JohanSirhan Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 I was recently given a photo album that my deceased grandmother put together of my deceased grandfathers career in the gas station business. There are a lot of great pictures from the 40's through the 70's but there is one pic that caught my eye because my car knowledge doesn't go back in history as far as needed to identify what kind it is. Can you take a look? Pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
52deluxe Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 here is a link that works pic im afraid i have no idea what it is as most of my interests are from about 35-70. tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crabby Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Stevens-Duryea 1916-1920? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted January 24, 2004 Share Posted January 24, 2004 Carleton, I agree on the brand, but believe it is a 1913. I need to reduce a photo of a 1910 Stevens-Duryea with Mr. Darkie's gandfather and his chauffeur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanSirhan Posted January 24, 2004 Author Share Posted January 24, 2004 That is great. Thank you for the info so far... If anyone can narrow it down closer, it would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crabby Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Bob, I'd love to agree with ya, but the styling could be deceptive. Stevens Duryea was one of the most conservative carmakers, stylistically and mechanically, they were one of the last to use the progressive shift linkage until at least 1920 I think,it was already obsolete by 1908, the same holds true for right hand drive. Wouldn't the Budd wires indicate a later date unless they were added later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 The wire wheels are the the main reason I think this is a 1913 Stevens. I know of two cars with wire wheels a 1908 and a 1913. I don't know when the wheels we installed but both cars have been photographed since they were touring in the 1950's. If you do a Google Image search this car turns up restored, red and sporting a thin front bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crabby Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Your absolutely right Bob, a couple of my reference books show a '13 and a '10 with wires,in addition to the google image search you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 You don't trust the "MAN", Crabby? When was he ever wrong? <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_oldmitchell Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 I am sure you guys know more about it than me, but it looks an awful lot like a Locomobile to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanSirhan Posted January 27, 2004 Author Share Posted January 27, 2004 It looks does look similar to the Stevens. Note the swooping cowl up to the windshield a 1913 StevensDuryea and another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crabby Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 The dumb irons are unmistakeably Stevens Duryea. Friend Johan, where was the sevice station located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_PackardV8 Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 those hexagonal headlites should give somekind of clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanSirhan Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 The station was located at 4501 N. Clark St Chicago, IL. It started out as a Standard then became the Sunnyside Clark. I believe the building is still there but it is no longer a gas station. He got fed up with the snow in 68 and moved to Orlando and opened a station there until he retired. I just started an MSNgroup that I will be posting a lot of the old pics from my grandfather's scrapbook. I only have a few of them on there now. Feel free to stop in for a fill up on nostalgia. Ole' s gas station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Crabby Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Fascinating pics, I particularly liked the one of the grease pit and lube station. Is that your grandfather next to the Stevens-Duryea? did he own it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohanSirhan Posted January 29, 2004 Author Share Posted January 29, 2004 Yea. thats my Grandpops and I am sorry that it wasn't his car. I don't know the whole story behind it but I am sure it was a good one. I also love that pic of the grease pit. I am having it blown up and framed to hang in my home. I think it is a work of art even if it didn't have my grandfather in it. Almost Rockwellian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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