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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
Probably c1903
De Dion Bouton
Another interesting photos sent to us by
Mohammed Luqman from Hyderabad-Deccan (India) who
investigates unusual car photos of ancient vehicles in India. Can we identify this
car headed 'Veteran car at Falaknuma'. -- Unfortunately
this photo is FAR TOO SMALL to allow any degree of certainty and we
therefore requested a better scan. Regretfully we received no answer.
Our best guess is a cca 1903'04 De Dion Bouton, undoubtedly one of
smaller models, perhaps a 'Populaire'?
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1904
Michigan 3.5 Hp Model A
Our regular contributor Mark Dawber (New
Zealand)
was intrigued by this photo he found on the internet and wondered if it
is a Crestmobile. -- Our
knowledgeable expert Ariejan Bos who has a system for identifying
obscure early cars advised it was an American car made in Kalamazoo by
the Blood and Fuller Brothers combining to form Michigan Automobile
Company, this being a cca
1904 Michigan 3.5 Hp Model A Runabout,
driven by Buffalo Bill, and mis-identified as an Oldsmobile.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1905 Jackson Model C Touring Car
Our regular contributor Mark Dawber (New
Zealand)
was intrigued by this photo he found on the internet, suggested as a
Tourist, but he doubted it. -- Our
knowledgeable expert Ariejan Bos who has a system for identifying
obscure early cars advised it was an American car but not a Tourist.
This is a cca
1905 Jackson, probably a Model C, or
model D; bonnet top-lid of a C, but D dumb irons. The Jackson was
preceded by the ‘Orlo’ car in 1904, Jaxon steamer 1903,
and Jackson C in 1905.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING: 1905
Wolseley 12HP Landaulette
A rather damaged family photo found in our
own family albums (UK) but
unfortunately nobody seems to know who the gentleman is, if he is part
of the family, or if the car was owned by anybody in the family. Much
like many other family albums; nobody made a note and they are all now
gone! -- The
car is easily recognisable by the wrap-round radiator coils but the
bodywork seem unusual for this car in this period: a
cca 1905 Wolseley 12HP Landaulette, as
designed by Herbert Austin.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING: 1916
Protos G Tourer
Photo posted on AACA website by Carsnz
saying photo turned up on his Facebook feed. Apparently it was taken
some time in 1917 in Germany. It was a novel approach to solving the
rubber shortage after WW1. So what is the car they're mounted
on?! -- We
have had 'elastic wheels' before so know this one is mounted on a
German cca 1916 Protos G Tourer of the WW1 period, possibly military
use. Variations on the sprung wheel came in many forms, some even
current on cycles today.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING: 1916
Studebaker Model ED Six Touring
A rather damaged family photo received from
Bob Romness, of Lincoln, (USA) saying,
'So glad I found your site. My mom is sitting on the ground, and her
brothers are on running board and driver's seat. Photo is from 1921.
Can you identify the year and make of the car? Thank you so much for
your help.' -- We
have partially repaired the photo and our Mark Dawber confirmed our
view that this is a big Studebaker. Further research suggests
this is a
cca 1916 Studebaker Model ED Six Touring.
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IDENTIFICATION AND
DATING: 1919
Ford Model T Depot Hack
Lovely family group photo received from
Art Zimmerman (USA) believed
mid 1920. Originally from Ukraine, near Kiev, Grandfather Joseph Sklar,
far left and wife Julia with baby; others are kids of siblings. By 1919
Joe is listed as owner of furniture store at 14 W. French Avenue in New
Bedford, Massachusetts. By 1922, Joe & Julia are in Brooklyn. -- Transverse
spring, non detachable wheels, no undertray by starting handle, dates
as cca 1919 Ford Model T Depot Hack (taxi).
