32Pontiac6 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 While not new to antique cars, I am new to the horseless carriage world. I have been fortunate enough to have recently acquired a 1910 Oakland Model M Roadster (40 series). It seems that these higher horsepower roadsters are pretty rare. The prior owner (sadly deceased) always stated the car I now own was one of two that existed. I have not been able to find this second car anywhere. I am a member of the Horseless Carriage Club, Oakland Owners Club, Oakland Pontiac Worldwide, and the Pontiac Oakland Club and do not find another in the member data for these clubs. There are several of the lower horsepower 30 series roadsters/runabouts but I can’t find any 40 series roadsters. In the information I received with the car I did find three photos of a car labeled 1909 Oakland Gentleman’s Roadster. Does anybody recognize the car in the three attached photos? I would very much like to find the current owner of this car. The last photo is of the car I have acquired. I appreciate any help you can provide. You can contact me via private message if needed. Thank you. Rob 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Can’t help on history, but my oh my what a handsome car. Congratulations on the acquisition of same! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32Pontiac6 Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 18 hours ago, trimacar said: Can’t help on history, but my oh my what a handsome car. Congratulations on the acquisition of same! Thank you. I look forward to driving, maintaining, and researching this car. It has an rich known history and I am digging to find more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob McAnlis Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 You will want to check out the "Our Cars and Restoration Projects" Section on these forums. Specifically, the thread called "We Acquired an Oakland with a little work". A long restoration thread about a 1909 Oakland, same chassis as yours, except longer wheelbase. The owner is very talented and there is much to learn about tackling projects you may need to address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32Pontiac6 Posted May 3, 2023 Author Share Posted May 3, 2023 39 minutes ago, Bob McAnlis said: You will want to check out the "Our Cars and Restoration Projects" Section on these forums. Specifically, the thread called "We Acquired an Oakland with a little work". A long restoration thread about a 1909 Oakland, same chassis as yours, except longer wheelbase. The owner is very talented and there is much to learn about tackling projects you may need to address. Thanks Bob - We have spoken before about brass Oaklands. I have been following that thread. He is doing quite a bit of good work. There is a lot he is doing that is helping me understand my car. Actually, my car is on the same chassis (112”) as his car. His car is a Model K which was a touring car and mine is a Model M which was the roadster built on the same chassis as the touring car. By the number of cars surviving they must have built very few of the Model M roadsters. There are quite a few touring cars out there but the big roadster seems to be very rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Nice looking car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32Pontiac6 Posted May 18, 2023 Author Share Posted May 18, 2023 15 hours ago, Larry Schramm said: Nice looking car! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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