John_Mereness 4,216 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Standard of the World - Cadillac 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 4,216 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Saw this on Facebook and fellow hand colors, but unfortunately did not record his name. A 1934 Auburn is on the right Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 4,216 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 (edited) What is this Car (or it could be a Ambulance/Hearse) ? Edited June 12 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
MetroPetro 57 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 59 minutes ago, John_Mereness said: Saw this on Facebook and fellow hand colors, but unfortunately did not record his name. A 1934 Auburn is on the right Looks like downtown Brattleboro. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
edinmass 8,621 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 23 minutes ago, MetroPetro said: Looks like downtown Brattleboro. Similar, but the hill isn't steep enough, sidewalks are too narrow, the road is too wide, and there are no half naked hippies walking around. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
BucketofBolts 79 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Does anyone have some period images of "Half-Naked" Hippies standing near some classic pre-war vehicles? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
auburnseeker 4,258 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 2 minutes ago, BucketofBolts said: Does anyone have some period images of "Half-Naked" Hippies standing near some classic pre-war vehicles? Ed's just going to have top dig a little deeper in his collection. Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Harwood 11,059 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 2 hours ago, John_Mereness said: This is an AMAZING photo! Any ideas where or when or who or what? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
oldcarfudd 542 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 The plane is a Sikorsky S-40, one of three built for Pan American Airlines. It first flew in 1931 and was the first plane that Pan Am called a Clipper. It's said that Lindbergh looked at all those struts and wires and called it the Flying Forest. It's hard to imagine that they persuaded people to buy tickets to fly in the thing. I, by contrast, would go up in it in a heartbeat if I could ride up front! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 3,878 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 17 minutes ago, oldcarfudd said: The plane is a Sikorsky S-40, one of three built for Pan American Airlines. It first flew in 1931 and was the first plane that Pan Am called a Clipper. It's said that Lindbergh looked at all those struts and wires and called it the Flying Forest. It's hard to imagine that they persuaded people to buy tickets to fly in the thing. I, by contrast, would go up in it in a heartbeat if I could ride up front! thanks. I spent 30 minutes trying to figure that out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
edinmass 8,621 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 1 hour ago, alsancle said: thanks. I spent 30 minutes trying to figure that out. Me too....... Link to post Share on other sites
edinmass 8,621 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 (edited) 3 hours ago, auburnseeker said: Ed's just going to have top dig a little deeper in his collection. I have MUCH better photos, from the Classic Era.......but if I post them, Peter will complain to Steve M.........like he is going to do anyway with this one......... Edited June 12 by edinmass (see edit history) 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
auburnseeker 4,258 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 5 minutes ago, edinmass said: I have MUCH better photos, from the Classic Era.......but if I post them, Peter will complain to Steve M.........like he is going to do anyway with this one......... Well Ed in Today's backward world you should probably be prosecuted to the full extent of the law for exposing me to such an image. I mean wow a Knee cap and eve na little thigh. The world really is going to hell in a handbasket. I'll pray for your salvation tonight. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 4,216 Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 (edited) 3 hours ago, Matt Harwood said: This is an AMAZING photo! Any ideas where or when or who or what? No idea - by the time I saw it on Facbook it was just the photo alone (there is a Pierce Arrow though on the left front corner of the circle) Edited June 12 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
Laughing Coyote 1,266 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Maybe there can be a new thread "Period images to really relieve some stress (R)" 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Casper Friederich 124 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 (edited) Concours d'Elegance at Parc des Princes 1924. Peugeot Coupé Madame by Janoir. Bellow a Bignan with body by Monnier. The 1919-1931 produced Bignan was famous for three things:Desmodromic valves on sports/racing models, only front-wheel brakes and Jacques Bignan winning the 1928 Monte Carlo Rally in a Fiat 509 while still a car manufacturer in his own right! Edited June 13 by Casper Friederich (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
58L-Y8 1,044 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Occasionally, a custom body in the early decades features a design that we now recognize was decades in the future. The Coupe Madame by Janoir greenhouse looks like a Studebaker two door sedan from 1947-'52. Uncanny when those out-of-period design features appear, very avant-garde for the time. Wonder who designed that? Link to post Share on other sites
Casper Friederich 124 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 22 minutes ago, 58L-Y8 said: Occasionally, a custom body in the early decades features a design that we now recognize was decades in the future. The Coupe Madame by Janoir greenhouse looks like a Studebaker two door sedan from 1947-'52. Uncanny when those out-of-period design features appear, very avant-garde for the time. Wonder who designed that? According to COACHBUILD.com Carrosserie Janoir was situated in the Northern suburbs of Paris. Interestingly that site gives the time span 1925-1939, eventhough the Peugeot Coupé Madame is featured and it was completed before 1st of July 1924! The site has a Delahaye and a couple of Delages with bodies by Janoir, but they are all convertibles built on Baehr's patent 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Harley 28 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 The picture of the airport terminal parking with the Sikorsky S-40 airplane in the air. I believe was located in south Florida circa 1930-32. I saw this photo and some similar ones years ago, but can not remember where.🙁 Capt. Harley😉 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
8E45E 928 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 2 hours ago, 58L-Y8 said: Occasionally, a custom body in the early decades features a design that we now recognize was decades in the future. The Coupe Madame by Janoir greenhouse looks like a Studebaker two door sedan from 1947-'52. Uncanny when those out-of-period design features appear, very avant-garde for the time. Wonder who designed that? Shanghai Horse Bazaar & Buggy? The roofline and windshield sure has a strange resemblance to it. Craig Link to post Share on other sites
Walt G 2,337 Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 Here are a few more - the early photos are taken in Garden City, long island , NY circa 1908-1909 on Nassau Blvd. the grainy touring car photo is one i would like all you who enjoy obscure cars of the 1920s will have to ponder and let us know what you think it is. Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 4,216 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Here is an odd duck Cord Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 4,216 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 (edited) Sidnote: I am guessing spare tires mount with inside facing the car Edited June 13 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
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