Flivverking Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Here is a recent discovery of a picture of 4 beach goers . The guy on the left with(how should I say this politely) the flat chested and gapped toothed grined ,probably red head, sitting on his knee ,was my stepfather ( for a while ) and two seeming normal friends. The girl obviously having a fun day,and Mr.smurky on the right with a very familar look of"I'm probably not gonna get this fun Clara-Jane off in the dunes,alone, anytime soon" The star of the pic at a glance, I'm pegging as a 1929 Hupmobile.Or is it a Nash of the same birthday? I'm also trying to figure out a time line. My step father "BOB"was born in 1919 so we measure that to is appeared age in the pic and the little miss no bust(well....these things happen) casual beach attire. Plus we look at the car's original appearing dull paint and balled front tire. Step fathe Bob ,went into the navy in 1942 or 43. So maybe 1939-1942 the pic was snapped? Or could be just after the war? Plenty of these late 20s cars were still on the road in the 40s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marty Roth Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) Just my 2 cents, but the hub cap with the octagonal pressing does not look right for either Nash or Hupmobile, but the body is similar to the Hupp Hupp: Nash Edited January 30, 2021 by Marty Roth (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flivverking Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 The 2/3rds lovered hood side panels may give us a lead.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 A 1930 Hupmobile cap with the similar shape.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Note the mystery car has six rim bolts per wheel. That eliminates all of the lower price models - even from the Hupp and Graham range among others. It doesn't help that many makers were doing first and second series models in that era with interim specification changes. It is not made any easier when many of their cars had either disc or wire wheels which make finding a wood wheel car more difficult. The Hupps of that era seem to have the hood louvres in a raised panel although I did wonder if our mystery car might be an eight cylinder Hupp. The cars of that might 'all look the same' but there are always detail differences to keep us on our toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Man Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Looks like a 1929 Hupmobile Model M https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1929-hupmobile-four-door-sedan-model-m/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalef62 Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 1929 Hupmobile Century M 8 cylinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flivverking Posted January 31, 2021 Author Share Posted January 31, 2021 Great detictive work.. I only guessed at a Hupp after having a 30 S for a while .Though not the same the car in question it had similar vibe. The extra details to verify model and photo comparison top it off.. I would go with the Model M Hupmobile.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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