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On 6/17/2020 at 8:32 AM, twin6 said:

Another early mystery car, appears to be chain drive.

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This mystery car from page 218 is a 1903 Knox built in Springfield, MA. I'm surprised that edinmass didn't recognize it.

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38 minutes ago, John_Mereness said:

Anyone have a photo of this car new - 1932 REO Royale with Dietrich Coachwork

Reo Royale - Page 12 - CCCA - General - Antique Automobile Club of ...

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It’s in AJ’s garage, ready for its first drive in years next month.

 

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1 hour ago, John_Mereness said:

Anyone have a photo of this car new - 1932 REO Royale with Dietrich Coachwork

Reo Royale - Page 12 - CCCA - General - Antique Automobile Club of ...

 

 

This is a picture from an AACA event in the mid 60s when the car was owned by Max Hamilton.   I have some pictures around the same period when it was at Hershey.

 

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9 minutes ago, alsancle said:

 

 

A future Pebble Beach Best of Show Winner.

 

All 68 Best of Show Winners at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

 


One of my favorite cars of all time............it’s hard to describe how fantastic it is.........it’s beyond an automobile.......it’s pure art and industrial design.

 

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A future Pebble Beach Best of Show Winner.

 

 

It is always extra interesting to see really nice original era photographs of special cars when they were new, and then to see a nice photo of the car in recent years. Especially when they have been restored to such a high standard, and being rewarded for what they are.

I do question the color however. While I very much like the color it is now, and would consider it to be an appropriate color for a car of that era, the original photograph shows what appears to be a much lighter color. Then again, many high end automobiles in that era were repainted in new colors very early in their lives. So one may wonder just what the original color was, or what other colors it may have been while still nearly new.

I have always liked Isotta Fraschini automobiles, even though most of them appear to be newer than my primary eras of interest. Not sure why. Although there are quite a few European classics I like.

Thank you all for the postings.

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