LCK81403 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Period automobiles apparently are off frame of this photo. However, these locomotives were used quite a bit on the Pittsburgh Division of the PRR during WWII, the late 1940's into the early 1950's. In the early 1950's they were sometimes double-headed with diesels. They were not an uncommon sight at the PRR station in Pittsburgh. Coming into the station on the commuter-run passenger trains, they were often seen being serviced in the station railyard. The commuter "locals" were usually hauled by Class G-5s 4-6-0 steamers until about 1954 when they were replaced, almost overnight it seemed, by Baldwin "shark nose" diesels and diesel Alco RS-3's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I don't think I have posted this one before. The location is the Sign of the Kiwi rest house at the top of Dyer's Pass on the outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand. I think the photo date is about 1924 by the cars, none of which I can positively identify, and by what I can see of the licence plate on one of them. In more recent years it became a café/restaurant but suffered severe damage in the 2011 earthquakes although has since been restored. Sign of the Kiwi - Wikipedia A recent shot. Like many places it is a popular spot for the local hoons to do their early hours of the morning donuts. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Missouri 1922. I think the steering wheel makes the car a Ford T? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1935Packard Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 This is from a stack of old photos I came across years ago; I have no idea who took it or where it is. Back says, "in front of our store, April 1919" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1935Packard Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) From the same stack as above. Back of the first photo says "Our Tourist Cabin in SLC." Second photo is at the California state line at US Route 91 and California Route 466, which is the current Route 15 (which is a straight shot from SLC). Back of the third photo says "In N.M." All photos are stamped "Moen Photo Shop" in La Crosse, Wisconsin, which apparently was open until 2008. The original picture shows Wisconsin plates on the car, harder to see in the photo-of-a-photo I took. Maybe a family trip from Wisconsin to Los Angeles some summer in the late 30s? Edited August 22, 2021 by 1935Packard (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Three photos shared from a facebook page of a group of Dutch Spyker cars in the Dutch east Indies before WW1. More here - Indonesian Spykers – there was a whole pack of them! - PreWarCar The only 'non-Spyker' there appears to be the car on the left in the third photo which looks to be an early Delahaye. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Here's a better look at 'in front of our store, April 1919': 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 2 hours ago, nzcarnerd said: Three photos shared from a facebook page of a group of Dutch Spyker cars in the Dutch east Indies before WW1. More here - Indonesian Spykers – there was a whole pack of them! - PreWarCar The only 'non-Spyker' there appears to be the car on the left in the third photo which looks to be an early Delahaye. Imagine driving around in white clothes on those roads back then? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin6 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 15 hours ago, 1935Packard said: From the same stack as above. Back of the first photo says "Our Tourist Cabin in SLC." Second photo is at the California state line at US Route 91 and California Route 466, which is the current Route 15 (which is a straight shot from SLC). Back of the third photo says "In N.M." All photos are stamped "Moen Photo Shop" in La Crosse, Wisconsin, which apparently was open until 2008. The original picture shows Wisconsin plates on the car, harder to see in the photo-of-a-photo I took. Maybe a family trip from Wisconsin to Los Angeles some summer in the late 30s? Looks as if the cactus was pleased to see the young woman.😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 An odd one from Peter Latts in Australia. From Victor Harbour, South Australia, horse drawn tram number 5 being towed by a Motor Inspection Car. Date unknown. No info re the circumstances of the photo. I thought the car might be a Studebaker but they had suicide front doors in that era. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varun Coutinho Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 9 hours ago, twin6 said: 1909 Speedwell (Series 9 : Model 9-D) Touring Wheelbase : 120 inches 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Another fascinating phot from facebook - again with no information. The numbers suggest maybe it is some sort of touring car race?? Date not later than about 1914? I think car next to the Ford T may a Croxton-Keeton as the Renaults of the time had more 'shape' to the their radiator top tank. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) Can't help much with the other car's identifications. However, the Ford model T is a 1912 model year. It was a Canadian model, right side driven, and the left front door opens whereas the USA built cars the left front door did not open. Standard with 1912 touring cars, the fore- (front) -doors were removeable. Canadian production didn't always follow USA changes very precisely. Changes could have been earlier in either country, and I don't know quite enough about the Canadian production for 1912. There were a lot of changes, major and minor ones, during the 1912 model year. The earliest 1912 models began about September of 1911, and were almost the same as 1911 models except for the fore-doors. The touring car bodies were still more carriage-like, with the front seat stepping out over the lower body framework. This car 'appears' to have that offset under the seat. The paint sure is shiny! The reflection in the body shows good detail of the running board below it! That actually makes it difficult to be sure the seat is offset out from the lower body. However, the side of the front seat appears to be 'boxed' as the earlier style seat was. The more streamlined (and cheaper to build) bodies began being used about January of 1915. Those later ones are today often referred to as the "slab-side" bodies due to their smoother lines between the lower and upper body sections. The firewall for all 1911s and the first few months of 1912 models production (actually produced roughly September into early December of 1911), was short like was used from the very first Ford model Ts. Those models used a 'filler board' that attached above the firewall to support the windshield. About the end of December 1911, Ford again simplified production by enlarging the firewall into a one piece unit, eliminating the filler board. Early 1912 models with the fore-doors needed a 'step down' offset to line up the seat and body sides to the shorter firewall. This car doesn't have the step down. The left side removeable door looks a little odd to me (door appears extra wide?), and outside door handles were not used on most 1912 removeable doors (a few did have them). I suspect it may be the Canadian built thing. There is a possibility it could be a 1911 model, with after-market fore-doors (they often did have outside door handles). However, most of those after-market fore-doors also had the step down to meet the firewall. Wonderful photo! Thank you for posting it. Edited August 24, 2021 by wayne sheldon I hate leaving typos! (see edit history) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 On 8/22/2021 at 4:42 AM, nzcarnerd said: Three photos shared from a facebook page of a group of Dutch Spyker cars in the Dutch east Indies before WW1. More here - Indonesian Spykers – there was a whole pack of them! - PreWarCar The only 'non-Spyker' there appears to be the car on the left in the third photo which looks to be an early Delahaye. Very similar one of the scale models Union 76 service stations were selling around 1973 or so. As I recall, it was a 1904 Spyker, green body with brass colored grille and trim. