Help Id Auto from family photo

[Harrisonharp]

Found in box of negatives from grandmother's home. Only view I have, sorry.

[keiser31]

Body looks home made.

[Leif Holmberg]

I agree with keiser31,and the rear axle seems to have a fully float hub? 1910:s I think with that rear spring.

[Harrisonharp]

1910 is about the time frame of the pictures, thanks!

[sagefinds]

What car had lefthand steering that early?

[1912Staver]

Home made body for sure. But the chassis could be up to about 1916 or possibly even a couple of years newer. Oakland used those  " 3 / 4 " rear springs up to at least 1916. By 1914 several makes had switched to LHD.

[West Peterson]

On 3/3/2023 at 10:14 AM, sagefinds said:

What car had lefthand steering that early?

Besides Ford, you mean?

[Layden B]

How do you know that the picture is not reversed?

[sagefinds]

13 hours ago, West Peterson said:

Besides Ford, you mean?

With three times as many springs as T,big,heavy eight lug wheels,I was kind of looking past Model T.

[Leif Holmberg]

Reversed.Right or wrong?

[Dandy Dave]

That electric horn tells me the car is later than you think. 1914 and up in my opinion. The 3/4 elliptic rear spring was around then, and later in some cases. I think the chassis may be mid teens Peerless. 

Edited March 11, 2023 by Dandy Dave (see edit history)

[sagefinds]

6 hours ago, Leif Holmberg said:

Reversed.Right or wrong?

That puts a whole new spin on it. We may never know. In the original he's pulled over to the right side of the road which may make a bit more sense than the left side in the reverse. I would think he would have the valve in the Prestolite bottle up rather than down. The electric horn is a really good point but the thing still gas lights. That thing shown on the top of the horn may be a plunger so it may be a manual.

[PFindlay]

7 hours ago, Leif Holmberg said:

Reversed.Right or wrong?

Here's a closeup of the spares, original and reversed.  There's not much tread on the larger spare but does anyone want to hazard a guess as to which way shows the NON SKID correctly?

 

 

[Layden B]

Continental rims were last offered in 1912. The spare rim on the outside is a replacement later rim.

Yes, the Prest-O-Lite tank should be mounted with the valve rotated up.

 

[28 Chrysler]

Look at the rear tire near the top on the reversed photo, is that a "34 X 4 ?"

[Layden B]

My suggestion...... 1912 Mitchell  probably Model 5-4

Obviously rebodied into what at the time was called a "cutdown".

 

Edited March 12, 2023 by Layden B (see edit history)

[Harrisonharp]

Thanks all for the input. Seems I need to inspect the negative to determine orientation.

[LI_BENTLEY]

Try to read the Prestolite script on gas tank.  Even then they put the tank on wrong.   A lot of show winners have it mounted wrong or have center tap tanks installed.