peezduk Posted Tuesday at 01:03 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:03 PM Saw this at a show locally. The owner said it is the only one known to have this body. Really cool car 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JV Puleo Posted Tuesday at 01:30 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:30 PM Looks like a nice car. We hear that "only one known" line constantly when, in fact, it's impossible to know whether it is or not. I distinctly remember an ad in Hemmings that said that very same thing about a 20s Cadillac...and there were two more for sale on the same page. From the NonSkid tires I'd say that was a running original car in the 50s or early 60s when it got a quick paint job and new tires. I had a 1910 REO in exactly the same condition...also painted red. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted Tuesday at 01:37 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:37 PM That looks familiar. Is that the car that used to be in Virginia Beach area? Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peezduk Posted Tuesday at 02:17 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 02:17 PM 39 minutes ago, Terry Bond said: That looks familiar. Is that the car that used to be in Virginia Beach area? Terry The owner said this was an east coast car from a family collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peezduk Posted Tuesday at 02:22 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 02:22 PM 47 minutes ago, JV Puleo said: Looks like a nice car. We hear that "only one known" line constantly when, in fact, it's impossible to know whether it is or not. I distinctly remember an ad in Hemmings that said that very same thing about a 20s Cadillac...and there were two more for sale on the same page. From the NonSkid tires I'd say that was a running original car in the 50s or early 60s when it got a quick paint job and new tires. I had a 1910 REO in exactly the same condition...also painted red. The owner did say that it hadn't ran for many years and that it did have a repaint in the fifties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne sheldon Posted Tuesday at 05:42 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 05:42 PM The Motometer is on backwards. Nice car otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tate Posted Tuesday at 07:29 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 07:29 PM I saw that exact car at a car show in Utah a couple months ago. Neat car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted Tuesday at 08:30 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:30 PM https://westjordan.city/extremely-rare-roadster-with-a-west-jordan-connection/ I remember this car quite well. Specifics on the owners are foggy though. I remember them joining the local AACA Region and asking for some help to get it running. A good friend and I went to lend a hand but it was a long ways from running at that time. We looked over the car and it impressed us as being a typical 50's fix-up based on an original car but with a home-made wood body. Yes, it's probably the only one like it for sure! We were not able to get the car running but left them with some ideas on how to proceed. We didn't hear much from them and they moved away shortly after that. Glad to see the car still exists and is getting some exposure. Perhaps we'll see more of it and can get a better look at it. If memory is correct the car had been in the wife's family for a long time, as indicated in the article in the link above. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CChinn Posted Tuesday at 08:58 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:58 PM Terry, the oak leaf/acorn radiator emblem looks unique. Makes sense on an Oakland car. Do you have one in your collection? Is there any history on this design? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted Tuesday at 10:15 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:15 PM 1 hour ago, CChinn said: Terry, the oak leaf/acorn radiator emblem looks unique. Makes sense on an Oakland car. Do you have one in your collection? Is there any history on this design? No, don't have one. Emblems is one item I've not collected as seriously as other things, but have accumulated a few along the way. The acorn/oakleaf emblem was 1912 only, so it's pretty rare. There have been excellent reproduction though. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod P Posted Tuesday at 10:46 PM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:46 PM A brass radiator emblem depicting a cluster of oak leaves and acorns appeared in late 1909 and was in use until 1911, see example shown below. This emblem does not appear on all Oakland models built for 1910. This Oakland radiator emblem is extremely rare. In 1912, the Oakland radiator emblem was changed to a single oak leaf and acorn finished in enamel, see example below. This emblem is very rare but note that there are good quality reproductions of this emblem. Just to show examples of the oak leaves/ acorn heritage. From American auto emblems. http://www.americanautoemblems.com/search/label/OAKLAND 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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