West Peterson Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 This was peeled off of FaceBook. Anyone have any ideas what this could be? Simplex-Crane, perhaps?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Those port holes look familiar..........Like the ones on the Kouri Speedster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 The portholes remind me of a Chadwick, but it is not a Chadwick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 Agree, and I doubt that the portholes were actually part of the exhaust system on the car that I posted a photo of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 There's a lot of similarities to Jay Leno's skiff, right down the Holbroook coachbuilder tag at the bottom of the cowl. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 The portholes on the OP appear to be vents with a 1/2cup capturing air into the engine bay. The whole scene suggest a high end car, she has an air about her, the boxer, etc, I'm trying to discern what appears to be on cowl next to mans right elbow? Appears car has mudflap on front edge of driver rear fender, but not on opposite side? Hubcaps close match to the Crane-Simplex, perhaps a custom body by Holbrook, upsweep fore and aft on rear fenders. About 120" WB. Grasping at straws here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 Parking light on the cowl. I'm guessing V-shaped windshield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 (edited) While I had heard of the Crane-Simplex cars, I had no idea they were so rare and high-end until I read today their Wikipedia article. With such a limited production circa 1919/20, I wonder how many survive. This quote is from Wiki "The Crane-Simplex, built in New York, was among the most expensive, largest, most powerful, and well-built luxury cars of the early twentieth century. They were owned by only the wealthiest socialites and entrepreneurs of the time and built by the best coachbuilders in the U.S. Only 121 examples were made." Edited April 21, 2021 by Gunsmoke (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 I worked on a Simplex Crane a while back. It is a lot of car and agree it is high-end. The body could very well be mounted and modified from a Simplex-Crane chassis. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Check out the cowl lamp on this 1916 Crane-Simplex, that about does it for me, haven't seen this detail on any other car make, matches OP. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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