History Photos taken before WW2 - history in black and white

Yes, 1904 L (rear entrance tonneau). Behind the Selden is another Packard, probably a 1905 model N. Great stuff - a Vanderbilt cup race would have been awesome to behold, but I am stuck in the parking lot, covered with drool.

 

A one-eyed T with a small load of mail in Arizona.

 

Oh boy.....That vertical twin must have vibrated like a paint shaker.

 

A Red Bug with a Smith Motor Wheel..... Every kids dream back then. Photo fron the San Diego area.

 

This photo is for SUNROOFCORD.

Can you make out what model this could be?

 

Photo posted by GranPa, AACA member, over on the
AACA forums in June '09, and I THANK both him and
AACA for this wonderful look at a SoCal scene from
long ago! Obviously, the Locomobile is the sturdier
vehicle, as the truck got the worst of it. Judging by
the open truck, the driver had to have been thrown
out! AACA members judged the Locomobile to be
from 1915 to 1925 -- a pretty big spread! But one
knowledgeable fella leaned closer to early mid-'20s.

 

"Henry Fords first automobile, 1893" looks to be a museum display or something. photo Dated 1933

 

1908 Maxwell

 

Jimi, The last guy was right 1922-25 ish.... I have studied them quite a bit as Locomobile is one of my favorites......

 

This is a 1919 Locomoble 48, with vee head lights and wire wheels....

 

How about a 1903 "Fredona"?

Mart3406
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Winter driving.....in a 1901 Locomobile

Mart3406
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Is that Evangeline Cote Dahlinger?

-Dave

 

Neat photo. I'm guessing it's a 1937 Beverly or Custom Beverly with the Bubble Trunk with that tent like thing. Seems like they would of needed the Bubble Trunk to hold that.

 

I have pics of a 1898 Fredonia,but not pre WWII. Also a 1905 Mahoning
that came after the Fredonia but I think it only lasted a year...

 

The first two photos are Type I Loco engines as in the cars we looked at earlier in post #2141. The Type I engines have make and break ignition.

The third photo is a 1913 or earlier Model 48 Locomobile. Both engines have crankcases cast of manganese bronze which is incredibly strong.

 

This is a 1908 Loco Type I racing car with Florida behind the wheel. An identical car won the Fairmont park races in Philly in 1908 driven by George Robinson.

 

Not too sure about that. Here's a pic of a 1921 Stephens Salient Six with a very different front fender design. The Stephens did have OHV and bragged about running 600 miles on 20 gallons of Gas.

 

1918 Washington D.C. War Bond Rally

 

St. Clair Shores Michigan

 

1939 Dodge

 

this one is too new. "2 girls and a Sailor" came out in 1944. no soup for you.

 

Here's a T conversion I'm not familiar with. No skis!

 

Fuel stop in DC, 1920. Notice the sign at left (no chance at all?). What state is the second plate from?

 

Yo, RatFink! Please, let's give Jimmy some soup anywho,
'cause I wanna know what the car on the extreme LEFT is,
bro. For some reason, I said Hupp right off. Am I right --
or just OFF as usual??? LOL



(Besides, can't we grandfather in B&W pix from WWII itself? I guess
I have to plead that case to T-6. Oh, shit, I'm in trouble!)

 

Thanks, T-Head. That SoB just looked too advanced to me to be anywhere near WWI-era. It's FUN sortin' these things, isn't it?
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T-Head, whadya MEAN "back then"??? In 1958, I'd
have given my eye teeth for my own little "car"!!! I
had, maybe, one dollar in my piggy bank, in Merc dimes,
buffalo nickels and wheat pennies. I'd have given it ALL
just to drive one of those new-fangled "GO-Carts" around
a track once. That's when I got the car bug!

 

Shorpy says its a Stephens.





The cutline for the Shorpy photo:

February 9, 1927. Central High School, Washington, D.C. "High
school girls learn the art of automobile mechanics. Grace Hurd,
Evelyn Harrison and Corinna DiJiulian, with Grace Wagner under
the car."

The pic was taken by National, a news-photo service back then.
Credit goes to Shorpy: THANKS, Shorpy!