twin6 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 How to move a cow or horse (but not relieve some of the stress). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Dave Gelinas (XP-300) said: BUICK? With 1919 MASS LICENSE PLATE The man in the middle reminds me of the repentant alcoholic in the Movie "Hang 'Em High" (1968) with Clint Eastwood. A 1919-'21 Studebaker Special Six Model EH 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) Queen Elizabeth II' Rolls Royce during her Visit To Melbourne in 1954. Edited June 10, 2021 by Dave Gelinas (XP-300) (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Thelma Todd. Her death was almost as interesting as her life. Thelma Todd - Wikipedia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Dave Gelinas (XP-300) said: Queen Elizabeth II' Rolls Royce during her Visit To Melbourne in 1954. Are you sure about the date? As far as I know a small fleet of Daimlers was used for the royal tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1953-54, six in NZ and four in Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff_a Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) Caption from Detroit Public Library Collection said "Motorists with 1904 Peerless Green Dragon race car": Edited June 11, 2021 by jeff_a (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, nzcarnerd said: Are you sure about the date? As far as I know a small fleet of Daimlers was used for the royal tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1953-54, six in NZ and four in Australia. Is that even an Australian license plate? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, 8E45E said: Is that even an Australian license plate? Craig For Victoria it is the wrong colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 12 minutes ago, 8E45E said: Is that even an Australian license plate? Craig I found this pic on the net - definitely a Rolls - but is it 1954? The photo is from a 'members only site', the Herald Sun. I snuck the photo off the google page but couldn't access the info. Here is one that say it is 1954 and it is one of Daimlers that were built in 1946-37 for the tour by George VI that didn't happen due to his health. [Royal visit. Queen Elizabeth II, Melbourne 1954] [picture] , State Library of Victoria (slv.vic.gov.au) 1954 again, with the Daimler landaulet, a Humber Imperial, two Humber Super Snips and two Daimler Conquests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 More on the 1954 royal tour of Australia here - Kitten Vintage: The Royal Tour - February 1954 (debyclark.blogspot.com) Seems the royal car in Brisbane was an open Humber - which looks to be a 1948 version of the Humber Pullman Mark II due to the round lights below the head lights - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Here is another one of the Humber Pullman which, like the Daimlers, was built for the 1948 royal tour that didn't happen - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 From 1963. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 42 minutes ago, nzcarnerd said: Are you sure about the date? As far as I know a small fleet of Daimlers was used for the royal tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1953-54, six in NZ and four in Australia. Not sure. It's the info that came with the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukejunkie1015 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Posed with Flying Cloud and Wolverine automobiles from the Winthrop Motor Co., Reo distributors, are the Maylon Players theatrical troupe. They are enjoying a sunny July day in 1928 at Point Defiance Park. The actors presented plays for appreciative Tacoma audiences including "Rain" and "Naomi of the North." Kurt M. Tacoma, WA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 27 minutes ago, Dave Gelinas (XP-300) said: From 1963. That looks to be our mystery Rolls-Royce, as in the photo from above. Maybe a custom-built Silver Wraith?? 1963 - confirmed by this one - Queen Elizabeth II: Photos From Every Year of Her Record Reign (businessinsider.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 History Motor Car Mysteries, form all over the world, just what this thread was created for. It makes you think about the cars, the people, the places, the architecture and the answers are not always at the press of a plastic button on a keyboard that is hooked up to a box of electronics. 🧐 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1915 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1932 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1938 Buick Hearse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) Funeral Of Henry C. Lytton, Rockefeller Chapel, Chicago, IL April 3, 1949. Edited June 11, 2021 by Dave Gelinas (XP-300) (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 7 hours ago, Dave Gelinas (XP-300) said: Buick, With German Pilot Franz Carl Schleiff. Second photo from the back of the first photo. 