edinmass Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, John_Mereness said: Loretta Young Sold by Earl C Anthony the car is now in Arizona, low mileage original. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Friederich Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) A couple of sporting Fiat 501's from Sweden. The first one with the lady driver is a factory job, 501S introduced 1921 and had four hp more than the standard model. The second has a racing body by Wittboldt & Ström in Stockholm. Edited June 4, 2020 by Casper Friederich (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Jacobsen Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 11:11 AM, John_Mereness said: Georgia O'Keefe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 The finest of the Classic Automobile era and the same era Hollywood elites are a match made in heaven. Many of Hollywood's best elites had and drove many of the best automobiles the world had to offer in those days.True, I personally favor somewhat earlier cars, the brass and nickel eras, but the Classic era follows closely behind. And seeing stars of many movies I fondly remember in cars they drove, whether for the movies, or in their daily lives, is a combination that I truly enjoy! A few hours ago, Pilgrim65 said; "Great images from many 30s films , showing beautiful amazing cars but I wonder as many of these films may have been produced by the same studio , has anyone spotted the same car in more than one film., just curious, would make sense " I have been wondering the same thing. I spent some time looking at several pictures comparing details, and don't really have an answer. A few pages back, there were a number of photos of Duesenberg town cars and a few sedans. A few of the town cars had a slightly V'ed split windshield. Several had the more common single flat windshield. Most of the pictures I could not see the license plate, and other minor details were difficult to tell. I am sure a Duesenberg authority could identify most of the cars to their factory number. Auburns were similarly confusing, although in a somewhat different way. I could tell many that although were similar, were different year and/or models, others? Some were so very similar, but with somewhat different trimming, paint on the moldings, or spare tire covers. However when the pictures were from different films? Studios often made minor changes to details like that. Entire automobiles were often painted for a single film. Having read a fair amount of film history and trivia over the years. I have often seen where producer's or star's cars were used in films. In some cases, a car would be purchased by a studio, and after the film completed, sell it to one of their people, or stars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Boltendal Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 14 hours ago, John_Mereness said: The Gold Ghost - 1934 this fuel gauge doesn't belong to this '32 although it fits the sequence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Going out on a limb with limb saw in hand, this was a 1930 Pierce-Arrow Series A with convertible sedan body by Rollston. Ed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, 58L-Y8 said: Going out on a limb with limb saw in hand, this was a 1930 Pierce-Arrow Series A with convertible sedan body by Rollston. Ed? Cool....never seen anything like it..............could be a Dietrich....trunk throws me off a bit. Waterhouse also built one of these in 30. Too bad the photos are not detailed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 It doesn't scream Rollston to me, but if we could see the door handles we could probably identify it. Definitely coachbuilt by somebody with a good designer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Are these Pierce-Arrow images from a movie? If so, which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34LaSalleClubSedan Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 The Pierce Arrow images are from the Chrysler Airflow promotional movie "Fashioned by Function". On YouTube about 13 min. long. Worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 At 2:24, there is a good close-up of the right side of the body. What say you about who the coachbuilder was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Rollston: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) I am leaning towards these being the same car - the movie featured is "Fashioned by Function" and it is a 1933 Documentary (58L-Y8 cut and pasted photos verse "quoting" whole post). The reason why I am leaning to same car is approximate colors,the totally painted spare tire cover with PA "strap", PA door handles, and door hinges front and rear being in same spot. Edited June 4, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) Here is an "odd duck" that appears to be a customized 1934 Cadillac (Cadillac door handles, Cadillac wheels w/chrome wheel disk covers, Cadillac lights, Cadillac grill, and Cadillac bi=plane bumpers) ? Always Goodbye - 1938 Update: Film is on youtube and car comes in at about 55:00 Add'l Update: Possibly this car with different hood side panels 1934 LaSalle Boattail Roadster built by Frank Kurtis for Willet Brown manager of Don Lee's Los Angeles Station KHJ. Frank built the car from a wrecked 1934 LaSalle Coupe. He kept the stock hood, doors and fenders, and rolled the tops of the doors and cowl a la Auburn Speedster to form a cockpit topped with a handmade veed windshield. The after-section was completely hand-formed and tapered to a point with sheet metal bridging the gap to the rear fenders. The original runningboards were ash-canned and replaced by small wingshaped steps patterned after the 1930 Jordan Speedway Ace roadster. The car was still around in 1980, and owned by comedian Doodles Weaver.[1] Edited June 4, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCK81403 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Mercedes 770K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) Period Image of Mercedes 770K Edited June 4, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) Frank Kurtis Tommy Lee Special Edited June 4, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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58L-Y8 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 A.J. Thanks for the good close-up still, coach-builder? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) Charlie Chaplin "City Lights" - 1931 Edited June 4, 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 The Charlie Chaplin Image Bank Edited June 4, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) From movie "Limelight" in 1952, staring Charlie Chaplin - 1927 Lancia 7th Series And it survives today - it was bought new by the Governor of California (this from my family photo album - circa 1977) Edited June 4, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) From movie "Limelight" in 1952, staring Charlie Chaplin Edited June 4, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) From movie "Limelight" in 1952, staring Charlie Chaplin Edited June 4, 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 Virginia Cherrill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LCK81403 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 So is this a Belgian produced Excelsior, rather than an English car? Is the model designation known? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) Raymond Griffith Edited June 4, 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) 1952 Edited June 4, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, LCK81403 said: So is this a Belgian produced Excelsior, rather than an English car? Is the model designation known? Friends had one and theirs was referred to as a Prince Albert - a very long car too - 150" + wheelbase I believe Edited June 4, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) Idris Grace Galcia Hall aka "Aloha Wanderwell" - "The Amelia Earhart of the Automobile" during the the Wanderwell expedition the first woman around the world in a car - a 1935 Ford Phaeton Edited June 7, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Mereness Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) Pierce Arrow ? rail inspection car Edited June 7, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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