West Peterson Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Sorry for how poor this photo is. It's what was sent to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 1907 or 1908.............make is obvious.........😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modela28 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Ok, we give up. Â What is the make? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Just now, modela28 said: Ok, we give up.  What is the make?  I have no clue......just my distorted sense of humor. 🥸 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Perhaps this will help: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariejan NL Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 This is one of those photos which seem so easy, but turn out not to be and then become some sort of obsession. As it is my experience with American cars that everything has to fit, we are looking for a car with: 10 spoke wheels front with 10 bolts; a connecting rod in front of the front axle; rather flat front springs;  this type of front fenders with straight front end; a Mercedes-type hood with medium height filler tube; a footboard with steep incline towards the dash; a touring body with a central body line. This search of course took a while (i.e. many hours), and just when I thought about giving up this car came by: a 1908 Premier model 30. All details fit except that the rear fender seems to be slightly more curved at the end, but that could be an optical illusion. I attached an example of the 1908 model 30, quality not so well because it comes from the yearly make and model overview as published in the Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal (March 1908 p.45), so rather small images. The front part of the car is better seen on the other 1908 Premier image, a special with a different body (Motor Age, 3 Sept. 1908 p.3). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stude17 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Good call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Wow! I would not have bet on this one being sorted out and identified. But if someone was going to manage it? It figures it would be Ariejan. I do not know him myself, however I have known his name for about twenty years, and I know a few people that do know him. In discussions with mutual friends, he has always been highly regarded. Â Thank you Ariejan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariejan NL Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Wayne, thank you for your kind words. Indeed many people know me only by name: I travel more in time than in space, so normally I am 'working' from home. If necessary I am always approachable by e-mail and many people contact me in this way. Car identification on photos of the brass era is my specialty, both in Europe and in America, a combination with many advantages. For some time now I follow the AACA Whatisit pages on a regular basis, and I'll help wherever I can. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanley Mountain Wagon Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 I think it is an EMF, about 1909 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modela28 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 I don't think it is an EMF. Â The top of the radiator and hood are flat on the EMF. Â The top of the radiator of the car in the OP is rounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 Interesting that the post card says EMF Pathfinder and the tool box on the running board also says EMF Pathfinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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