History Can someone help ID these 'automobiles' from an old family photo?

Ask @31Dodger, he's good at this game.

 

You are right what was I thinking

 

Not sure of the year, but this is a French built C.G.V. The unique radiator is the clue. Notice the canvas seat covers that protect the diamond tufted leather upholstery. May have made for cooler seats in the summer. Bob

 

I am probably wrong but it seems to me that Oakland made one that resembled that.

The thing that makes it most difficult is that they seem to be Euro cars and may not be exported American made cars. The Euro cars even if they were American manufacturers are often hard for us to identify. IE French ford does not look exactly like and American Ford.

 

The C.G.V. I identified for Bob is circa 1906 and older than the other vehicles. The sporty two-seat car second from left may look somewhat like a Mercer Raceabout but it isn't one.

 

Thank you David, the raceabout has a distinctive radiator and crank handle support that doesn't match any internet photos I've looked at. Bob

 

Based on the radiator shape this may be a Thomas Flyer.
Bob

 

Could have been a Thomas as they did produce a "Town Car". They were headquartered in Buffalo NY.

 

Crazy stuff you find researching your ancestry...
Thought folks might enjoy this form the Jun 11th 1889 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59615433/the-brooklyn-daily-eagle/
Soooo....it seems it was Grace - JW Masury senior's 2nd wife (37 years his junior ) who had these cars since he died in 1895. She wasn't even 40 at that point.

 

More photo evidence to suggest the first car is a Thomas Town car, the center mounted side lights match. There was one in the Bill Harrah collection back in the 1970's.

Bob

 

I would say we are half way there with the two left ones identified as a Thomas Town Car and the French built C.G.V.

 

#1 and #3 may both be Stutz- the radiator shape and badge are correct/close- we had a '13 Stutz touring in the shop when I worked at Robinson's in Schwenksville

 

#4 may be a Stevens Duryea, although the hood line looks lower in the OP pics

 

Car #4 on the far right has a very short hood, I'm looking through photos of the small 16 HP FIAT 1906-1910 for clues that match.

 

So far I've looked at every large 1910 era car with a square tube style radiator core and that tube style crank support, only one has both. FIAT , the midsized one not the big monster, but someone put the same size headlights on this one on the bottom. Bob

 

My GUESS:

1908 Packard 30 Model UA Limousine
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The Packard radiators were rather unique at the time, and all the cars have Connecticut plates. A friend ran the numbers and they have different owners, it must have been a social event, not car wash day. The Thomas Town Car plate # 12264 belonged to Lucile Shelton of Shelton, Ct. FIAT # 14720 belonged to Jacob Greenburg of New Haven, Ct. Is the car on the far right C2934?

Bob

 

Right

So then what do you think carbide lamps are ?
Oh that’s right carbide lamps are exactly what he said acetylene.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbide_lamp

You were obviously thinking more than he was.

 

My first thoughts...
Left - Stoddard Dayton
Left center - Renault
Right center - Fiat
Right - ?????

 

This looks similar to the race about.
Not sure what it is but it’s from the 1907 Giants Despair Hillclimb in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
This event is still going on every year.

 

Nice car, looks like a Matheson that was built in Wilkes-Barre. Matheson Automobile Company photographs | Hagley Digital Archives

 

Interesting. I never knew that and have lived in Wilkes-Barre area my whole life.
Thanks for the info, hopefully something useful for the OP as well.

 

The Lyndwood rail I was caretaker for 23 years was built in Wilks-Barre, company is still in business.