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 https://www.oldcarsweekly.com/features/houpt_rockwell_connecticut_luxury AS Leif Holmberg SAID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariejan NL Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) It is a 1910 Berkshire roadster. I couldn't find directly a similar image of the roadster, but uploaded a touring car and a baby tonneau from the same year. You will observe the low hood compared the height of the fenders, the 8 bolt wheels front and 6 bolt wheels rear, the shape of the front and rear wheel hubs, and the shape of the rear spring horn. On the side of the driver's seat some kind of oil (?) pump is mounted, also visible on the touring car. Other details fit in too, as you may notice. Curious is the absence of a hooded dash on the roadster, which was present on 99% of the roadsters at the time. By knowing that its was a Berkshire now, I searched the internet. And I found: https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/29626 The same photo, but filed as a station wagon! Who would ever have found that one... Edited July 12, 2019 by Ariejan NL (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldford Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Well, that certainly nails it. Thanks for pointing that out... Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 The New Departure Classics by Chichester Percival Weldon is a great account of the history of the company with a lot of factory photos. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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