History Photos taken before WW2 - history in black and white

Buick (?) in California.

 

Pre war Morris Minor:

 

Triumph Super 7 - 1930:

 

another Triumph Super 7:

 

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Standard Little 9 two door:

 

The term "old car" is relative: here's a CDO with a 1920 Colorado plate, when it was about 17 years old.

 

Mid 30's in a Texas gas station......

 

Cool rig in Spain...

 

Yes, the center is dropped BUT the car doesn't sit any lowerThe area between the spring pearch and spindle is still stock shape. The center modification was sometimes done for hand crank clearance if underslung brackets were used. I keep thinking about that 26-27 T touring Gowjob photo, someone has to build a clone.

 

Thats a 1904 CDO, they had brakes on both rear wheels, the "Good One" to have if you tour a lot.

 

37Kid said: I keep thinking about that 26-27 T touring Gowjob photo, someone has to build a clone.

Jimi: I'm with YOU, 37Kid. That car really generated some excitement on this thread, didn't it? I'd sure love to know more about who and when on that build, as it's more complex than it appears at first glance -- not your run-of-the-mill stripped down T, eh? I LOVE seeing "gow jobs" (LOL) that actually per-date the coining of the term "hotrod." Before the war is really the history behind how hotrodding came to be born AFTER the war.

 

MrFire, that's a pretty good-size 'roo there at right. Do any still
grow that big today, or have factors intervened to bring down
average size nowadays? Just curious.

 

Gaston Chevrolet, youngest of the three Chevrolet brothers, had
plenty of reason to smile here in 1920, leading in points nationally
and having won the 1920 Indy 500. Sadly, triumph turned to tragedy
November 25 on lap 146 at Beverly Hills Speedway's tricky board
track, costing three lives, including Gaston's. His car collided with
that of Eddie O'Donnell and went out of control, flipping and landing
atop Eddie's ride. Along with the youngest Chevrolet, dead were
O'Donnell and his mechanic, Lydall Jolls. John Breshnahan, Gaston's
mechanic, was seriously injured. Folks, it was a mother of a smash-
up! Maybe, sad consolation that Gaston Chevrolet, just 28, still won
the national championship posthumously on points. Just as sadly,
though, brother Louis died broke in 1941, and middle brother Arthur
committed suicide in 1946. Many THANKS for a peek at this historical
photo to Wired.com!

 

Wait. Where? Link me, please?

-Dave

 

I used to have one of these early Fronty heads like is on the car above. This is a copy of an original brochure covering the heads that I have.

 

After seeing all of the interest in the Model T Gow Job, I posting some photos of a few passenger cars and some racing cars that I hope you may enjoy.

A 1926-27 W/A Fronty head



Noel Bullocks car that he won the Pikes Peak Hillclimb with.



Possibly an Ames bodied speedster.....



A T based racing car.

 

More T's starting w/a racing car.....

 

More model T's



Two Mercury bodied cars....

 

Daytona beach T race.....



This TT truck and racing car still exist....

 

Arthur Chevrolet standing at the back of one of his Fronty Ford racing cars.











If you would like to learn more about the Model T in Racing follow this link to a thread on the Ford Barn.......

http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3723

 

The T carring the DO Fronty had a Fronty head as well. When found years ago there were two spair DO Fronty heads under the car. Every part of the race cars chassis was polished steel, not plated, it must have been a real showpiece in its day. Saw it back in 1975, and it sure left an impression on me.

 

TH, thank you for taking time to assemble and post those great photos.

 

Yes, depending on the type, they can be pretty close to that size.

 

Harley and Indian... rivals c. 1912.

 

Wow, that is very, very cool.

Thanks!

-Dave