30DodgePanel 1,250 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Boston 1910 Link to post Share on other sites
30DodgePanel 1,250 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Deliveries for the 1910 NY show 1 Link to post Share on other sites
George Cole 1,008 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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Marty Roth 2,808 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 5 hours ago, twin6 said: Looks like a Chevrolet, per the taillight? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Roth 2,808 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, George Cole said: Very Stylish- A Champion by any definition 3 Link to post Share on other sites
edinmass 12,704 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) The question is; is that a low mileage chassis......or a high mileage one? Either way, it’s high maintenance! Edited December 20, 2020 by edinmass (see edit history) 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
John_Mc 90 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 23 hours ago, John_Mereness said: Great “shot”! Link to post Share on other sites
4Hud 216 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Stuck in the mud? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
4Hud 216 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Stuck in the mud #2 3 Link to post Share on other sites
4Hud 216 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Stuck in the mud #3 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Schramm 3,319 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 5 hours ago, George Cole said: I believe this is a 1916 Buick truck probably in service during WW1 for the British Red Cross. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
1937hd45 3,264 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 3 Link to post Share on other sites
George Cole 1,008 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) Miss Patten Baroness Dorndorf with her Peugot outside Tom Knowles garage. May 1939. I think she could afford to support me in a way that I would like to grow accustomed to. Edited December 21, 2020 by George Cole (see edit history) 5 Link to post Share on other sites
28 Chrysler 552 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 12 hours ago, 1937hd45 said: There was a story about the driver getting a speeding ticket because the officer knew how fast he was going and not divers that passed him. Link to post Share on other sites
Gary_Ash 1,024 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 The Dorothy Patten (Baroness Dorndorf) Peugeot still exists. It was auctioned by Gooding in 2017. See https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/peugeot/402/1938/469879 I also found this post at prewarcar.com about the car: David Cooper 02 December 2019, 22:04 The Peugeot Darl'mat is now in the US, where it is being restored at my shop, Cooper Technica, Inc., back to the way it was in 1938 when it was purchased by Dorothy Patten and her future husband Baron Rainer Dorndorf. We have found many photos of the car during the years when Dorothy Patten raced it, from 1938-1948. We also have a scrapbook she put together of her racing career with many unpublished photos of the Darl'mat. .This information will be published soon. The car is being repainted in the correct French blue color using nitro-cellulose paint. We also obtained the correct type 402B engine and the larger competition brakes that she had installed in her car. Watch for it in an upcoming Concours d'Elegance. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
1937hd45 3,264 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 ^^^ Thanks Gary, always nice to know were a car in an old photo is today. Bob 1 Link to post Share on other sites
edinmass 12,704 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) Edited December 21, 2020 by edinmass (see edit history) 3 Link to post Share on other sites
twin6 1,077 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 A glimpse into the fun side of snow. Much of the northeast is not having fun. No idea on the make of car, but I like it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
twin6 1,077 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 More fun in the snow, joring. Kind of like frozen water skiing... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LCK81403 175 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 A question for the gaslight car owners. How much light, really, did the Prestolite / carbide and the kerosene side lamps provide for night driving? How good was a red lensed kerosene tail light for avoiding a rear end accident? I have not owned nor operated an old gas-mobile but I have to wonder what it was like on a dark night without the moon. Link to post Share on other sites
Larry Schramm 3,319 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 To answer your question simply, sufficient to see ahead and for persons to see you behind. BUT..... the lights are not anywhere near as bright as lights today. The reason that I say sufficient is because cars that have acetylene usually never went more than say 25 miles/hour. I know some went faster, but the cars drove slower because the capability of the vehicles other items to consider the roads were primitive which limited speeds, and usually had rear axle brakes only. As the roads got better and the cars became better and faster, the headlights and other lights became better with more lumens and greater reach. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Walt G 3,387 Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 It has been a while since I did a tour at night following a gas and brass car but the headlamps did a fair job if it was a clear night and not foggy! tail light was about as effective as a modern bicycle light is with a weak battery. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
PFindlay 550 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) The thing to keep in mind is that there were no street lights and probably not even the "glow" of the city lights that we're used to. Imagine being way out in the woods or somewhere. Even a candle is a welcome light source. That said, the headlights are quite bright if you look straight into them so I'd say they were quite good for oncoming traffic. How far ahead they cast depends on the condition of your reflectors and the adjustment (and the mud on the lens). But I'd say they're good to light up the road immediately ahead on one of those dark nights. Especially at the slower speeds Walt mentioned above. From reading the old articles and cross-country journals it seems like darkness wasn't anything to be feared. The kerosene lamps don't cast much light but would help others see you. Same for the tail light. Nowadays when we do our "gaslight tours" it's usually quite close to the tour hotel and darkness isn't really an issue. But it's great fun. Here's a picture I took last summer. Two cars with a motorcycle in the middle. Edited December 22, 2020 by PFindlay (see edit history) 6 Link to post Share on other sites
ericmac 645 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 7 hours ago, edinmass said: The stuff dreams are made of. I like the cars too. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
LCK81403 175 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Twin6 posted an interesting photo of an unidentified car. It's design suggests a runabout-type speedster with a rather long wheelbase. The rear section of the car could easily make this car a seven-passenger touring. The general body layout of the front section of the car resembles the Daniels. The attached photo of a Daniels has been identified on internet as a 1921 model, with Mr. Daniels at the wheel. The date of 1921 is suspect for what appears to be a prototype / experimental precursor to the Model D-19 of 1921. The third photo does show a known and certified 1921 Daniels D-19 Submarine Speedster. Study of the probable prototype Daniels speedster shows that Mr. Daniels is crammed into a bucket, knees scrunched under the steering wheel with very little room to operate the foot pedals. That is not the way to own and operate a speedster and some adjustments would be necessary to make it a saleable product. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
1937hd45 3,264 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Merry Christmas Ed! 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
34LaSalleClubSedan 133 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 22 hours ago, edinmass said: Is the top gal Greta? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
1937hd45 3,264 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 The Garbo Duesenberg J-481 with actress Suzy Veron. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
alsancle 5,400 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 1 hour ago, 1937hd45 said: The Garbo Duesenberg J-481 with actress Suzy Veron. In its original colors one of my favorites. 5 Link to post Share on other sites
George Cole 1,008 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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30DodgePanel 1,250 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 1911 White truck ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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LI_BENTLEY 36 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 38 minutes ago, 30DodgePanel said: 1911 White truck ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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