PFindlay Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Can anyone ID this car? I'm struck by the unusual styling of the rear portion of the roadster body and the swooping rear fender. Picture was taken in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, in 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif Holmberg Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 How about this 1918 Buick mod E-44? Picture from the "Seventy Years of Buick" by George H Dammann. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 The spare tire mount is the McLaughlin style . { As is the top hardware } A cast malleable iron support rather than the pressed steel type used on the U.S. version Buick. I think the same basic 2 piece casting was used on both roadster and touring cars , just the mounting pieces are different. The McLaughlin rack can mount either 1 or 2 spares. I think the Buick version only holds 1. With the photo being taken in Canada it is not surprising the car is a McLaughlin rather than a Buick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFindlay Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 Thanks for both these replies. McLaughlin makes sense. It's a sharp looking roadster. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) The roadsters have survived in tiny numbers compared to the touring's { cage valve 6's in general }. But I expect they were built in far fewer numbers as well. Edited January 29, 2022 by 1912Staver (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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