John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 by Smith Hempstone Oliver (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: 1945-04-22 Held by Revs Instite 1
keiser31 Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 2 minutes ago, alsancle said: This is scanned from my personal negative. You guys should be able to figure out what is on the right. 1938 Dodge Brothers touring sedan.
Brass is Best Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 On 3/18/2020 at 3:16 PM, md murray said: Springfield company that specialized in "water heaters & steam traps". Any of the Mass guys know if this one got saved? I'm guessing probably not, it certainly looks as if they worked it pretty hard. I would give that truck a good home. 2
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 by Smith Hempstone Oliver (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: uuuu Held by Revs Institute 3
Brass is Best Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 23 hours ago, auburnseeker said: That Willys delivery in the back ground is alot rarer than the Cord. What's the little roadster in the front of that line? the roadster looks like a Ford 31 or 32 with a custom top.
alsancle Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, keiser31 said: 1938 Dodge Brothers touring sedan. I goofed up, I meant left!
Brass is Best Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, 60FlatTop said: You want the truth?
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Indianapolis 500 Smith Hempstone Oliver (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: 1946-05-30 Held by Revs Institute Edited March 20, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history)
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 5 minutes ago, alsancle said: I goofed up, I meant left! 1935 Cadillac Town Cabriolet 1
md murray Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 1 minute ago, John_Mereness said: Indianapolis 500 Smith Hempstone Oliver (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: 1946-05-30 Held by Revs Institute Yes! One of my favorite photos! There's a couple in that series showing them lined up in the in-field. The 'Hemp' Oliver stuff is the best
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) This made some press recently, though not sure I saw this photo of it. by Karl Ludvigsen (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: uuuu Held by Revs Institute Edited March 20, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history)
Matt Harwood Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 15 minutes ago, alsancle said: This is scanned from my personal negative. You guys should be able to figure out what is on the Left. We sold one just like it, or that possibly was it (only three were built and only one on a V8 chassis). Both cars have wheel discs--they were removed but included with our car, which was originally owned by Elizabeth Arden and then given to her chauffeur on her passing. Hard to tell in either of the photos, but she specified that there be no manufacturer logos or markings on the car. 2
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Matt Harwood said: We sold one just like it, or that possibly was it (only three were built and only one on a V8 chassis). Both cars have wheel discs--they were removed but included with our car, which was originally owned by Elizabeth Arden and then given to her chauffeur on her passing. Hard to tell in either of the photos, but she specified that there be no manufacturer logos or markings on the car. A friend and I did this 1936 Cadillac V-8 Town Cabriolet Edited March 20, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 1
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Things to do with your Duesenberg when you have a 1931 Cadillac 355 or 370 Roadster body available: by Smith Hempstone Oliver (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: uuuu Held by Revs Institute Edited March 21, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history)
58L-Y8 Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 1 hour ago, John_Mereness said: Paris Auto Show If this isn't a field of dreams, I don't know what is! A '36 Packard Eight town car by perhaps Kellner, a Packard 120 pillarless touring coupe with sunroof and elegant sweep panel. Anyone recognize the coachbuilder? Democratic with the DeSotos back-to-back with Rolls_Royces. The Airflow that grabs attention is the trunkless giant with the four-tier rear bumper: an early Custom Imperial CW. The bumper was a 1934 only item, suppose the expensive CW was a tad hard to sell at the time. MG fellows, tell us what those are beyond the Packards, are they TA models?
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) DuPont by Smith Hempstone Oliver (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: 1945-10-28 Held by Revs Institute Edited March 20, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 3
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Stutz's by Smith Hempstone Oliver (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: 1939-05-28 Held by Revs Institute Edited March 21, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 1
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 by Smith Hempstone Oliver (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: uuuu Held by Revs Institute
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 by Smith Hempstone Oliver (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: uuuu Held by Revs Institute
DrData Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 I have really enjoyed this thread, guys. There are some really amazing photos. Here is one from my family archive. as kids, we referred to it as the "flyingcar" This is an early 1930s Pierce Arrow which belonged to my great grandmother (her husband and father-in-law were both successful saloon owners in downtown Pittsburgh, PA) and is being loaded aboard a transatlantic liner for a trip to Europe. Not only did my GGM take her car for touring, she also took her chauffeur with her to Europe since she did not drive. They sailed, probably from New Yrk, to Bremen and then toured through Germany and Austria. Then everything got shipped back to Pittsburgh. 5
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Stutz BB by Smith Hempstone Oliver (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: uuuu Held by Revs Institute Edited March 21, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 1
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Weymann Stutz by Smith Hempstone Oliver (Creator) Format: Downloadable Archival Material Publication year: uuuu Held by Revs Institute Edited March 21, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history)
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Detroit Public Library Photo collection: Nighttime view of a display window at the Auburn Automobile Company dealership. Car is visible through windows, with umbrella table, sand, chaise lounge and facsimile of a beach house; "Auburn, 1935" signs displayed in window. Stamped on back: "Studio of John Adams Davis, Printing Crafts Building, 461 Eighth Ave., New York. Medaillon 3-5030. For duplicate of this title, refer to negative number 17L1." Handwritten on back: "Dealers--Auburn. Window display." In case anyone is wondering - the fancy tires are Martin brand Edited March 24, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 3
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) J-195 View of a 1935 Duesenberg car with Hibbard & Darrin body, possibly a J-195, parked on street in New York, New York. Handwritten on back: "Duesenberg 1935, N.Y. H & D body, possibly J195." Stamped on back: "Brilliantone." Edited March 20, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 1
Walt G Posted March 20, 2020 Author Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) John Adams Davis was one of the major commercial photographers of automobiles in Manhattan. His rival was Nathan Lazernick , but Lazernick was mostly finished with his work by the mid to late 1920s and was on the scene before Davis was . You see a lot of photographs of brass era motor cars with Lazernick's stamp on the back of them. Most all of both men's work was done with glass plate negatives. Davis had a favorite spot in Central Park with a large hill often seen behind the cars . It was located on an east/west roadway in the park, and the location was used often on JAD's work in the 1927-32 era. Location was well north of Central Park South and Columbus Circle area. Neither men took a lot of photographs indoors at auto shows or salons. Edited March 20, 2020 by Walt G added information to clarify (see edit history) 2
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 Nighttime view of the showroom at the Auburn Automobile Company dealership in Detroit, Michigan. Cars are visible through windows; neon "Auburn" signs displayed in windows. Label on back: "Night view of the Auburn Detroit Company's showroom at 4240 Cass Avenue, taken during the formal opening." Handwritten on back: "Dealers, Auburn, 1935." 2
John_Mereness Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Edited March 20, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history)
58L-Y8 Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 Seeing that Duesenberg on the street must have stopped a few in their tracks, even in jaded NYC. 1
edinmass Posted March 20, 2020 Posted March 20, 2020 2 hours ago, Brass is Best said: I would give that truck a good home. Well, The photo was taken on State Street in Ludlow Mass, my hometown of fifty years. I can tell you if the Packard exists, I have never seen it. I have heard a rumor of a similar vehicle in New England, but can not prove it’s veracity. 3
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