twin6 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 6 hours ago, twin6 said: Fiat? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 The Roosevelt children…….. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1937hd45 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 ^^^^^^^ Something tells me this photo would look a lot different in the 2023 SEMA Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Walt G Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 More great photos Ed and Tim. I love the ornate marquee of the Orpheum theatre "I'm no angel" American's most startling woman. Oh yeah that is a neat Lincoln phaeton as well, got distracted by the accessory in the rear seat area 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Walt G said: More great photos Ed and Tim. I love the ornate marquee of the Orpheum theatre "I'm no angel" American's most startling woman. Oh yeah that is a neat Lincoln phaeton as well, got distracted by the accessory in the rear seat area “When I’m good, I’m very good. When I’m bad I am even better!” Mae’s most famous line, and from this movie. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin6 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 This is really bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Looks like a project soon to be posted on Bring a Trailer! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 50 minutes ago, twin6 said: This is really bad... Pretty revolutionary. Front wheel drive, rear engine. Rear steering, though I'm not really sure as that sure looks like a drag link front center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Custom coachwork !! WOW should be certified a CCCA full classic ( not a 2/3 classic) May be in contention for best in show at PB too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gary_Ash Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Roosevelt seems to have liked that car. He took it to Boston in 1940. The earlier photo was in Providence, RI in 1936. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 He used it for five years…….Pierce was gone by 38, so the one dollar per year lease was a good deal after the company was gone. The built three 1936 V-12 Specials. Only the car pictured was a one off……the others were factory modified production cars. The special lease ran from 1932 to the end. The OSS were in charge of the cars. In 1932 they had seven V-12 on hand in DC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Although my Grandparents thought he walked on water, I must admit I wasn’t too big a fan. He would have this on him in both photos…..to cover his leg braces. I have close up of it on him at his inauguration, along with a bunch of other stuff. The robe was made in Philadelphia. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milburn Drysdale Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 minute ago, edinmass said: Although my Grandparents thought he walked on water, I must admit I wasn’t too big a fan. He would have this on him in both photos…..to cover his leg braces. I have close up of it on him at his inauguration, along with a bunch of other stuff. The robe was made in Philadelphia. Such a cool piece of history! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) FDR at LA Stadium in a Model J. Notice the white steering wheel. Back then, the press was in on the illusion he wasn’t handicapped. Here his braces are getting locked in so he can stand with the help of the secret service. Neither my grandparents or parents were aware of his disability till after he died. That was true for 90 percent of the country. How many of you are aware of his assassination attempt in Miami 17 days before the election? Edited November 28, 2022 by edinmass (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 58 minutes ago, edinmass said: He used it for five years…….Pierce was gone by 38, so the one dollar per year lease was a good deal after the company was gone. The built three 1936 V-12 Specials. Only the car pictured was a one off……the others were factory modified production cars. The special lease ran from 1932 to the end. The OSS were in charge of the cars. In 1932 they had seven V-12 on hand in DC. Ed: The one-off 1936 Special phaeton is still extant, isn't it? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 17 minutes ago, 58L-Y8 said: Ed: The one-off 1936 Special phaeton is still extant, isn't it? Steve No, long gone. The car that survived was returned to the dealer pool and sold in New Jersey. It’s a factory 144 inch chassis with a factory modified convertible sedan body. The OSS returned it as redundant. Long story on that one. I passed through my sights, and I pulled the trigger……but missed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary_Ash Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 For comparison, here is President Coolidge and wife at Andover, MA in May, 1928. Identify the cars! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) Too easy Gary………Cadillac 1928. Similar but not exactly as the car below……. Thats less than a two minute response time…..😎 Edited November 28, 2022 by edinmass (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Of course……this is a much better shot of Silent Cal in a great car…….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, edinmass said: Of course……this is a much better shot of Silent Cal in a great car…….. With a winter front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Larry Schramm said: With a winter front? Yes, even the smaller Series 80 (1925-1927) had a winter front as standard equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Larry Schramm said: With a winter front? Yup…..a Pines Winterfront. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 32 minutes ago, edinmass said: Yup…..a Pines Winterfront. ...but with a Pierce-Arrow-specific fender-mounted headlight silhouette on the emblem at the top center. I have one on the wall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 10 hours ago, edinmass said: No, long gone. The car that survived was returned to the dealer pool and sold in New Jersey. It’s a factory 144 inch chassis with a factory modified convertible sedan body. The OSS returned it as redundant. Long story on that one. I passed through my sights, and I pulled the trigger……but missed. Ed: What were the features and details of that one-off 1936 Special? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 14 hours ago, Gary_Ash said: For comparison, here is President Coolidge and wife at Andover, MA in May, 1928. Identify the cars! The car at the curb is a 1927 Buick model 51 Brougham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukejunkie1015 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 14 hours ago, Gary_Ash said: For comparison, here is President Coolidge and wife at Andover, MA in May, 1928. Identify the cars! 1928 314A 7 passenger phaeton or possibly a custom. Looks more like a 1927 but those are 28 headlights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin6 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 9/27/2022 at 10:40 PM, 1937hd45 said: Ever wish there was a time machine so you could travel back in time and meet someone? Or not 😉 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Giving "Silent Cal" and the lubrication rack a better look: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin6 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Looks like a Stevens - Duryea to me, with six cylinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 Look at the number of lugs holding the rim for the wheel on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3makes Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Those are Fisk tires, rims, lock rings and wheels. Extremely expensive. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 8 hours ago, 3makes said: Those are Fisk tires, rims, lock rings and wheels. Extremely expensive. Eleven lugs per wheel, can some math wiz explain the logic in that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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