John_Mereness 4,249 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Gardner 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 4,249 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 For some color 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 4,249 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Buick Link to post Share on other sites
Walt G 2,637 Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 WOW. Most interesting to see the grille guard on the Packard convertibe victoria. I have the same one fitted to my 1930 series 733 touring car. I found mine at Hershey about 3 or 4 years before I bought the car I own ( in 2016) and bought it just because in my estimation it is so beautiful ( cast bronze frame with brass rods for the vertical bars - it was made in New York City) My personal view is that it looks so much better then the mesh style stone guard ( most restored cars have ) which due to its design stops the flow of your eye . These bar grill guards , compliment the design and style of the shell and hood sides . The cast bronze frame and brass bar construction is not a light weight accessory! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Fossil 369 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 20 minutes ago, John_Mereness said: OK John what the heck is it???? Link to post Share on other sites
Walt G 2,637 Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 14 minutes ago, John_Mereness said: That has to be one of the best car mascots/hood ornaments I have ever seen - draped or undraped. And it is soft in composition too, not cast out of brass or bronze. As the notable 1930s fashion celebrity model Betty Boop would state" boop boop a doop'. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
58L-Y8 1,218 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Louis Armstrong and his band warrant a better look: 2 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mereness 4,249 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 6 minutes ago, 58L-Y8 said: Louis Armstrong and his band warrant a better look: A "decked" V-16 Cadillac too (custom order paint - plus frame painted too, chrome metal sidemount covers with mirrors, whitewall tires, Pilot Ray driving lamp, spotlights, luggage trunk, license plate frames, and some sort of aftermarket radiator ornament, Link to post Share on other sites
58L-Y8 1,218 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Yes, and that hot spot reflection from the chrome metal sidemount cover made improving the image even this well difficult. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
plymouthcranbrook 762 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 16 hours ago, BobinVirginia said: Thank you! Here’s another photo I digitally developed from old negatives! They were just married and he was 18 and her 16 in this photo. I was lucky enough to know them. Miss them dearly and my fascination for the period comes from their stories. There’s a little exposure from something else on the right side but, it’s a 98 year old negative!! Lol I can’t help but wonder if the reason that teens back in the thirties and back look old is because one clothing styles were the same for adults and late teens and two they tended to take on adult responsibilities earlier than today. I have and posted a picture of my dad’s family in the early thirties when he was twenty or so and he looks the same as he did in pics taken just after the war thirteen years later. Link to post Share on other sites
oldcarfudd 570 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Buy a shamrock for the unemployed and a Duesenberg for yourself. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Casper Friederich 124 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 10 hours ago, John_Mereness said: The Packard of the U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden: 1 Link to post Share on other sites
oldcarfudd 570 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Chain drive, so not E-M-F. Link to post Share on other sites
nzcarnerd 932 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 5 minutes ago, oldcarfudd said: Chain drive, so not E-M-F. Not a White either I think even though it has the 'White-like' radiator. Link to post Share on other sites
edinmass 9,550 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Looks a lot like a White to me.......but I don’t know the cars earlier than 14. Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Harley 33 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 On 10/17/2020 at 1:07 PM, John_Mereness said: This is the first time I have seen a Model-A Ford "from back in the day" with a side mount and a rear spare too. I've seen more then a couple of restored A's set up like this. I think it is kind'a goofy looking. The only other time I've seen a set-up like this was a picture of a big late teens, early 20's speedster type car. The car was sitting in a ditch, it must have run off the road, and had twin side mounts and double rear spares! I believe the wheels were wooden spoke with de-mountable rims. I know tire rubber wasn't that good of quality back then. So the owner of the car I guess did not like the idea of splitting rims/changing tubes beside the road when he/she had a flat. Capt. Harley😉 Link to post Share on other sites
1937hd45 2,746 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 ^^^^^ Thanks for pointing out the side mount, I overlooked it. The rear spare is a good thing to push on as the young lady is demonstrating, use your legs, the heals give good traction on dirt. Bobb Link to post Share on other sites
twin6 755 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 More New York motorists... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
twin6 755 Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Not New York. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
twin6 755 Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Menominee jitney. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
greenhudson 11 Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Regards TWIN6, Not New York picture looks like my 1934 Hudson long wheelbase (123") Club sedan. Link to post Share on other sites
Casper Friederich 124 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 (edited) Strange looking late model Ford phaeton, probably European coachbuilt. Front end as 1937 US Ford, but suicide front door. Doors are also smaller than normal as they doesn't reach down to the running boards. Notice also whitewall tires! Standing in car is Éduard Daladier, Prime Minister in France at the outbreak of WWII. Edited October 23 by Casper Friederich (see edit history) Link to post Share on other sites
twin6 755 Posted October 23 Share Posted October 23 Mystery car, chain drive? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
1937hd45 2,746 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 ^^^^^^^^^^^^ Somebody really knew how to install a top! Link to post Share on other sites
edinmass 9,550 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 Try these on for size...... 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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