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1920
Case Touring
Surfing through the internet in attempting
to identify old vehicles we came across a photo of a car that appears
to be misidentified on a number of separate pages even though the
correct name appears in small print on the photo --
One of the problems with current fashion of 'photo sharing' is that a
mistake on one site can within minutes be easily transmitted word wide
and confuse all manor of researchers. This is a photo of a cca
1920 Case Touring, - misnamed
1916'17 Maxwell Touring.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1925 Morris Cowley Tourer
One of a batch of lovely photographs sent to us by
Christopher Cope (UK) found in his
family archives. This branch of their family always lived in and around
Reading, Berkshire, and as far as they know the cars were all British
made. Talk of a Bullnose Morris. -- Our
'Morris Man' Chas Moody advises it is a late 1924 or early
1925 Morris Cowley
Tourer; Two-piece windscreen '24. Wellbase tyres late
24, no front brakes until 25, no tie bar between front dumb irons until
24; door beading ends 25.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1928
REO Wolverine Sedan
Surfing through the internet in attempting
to identify old vehicles we came across a photo of a car with a
puzzling radiator top shape but unfortunately
we did not seem to have made a note of the photo origin so now cannot give any
background. -- Swirls on the top of the radiator surround
with no badge, two sets of horizontal louvers, needed further
investigation. This is cca1928
REO Wolverine Sedan, assembled car with
Continental engine made for two years in parallel with the Flying Cloud.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1929 Singer Portlock Sports
One of a batch of lovely photographs sent to us by
Christopher Cope (UK) found in his
family archives. This branch of their family always lived in and around
Reading, Berkshire, and as far as they know the cars were all British
made. No idea on this car. -- Striking
car " named after the 100 ascents
of Porlock Hill Somerset in 1928 by a Singer Junior 8HP Sports
2-seater. A new model appeared to celebrate in 1929 called the "Porlock
Sport" with a higher and rather
an unpleasant looking body".
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1930
Morris Leon Bollee Tourer
Cinema screen grab taken from some time ago
from a film where cars are being
investigated by IMCDB. The radiator shape was puzzling but unfortunately
we did not seem to have made a note of the film title so cannot give any
background. -- Very
interesting swirls on the top of the radiator surround which needed further
investigation. Famous French manufacturer from Le Mans taken over by
William Morris in 1922 to overcome customs barriers. This is a cca
1930 Morris Leon Bollee Tourer
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1930 Fiat 521 Furgone
Carcerario
Cinema screen grab taken from an Italian
Film "Tempo di Uccidere" (Time to Kill) made in
1989 where cars are being
investigated by IMCDB. Story about the 1939 Italian invasion of Ethiopia
and a Lieutenant who gets into some nasty situations. -- Made
in Turin Italy between 1928-31 and also in Germany at the Fiat-NSU plant
in Heilbronn. Over 33000 were made. This is a commercial version of the
vehicle also made for the Military and is a cca 1930 Fiat 521 Furgone
Carcerario (Prison Van).
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:1931
Buick 8-67 Victoria Cabriolet
Another fascinating photograph from our
regular contributor Cicos Florin in Constanta by the Black Sea (Romania)
who is interested in old cars of Romania. Do we know what
the vehicle is? --
American car again, built by one of the oldest US makers founded 1899,
becoming General Motors. From the shape of the radiator, lights and tie
bar this is a cca 1931 Buick 8-67 Victoria
Cabriolet, body by Glaser
Karosserie of Dresden. After WW2 Glaser was KWD East Germany: IFA
/ Wartburg.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1932 Wolseley Hornet Abbey Special
One of a batch of lovely photographs sent to us by
Christopher Cope (UK) found in his
family archives. This branch of their family always lived in and around
Reading, Berkshire, and as far as they know the cars were all British
made. This car could be as Wolseley Hornet. -- DR
9517 is a Devonport, later the Plymouth CBC. The car is a Wolseley
Hornet; many were supplied in chassis form to specialised
coachbuilders. We are relatively sure this is cca
1932 Wolseley Hornet Abbey AS3 Special.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1934 Wanderer W22 Cabriolet
Another very interesting photograph sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. Judging from the number plate, the photo
was taken in the USSR between 1946 and 1959, when yellow number plates
had been used. From two letters on the plate, vehicle was used in the
Georgian SSR. -- Car
was manufactured by a company established in 1896 in Chemnitz. From the
radiator, louvres and double side windows, this is c1934
