What car/model/year is this car?

[German Paraud]

This is a picture of my great grandfather, along with two great aunts.....I understand it is in Germany....but would love to know what car this is...

 

[TerryB]

RH drive and knock off wheels.  British?

[Vintman]

Immediate impression is that it is not a British car. First thoughts are Italian or Teutonic. Both had smaller sidelights below headlamps. Headlamps do not look British and neither does the numberplate. Large white oval nameplate on the radiator top. Needs more looking into. OM comes to mind.

 

Vintman  (UK)

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[Vintman]

Had as go at repairing photo to have a better look at it. Now relatively confident that this is an Italian 'Officine Meccaniche' cca 1926 OM Tippo 665S Torpedo Tourer with a six cylinder engine of 2L. This type of car won class at Le Mans by filling all first five places and subsequently won the first Mile Miglia.

 

Vintman (UK)

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[TerryB]

I never would have guessed that one!  Always fun to see the cars from another country.

[dictator27]

On 12/3/2023 at 10:45 AM, TerryB said:

RH drive and knock off wheels.  British?

Italian cars had right hand drive in the 1920's, even though they drove on the right side of the road.  By the mid 30's some lower end vehicles began putting in left hand drive, but high end cars stayed with rhd into the '50's.  Italian trucks, OM being one, kept the steering wheel on the right until about 1970.