John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) Edited August 5 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
keiser31 5,341 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) 20 minutes ago, John_Mereness said: A Hupp oddity Looks like a police officer driving and is probably a bullet proof shield over the radiator. There is a gun port in the windshield, too. Edited June 21 by keiser31 (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Homecoming, Ohio State Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) San Francisco, 1924. "Flint roadster at golf course" is the latest entrant in the Shorpy Concours of Superannuated Conveyances. See you at the 19th Hole! 6½ x 8½ glass negative, originally from the Wyland Stanley collection. Edited June 21 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) Edited August 5 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Cord - Willy's Jeepster Link to post Share on other sites
Walt G 2,177 Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 Austin Clark owned that Pierce Arrow with the three spares at the back, think it was 1957 that there was another Anglo American rally ( one was in England one was in the USA) I rode in that P-A Austin had it was a model 66. huge long chassis with a pair of bucket seats and a mother in law seat at the rear. The weight of those three rear spare tires would break the rear tires loose from the road as you rounded corners at a speed that was a little to much ( or a lot to much) for some reason in my head I have the name Pansy Griscom as the original owner. Austin and I would take that Pierce 66 out for a drive on occasion ( but not to much , he preferred the type 35 Mercer raceabout or his Simplex speed car.) when I was out in Southampton at his L.I. Auto Museum. And yes it did break the rear wheels loose if we went around a corner to fast, especially on a dirt road. After we did that we usually wound up at John Ducks restaurant to pour some adult beverage down our throats that was made in Scotland . Doing that did eventually get the blood back into my hands, more specifically my knuckles that turned albino white as I clung on to the P-A as we went around the corners. I didn't make that story up . Lots of adventures with my friend HAC Jr. , most that would have all of you shaking your head ................. Walt Link to post Share on other sites
58L-Y8 934 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 31 minutes ago, jeff_a said: This is a rare Peerless Model Eight-125, the self-same model Ed saw when it was at Boca Raton/The Elegance/Amelia Island/or St.John's Concours d'Elegance. A maroon one restored by The Creative Workshop in Florida. Thank you for posting it. One-year-only, first Peerless with a straight eight. Here is the best rendition of the Peerless newspaper announcement I could achieve: 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) Edited June 21 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 1960's photo Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 3,610 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 7 minutes ago, John_Mereness said: You stumped me. The Lebaron cars are the only coachbuilt 810/812 cars I knew about. Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 3,610 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 2 minutes ago, John_Mereness said: We have a lot of future Pebble BOS cars in this thread! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) 2 minutes ago, alsancle said: You stumped me. The Lebaron cars are the only coachbuilt 810/812 cars I knew about. It was on Coachbuilt.com on the Alex Tremulis page Edited June 21 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 3,610 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 Just now, John_Mereness said: Is was on Coachbuilt.com on the Alex Tremulis page that makes sense. Most of Alex’s stuff doesn’t do it for me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) For some color - Patty at Imbued With Hues (to all the ACD lovers - lets really dig into our photo collection - our yearly meet was unfortunately just can cancelled with formal notice going out on Facebook about an hour ago) Edited June 21 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) Edited June 21 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) A Packard - Lily Damita and a 1932 Packard Town Car. Edited June 21 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 3 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 (edited) The Nash Tower of Value at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Edited June 21 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
8E45E 889 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 1 hour ago, John_Mereness said: I wonder how many of those they made with that grille? Craig Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 1 hour ago, alsancle said: that makes sense. Most of Alex’s stuff doesn’t do it for me. Looks like a limousine verses a commercial car. And photo does look ancient given people in background. I would like to see it today, could be better looking than I think or at least really interesting, or .... Anyone have a better photo of this even if taken from an old ACD publication - if you do not have access to a scanner, I have been using my phone and then emailing or sending to Facebook to do a cut and paste to this AACA page. Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 3,970 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 28 minutes ago, 8E45E said: I wonder how many of those they made with that grille? Craig The made at least one sedan (perhaps a few more), a LeBaron Convertible Sedan, and a LeBaron Convertible Coupe (the Convertible Coupe survives and is being restored currently - below is a photo). I have never seen a photo of the leBaron Convertible Coupe as a new automobile. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
8E45E 889 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 5 minutes ago, John_Mereness said: Looks like a limousine verses a commercial car. And photo does look ancient given people in background. I would like to see it today, could be better looking than I think or at least really interesting, or .... Anyone have a better photo of this even if taken from an old ACD publication - if you do not have access to a scanner, I have been using my phone and then emailing or sending to Facebook to do a cut and paste to this AACA page. Unless I'm mistaking it for a different car, it was a one-off, and there was a photograph in the former Special Interest Autos magazine, under their "Lost and Found" section. As I recall, it got changed to a standard Beverly sedan before being sold off. Craig Link to post Share on other sites
LCK81403 102 Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 We lived in a different time that will never be repeated. A barbeque sandwich for 15 cents, curb side service. According to an online inflation calculator, fifteen cents in 1950 equates to $1.60 in 2020. Hard to believe. You can’t get a cheap drive-through restaurant's see-through hamburger for a $1.60. Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 3,610 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 13 hours ago, John_Mereness said: The made at least one sedan (perhaps a few more), a LeBaron Convertible Sedan, and a LeBaron Convertible Coupe (the Convertible Coupe survives and is being restored currently - below is a photo). I have never seen a photo of the leBaron Convertible Coupe as a new automobile. The earliest ones I have seen are the "as found" pictures from the 60s. Somebody (me) conveniently posted them to coachbuild.com https://www.coachbuild.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=257&t=4606 1 Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 3,610 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 13 hours ago, 8E45E said: Unless I'm mistaking it for a different car, it was a one-off, and there was a photograph in the former Special Interest Autos magazine, under their "Lost and Found" section. As I recall, it got changed to a standard Beverly sedan before being sold off. Craig That thing is about as ugly as a car can be (that is my politically correct public internet version of my opinion) but if it was converted back to a garden variety Beverly that is a shame. It looks like it has even more extra louvers than the typical long wheelbase Beverly. If that is true it would be hard to put it back. Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 3,610 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 15 hours ago, John_Mereness said: Like I said before. Alex's stuff doesn't do it for me. Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 3,610 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 15 hours ago, John_Mereness said: And winning at Pebble. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
8E45E 889 Posted June 22 Share Posted June 22 43 minutes ago, alsancle said: Like I said before. Alex's stuff doesn't do it for me. Virgil Exner's later designs got out of hand as well. Craig 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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