John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Portland, Indiana - Will Ferris and his family proudly pose in their new car, outside the family home.The photo states "Haynes Auto, 1907." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) From Facebook - a customized Stutz Boattail Edited June 7, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) Now in Colorized version - Auburn V-12 Boattail Edited June 7, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) From Facebook - Talbot Lago Edited June 7, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) From Facebook - a Vauxhaul Edited June 4, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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keiser31 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) ^^I guess the ladies liked the Apperson Jackrabbit! Edited June 4, 2020 by keiser31 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 1932 Pierce Arrow Edited June 7, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) This is a really great car and a really great photo of it new And this photo from 1955, is very symbolic as "boosting" the collector car hobby and setting restoration standards Edited June 4, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, John_Mereness said: From Facebook - a Vauxhaul Vauxhall, this one is a circa 1930-31 20/60. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 4 hours ago, 58L-Y8 said: A.J. Thanks for the good close-up still, coach-builder? windshield looks Dietrich, but Door handles don't. Rear door window looks Rollston to me. We need one of our Rollston guys to pass judgement on the door handles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, alsancle said: windshield looks Dietrich, but Door handles don't. Rear door window looks Rollston to me. We need one of our Rollston guys to pass judgement on the door handles. Yes, We do need a coach-builder identification expert to weigh in...Walt? I checked my Dietrich sources, could not find the exact handling of the windshield frame/cowl molding. Seems if Rollston generally mounted their distinctive door handles below the belt-molding, the hinge placement looks right, and the proportions struck me as Rollston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 5 hours ago, 58L-Y8 said: A.J. Thanks for the good close-up still, coach-builder? It’s going to be Dietrich. Would you like to know where the car was found in 1971? Or where it is today? 🤔 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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edinmass Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 2 hours ago, John_Mereness said: This car ended up in a junk yard in New Jersey in 1946. It was cut up, and the engine was installed in a boat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, John_Mereness said: Pierce Arrow of course. Series 80 I think, likely '26 or '27 I don't claim to be an authority on Pierces, but I loved the '25 Series 80 sedan I had years ago)? Of particular note on this car, is the Owl Lite mounted on the radiator neck. We had a short discussion awhile back about the Owl Lites (mostly by me, but started by someone else). Here you can see how the lamp hangs from the bracket which is mounted to the radiator neck. The brackets had a three point swivel allowing the lamp to turn right, left, and up, down. It was controlled by a long rod that went from the top of the lamp to through the dash where the driver would control the lamp by pushing/pulling or twisting the handle. Some automobiles required a "tube" to be installed running through the top tank for the control rod to pass through. I can't tell for certain if that is Charlie Chaplin or not. The watermark indicates the photo is from "The Chaplin Archives". However, the extreme shading on the face makes me unsure of the man's identity. The stance suggests it may be Chaplin, how he often behaved when not in his "Little Tramp" character. The more I look at this picture, the more I think this is likely Douglas Fairbanks Sr. He and Charles Chaplin were good friends for many years. Edited June 4, 2020 by wayne sheldon Additional thought. (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 I will look at my period photos to confirm the door handles, windshield etc. But I too think it is Dietrich. I can't wait to see the Dietrich book in print ( life of Ray Dietrich ) by Nisah Furman. AND, please, I am not an expert( but thanks for the compliment) , I don't believe there is such a thing, there is always a bit of information or a image or photographs lurking around waiting to be found and then shared ( or horded if you are of that ilk 😒) . Just look at what we have been treated to to see here with more coming every day. SO many knowledgeable people, so much great stuff that I had never seen before, all because of you who are reading this, not me. I just started the ball rolling and it was all of you who made it pick up speed. I am a bit swamped here at the moment - just rediscovered hundreds of photographs that never got transferred to the new location of my study/library from the basement when I got the new room on the 2nd floor finished going on 20 years ago. Walt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 33 minutes ago, edinmass said: This car ended up in a junk yard in New Jersey in 1946. It was cut up, and the engine was installed in a boat. Now that is a shame! You don't see too many attractive Pierce Arrows like that. HeHe. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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