Onknown 1920s car.

[Leif Holmberg]

Saw this photo on a South Australian site "State Library" and have never seen anyone as this.  Any idea what it`s?

[Gunsmoke]

Very unusual radiator shape, similar to this 1918 Grant. Maybe a relative. RHD and I note location/slant of script on rad is also unusual.

[bkmac63]

Same photo was posted on HCCA Facebook page yesterday - was identified as a 1915 Detroiter Model C. Also known as 'Briggs Detroiter'

Edited February 5, 2022 by bkmac63
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[Leif Holmberg]

Thanks to both of you.It seems that the name on the radiator could be more compared with Detrioter? than  the Grant? and this 1915 Detroiter seems to have a gas filler cap on top of the cowl?

[Vintman]

Can confirm from own researches I have a Dutch advertisement for a matching Detroiter advising a 4 cyl and an 6 cyl model with electrics and self starting. Early RHD (right hand drive) Briggs-Detroiter Motorc Car Co (1912'16) vehicles with Continental engines were sold in England 1913 as Royal Detroiters so would have found their way to the 'colonies'. We have had a  'crow magnon lip' 1915 radiator version on our Help Pages as well as a couple of earlier ones.Became United Detroiter Corp in 1916. Defunct 1917.

 

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Vintman  (UK)

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[Craig Gillingham]

I can also confirm that registration SA 8112 was registered to a William Hall, Watson Park, Milang, with a 19.6 Detroiter. This isn't a make of vehicle I have come across in Australia before, so to me this is very interesting.