Wanderer W22 Cabriolet.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1934 Cadillac 355D Convertible Sedan
Another interesting photos sent to us by
Mohammed Luqman from Hyderabad-Deccan (India) who
investigates unusual car photos of ancient vehicles in India. Can we identify this
car headed 'Azam Jah's Tourer'. -- This
is an American car manufactured by a restructured company resulting
from the Henry Ford Company he left in 1902. The sidelights below the
headlamps and the sprung two bar bumper date this accurately
to being a cca 1934 Cadillac 355 D Convertible
Sedan.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:c1936
Hispano Suiza J12 Cabriolet
Cinema screen grab taken from taken from a
Spanish film German Mini-Series " La virgen de la lujuria"
(The Virgin of Lust) made in 2002 where cars are being investigated by
IMCDB. Story of a native Mexican to kill Franco. -- Big
car which seems to have been given to Francisco Franco by Miguel Mateu y
Pla the son of car company founders and his ambassador in Paris. This is
a cca
1936 Hispano Suiza J12 Cabriolet Vanvooren,
triumphantly entering Madrid in victory parade May 1939.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1939 Citroen Traction Avant
Another very interesting photograph sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. This photo
was taken in Sochi, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and now
also the home of the Russian Formula 1 Grand Prix. -- This
is a French car which was manufactured in Quai de Javel, Paris by a company established in
1919 by André-Gustave Citroën. From the bonnet and large hub caps
(but mis-matched wheels) this is a
cca 1939 Citroen 11 Traction Avant.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1939 Ford Fordor Deluxe Sedan
Another very interesting photograph sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. This photo
was taken in Mexico, in Victoria de Durango. -- Victoria
de Durango is 100km inland from
Mazatlan and attracts close to one million visitors each summer for its
annual month-long Feria Nacional De Durango, since 1929. The car is American,
although there was then local Mexican assembly plant, and from the
vertical grille bars is a cca
1939 Ford Fordor Deluxe Sedan.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1940 Chevrolet Master Deluxe
Another very interesting photograph sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. This photo
was taken in Mexico, in Mazatlan. -- Mazatlan
meaning 'place of deer' is half way down Mexico on the Pacific coast
and founded in 1531 to serve the local gold and silver mines. Now a
popular tourist destination, with its beaches lined with resort hotels.
The 'Balneario' is a watering spa resort. The car is American, a cca
1940 Chevrolet Master Deluxe Sedan.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
1940 Standard Flying Nine Saloon
Another of a number of interesting photos sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. Can we identify this vehicle photographed
in late 1940s somewhere in the Soviet zone of the occupied Germany? -- This
is a rather puzzling photo because it shows an 'occupied' British car
in the Soviet Zone, whereas they should have been on the same side?
Anyway, the car is a cca
1940 Standard Flying Nine Two Door Saloon.
Standard also made WW2 'Tillie' pickups.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING: 1940
Pontiac Bumper
Photograph posted on the PreWarCar website
by Jered Dodge saying he has a vintage
front bumper that he cannot seem to find photos of on any cars or
pickups. Can we suggest a way to find what it belongs to? --
Obviously not a Vintage bumper but one
from the 1940s. The pattern of the bumper corresponds to a number
of models of the
cca 1940
Pontiac. It was been fitted to Sedans,
Estates Roadsters and Coupes. Some models in the range seem to have had
only two horisontal bars.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
Possibly 1936
Steyr 530 Saloon
Another very interesting photograph sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. Can we identify this vehicle photographed
in late 1940s somewhere in the Soviet zone of the occupied Germany? -- Another rather puzzling photo because it shows
a car that has many of the features of being an Austrian Steyr of the
type 50'55 but having four doors. There was a 1936
Steyr 530 with similar features and
had bespoke bodywork so this may be one of them.
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IDENTIFICATION AND DATING:
Probably Krupp
OD 3,5N Omnibus
Another very interesting photograph sent to us by
Andrew Kostin from Moscow (Russia) who
is a collector of old photos. Can we identify this vehicle photographed
in late 1940s somewhere in the Soviet zone of the occupied Germany? -- Another rather puzzling photo
which shows a radiator top pattern used by the Wehrmacht for some of
their military WW2 lorries and busses. Andrew feels it may be a Krupp
OD 3,5 and the outline of the logo
suggests it may well be. Also used by Mercedes
Benz.
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