Dandy Dave Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 (edited) This is a photo of my Great Grandmother standing by a roadster. She told me when she was young she learned to drive on a Model T Ford. The body does not look like a ford though. She was born in 1886 If memory serves me right. She passed around 1988. Lived to be 102. I thought the Photo my be reversed as for a Model T Ford the door would be on the wrong side so I incuded a reverse of the photo. Edited February 20, 2023 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldford Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 I don't think this is a Ford. I searched many different makes from 1916 through 1922 or so and could not find any with non-demountable clincher wheels. The closest thing I could find was this 1918 Oakland, but it still has demountables.... Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, oldford said: I don't think this is a Ford. I searched many different makes from 1916 through 1922 or so and could not find any with non-demountable clincher wheels. The closest thing I could find was this 1918 Oakland, but it still has demountables.... Frank The thing that is throwing me is the clencher wheels and small hubcaps. Also the rear spring is like a T as I cannot see half, or three quarter eliptics Even though it is not a traditional model T steering wheel, and the photo is blurry, it looks like it has the hub for the planetarys. Also flat fenders. ??? Sure is a puzzle. Edited February 20, 2023 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustycrusty Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Its an odd one. Definitely not a Ford body, but it COULD be a different body on a Ford Chassis. Notice how poorly the "turtledeck" fits the short (100"?) wheelbase, overhanging the chassis and sticking out beyond the protection of the rear fenders by almost a foot. Willys Overland also had a roadster of the same general styling as the Oakland in that post-Great War era, with doors (or at least A door!) that opened rearward like the OPs photograph. They were even one of the very few manufacturers that also used that Ford-like traverse spring suspension. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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