1925 Buick Model 25 Touring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1961 Lincoln Continental Presidential Limousine - Presidential Motorcade President John F. Kennedy - Forest Row, England Circa: June, 1963 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) Army Dually U.S. Army General John J. Pershing's car and driver in 1918 in Washington, D.C. Easter Auto Parade New York City, 1913. Fifth Avenue looking north Edited June 11, 2021 by plymouthcranbrook (see edit history) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 11 minutes ago, plymouthcranbrook said: Army Dually U.S. Army General John J. Pershing's car and driver in 1918 in Washington, D.C. Reportedly two were built. One survives in the Bacon collection in Minden NV and is occasionally run on the Modoc Tour. Has FOUR spare wheels: two as sidemounts plus two on the rear. I remember when this car was parked as an attraction outside a dive in SF in the early to mid-1960s. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hook Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 11 hours ago, Dave Gelinas (XP-300) said: 1915 Royalty from the loosing side. Poor Chief has to crank his own livery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCK81403 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 What is the story about the front wheel in the photo? Aren't those protrusions on the inside of the wheel fellow valves to fill the tube with air? Why are there ten of them when one should suffice? Who is the native American? I have not yet been able to discover his name. He certainly is decked out in his finest wear; great feather bonnet. He appears to be either Hunkpapa or Ogallala Sioux. He appears to be the same man as in the 1899 studio photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin6 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 2 hours ago, LCK81403 said: What is the story about the front wheel in the photo? Aren't those protrusions on the inside of the wheel fellow valves to fill the tube with air? Why are there ten of them when one should suffice? Not valve stems, they are part of a system that was to keep the inner tube from slipping on the rim. Here they are on a 1905 White steamer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin6 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 What are the cylindrical devices hanging off the rear springs? I have seen these in period photos of several cars. Were they dampers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3makes Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Shock absorbers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Unveiling of the Hudson Commodore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 (edited) 1935 Edited June 12, 2021 by Dave Gelinas (XP-300) (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 Reo and 2 Olds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 A period photo from facebook. Apparently the driver is the grandfather of the fb poster and the photo was taken in Illinois. Car identity unknown - It looks to have 'knobs' on the hood to prevent the lifted side from flopping over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Another period one from facebook. Taken in Nevada in 1917. Varun reckons Cadillac but I disagree, although I don't know what it is. Posted to look as if it has right hand drive - - but maybe really has left hand drive?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Christchurch, New Zealand, 1952. The Waltham Road over bridge - it is still there but much updated. I think the road surface was in the midst of an upgrade when this photo was taken. It was a time when there were still post war shortages - especially of new cars, although due to the demand for wool brought on by the Korean War there were more cars imported in 1952 than in the year before and after. Licences to import relied heavily on the country's balance of payments at the time. Taxis were all black - the closest one is a Vauxhall Model LIP Velox and the other is a '39 Oldsmobile. 1939 was the last year that Oldsmobiles were sold new in NZ. A total of 98 were imported and sold over the period 1939-40, most would have been the low price Series 60. In the 1950s NZ's car imports were mostly from Britain. Most importantly many people still relied on bicycles to get around town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Post Card Of A 1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet with bandleader Paul Whiteman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukejunkie1015 Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 25 minutes ago, Dave Gelinas (XP-300) said: Post Card Of A 1930 Cord L-29 Cabriolet with bandleader Paul Whiteman Tight fit for Pops Whiteman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
34LaSalleClubSedan Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 41 minutes ago, jukejunkie1015 said: Tight fit for Pops Whiteman Neat.... Brand name tire was call and made by "Falls Cord" ..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 hour ago, nzcarnerd said: A period photo from facebook. Apparently the driver is the grandfather of the fb poster and the photo was taken in Illinois. Car identity unknown - It looks to have 'knobs' on the hood to prevent the lifted side from flopping over. Not quite enough of the car and detail to be sure? But I would guess a 'barrel hood' Franklin from about 1906 to 1910. Some of them had the hood hinged that way so the entire barrel hood and front screen lifts up and gets propped up to service the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 (edited) 1937 Delahaye Edited June 12, 2021 by plymouthcranbrook (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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