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK500 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Here's a promo from a 1934 movie. The Cadillac 16 looks like a few years old by then! One of the 2 top billed stars is visible. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdang Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Ah.... Claudette! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ply33 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 3 hours ago, HK500 said: Here's a promo from a 1934 movie. The Cadillac 16 looks like a few years old by then! One of the 2 top billed stars is visible. 31 minutes ago, zipdang said: Ah.... Claudette! “It Happened One Night”, that image is from about 1:24 into the movie. A 1934 release with Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, directed by Frank Capra that won a number of Oscars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 3 hours ago, ply33 said: “It Happened One Night”, that image is from about 1:24 into the movie. A 1934 release with Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, directed by Frank Capra that won a number of Oscars. One of my all-time favorite movies! (Sad to say it has been about forty years since I have seen it!). I recognized the scene the moment I saw it! The rich brat (Claudette Colbert) awakes to find herself alone, believing the brash young newspaperman (Clark Gable) has abandoned her, has phoned 'daddy' who shows up with limos and police escort to pick her up! Want to know more? Watch the movie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gillingham Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 2:27 PM, nzcarnerd said: Another fascinating phot from facebook - again with no information. The numbers suggest maybe it is some sort of touring car race?? Date not later than about 1914? I think car next to the Ford T may a Croxton-Keeton as the Renaults of the time had more 'shape' to the their radiator top tank. The second car I think is an Arrol-Johnston; they have a very distinctive wheel stud pattern. The fourth car looks like some type of Talbot, or Clement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Craig Gillingham said: The second car I think is an Arrol-Johnston; they have a very distinctive wheel stud pattern. The fourth car looks like some type of Talbot, or Clement. So the location may not be the USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Gillingham Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 29 minutes ago, nzcarnerd said: So the location may not be the USA? Yes, somewhere outside the USA. The other cars -to me- look very European. I've found this close up of an Arrol-Johnston wheel, which I think matches the unique wheel stud pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 A lot more than just the wheel bolt pattern looks the same! The wing, bonnet, and radiator (fender and hood to us Amer-icans?) look like an exact match! If the angle of the photo weren't different, and the wing and wheel of the Ford not in view, I would have thought the wheel closeup was from the same photo (flipped?). Seldom heard of in my part of the world, Arrol-Johnston has an amazing history. I am certainly no expert on them, however I had heard of and read about them some years back. A lot more than just model T Fords interest me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCK81403 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Turning the clock back to the later 1930s. Is that a 1934 Studebaker at extreme left? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, LCK81403 said: Turning the clock back to the later 1930s. Is that a 1934 Studebaker at extreme left? Looks to be a 1933-34 Willys. Edited August 26, 2021 by keiser31 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Slapped-down radiator/hood, starfish wheels and look-up-in-the-sky headlights: not one of Amos Northup's better designs...but distinctive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HK500 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Looks like a '31 or '32 Auburn with some sort of Tri-Motor aircraft in the background! Riding in style on land and in the air! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 1 hour ago, HK500 said: Looks like a '31 or '32 Auburn with some sort of Tri-Motor aircraft in the background! Riding in style on land and in the air! Stinson Tri-Motor - Century Air Lines (airtimes.com) Mention there of the 7 passenger Auburn cars. On the wiki page I linked below there is mention of an EL Cord connection to the aircraft design. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Looking at photos of the two survivors the Century Air Lines aircraft may be a later(?) one as it has a different appearance to its windshield. Stinson Airliner - Wikipedia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 58 minutes ago, nzcarnerd said: Stinson Tri-Motor - Century Air Lines (airtimes.com) Mention there of the 7 passenger Auburn cars. On the wiki page I linked below there is mention of an EL Cord connection to the aircraft design. Ran across this 1931 timetable online. Howard Dennis 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ply33 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 2 hours ago, nzcarnerd said: Looking at photos of the two survivors the Century Air Lines aircraft may be a later(?) one as it has a different appearance to its windshield. Stinson Airliner - Wikipedia Thanks! My quick search told me that it wasn’t the two tri-motors that came to mind (Ford and Fokker) but I hadn’t got much further than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin6 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 I think this one might be an Oldsmobile. Not many cars used four door hinges. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Another mystery car - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 A mystery roadster I can't find a match for. Oakland, Nash, Marmon, Paige?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
41 Su8 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 6 hours ago, nzcarnerd said: A mystery roadster I can't find a match for. Oakland, Nash, Marmon, Paige?? Hub caps look like Marmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 I'd say 1927-'28 Oakland for the roadster with 'baby on board'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Posted on the HAMB today. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 AACA club plaque on this L Head MERCER with 1941 plates, wonder who has the car today. Photo posted on the HAMB today. Bob 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 On 3/18/2021 at 3:08 AM, twin6 said: Going through my files looking for something else I found this one on page 302 which I don't think was answered. The car is a Jordan though not sure which model. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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