John_Mereness Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) Abbott's R Edited April 5, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Bob, it’s a Fleetwood body, they built seven of them over the 1929-1932 years......all working test cars......not very attractive, but test platforms ordered by Sloan and the Fisher brothers. Similar to the “Madame X” V-8 sedan we were having a talk about a few months ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Seeing the picture of Walter Chrysler reminded me of a photo I have in my files of Col.Sam McLaughlin. He drove this rig to his office at GM Oshawa during the gas rationing days of WW2. It's a McLaughlin buggy, of course ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H.Boland Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 The McLaughlin-Buick company built and donated a fleet of ambulances to the Red Cross in WW1. They were apparently used by the Red Cross for fund raising drives and also on Canadian military bases.The young man leaning against the cowl, Arthur Morphee, worked as a hired hand on my grandfather's dairy farm prewar. By the end of WW2 ,he had worked his way up to an Air Vice-Marshall,working as a coastal intelligence liaison officer with the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 Accessory from 1940 and most may agree could easily fit on a car today with much truth to what is stated 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John_Mereness Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 1905 Royal Tourist - owner: Robert Whitaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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John_Mereness Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) T. Clarence Marshall driving a 1916 Second Series Packard Twin-Six Roadster Convertible Edited April 6, 2020 by John_Mereness (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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keiser31 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 ^Nice barrel hood Franklin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCK81403 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Yes, it look similar to a 1908 Model H touring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LCK81403 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 My mother with dad's '31 Chevy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nzcarnerd Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 2 hours ago, John_Mereness said: By coincidence a similar car in a similar pose, but with people, taken in the Tauranga area of New Zealand in the 1950s, turned up on a local facebook page last week. GMNZ only import four of these big 90s in 1936 and I think at least two have survived. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nzcarnerd Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 General Motors New Zealand imported three 1937 Buick Roadmasters, two Model 81 sedans and a single Model 80C convertible phaeton. The phaeton was supplied to Blackwell Motors here in Christchurch who are still in business. This 1950s photo scanned from a book of local old photos from the Northland area is the only evidence I have seen of one here in NZ. I can only assume it is the same car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCK81403 Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Brass -- do you know this car? It looks like a nine passenger model. I think I see the top of the back of a jump seat peaking over the edge of the rear door. What is the model designation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozstatman Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 22 minutes ago, LCK81403 said: Brass -- do you know this car? It looks like a nine passenger model. I think I see the top of the back of a jump seat peaking over the edge of the rear door. What is the model designation? Methinks he does - see this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A. Ballard 35R Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 John, I love all the pictures but the quantity in such a short time frame is overwhelming and makes it very difficult to stay abreast of them and not miss some really great ones. Just my opinion. Please keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Thanks to most all of you who are posting PERIOD IMAGES not ones taken now or as I mentioned already within the past 20 or 30 years. This was supposed top be "PERIOD Images to relieve some of the stress" but that message seems to have drifted away with some people. My sincere appreciation to all of you who have tried to stay within the topic, but for me it has now drifted to far afield due to some peoples efforts to want to expand it and have it their way. it was good while it lasted. WG 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Walt, I totally agree, when the odd stuff gets posted I dig through my files to find some proper photos to post. Seeing the odd stuff defeats the purpose of this thread. Bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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