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By Herb Iffrig on Sunday, October 03, 2010 - 10:10 pm:What is this?
Is it unfinished?
It remindes me of one of those fire truck speedsters that have been on the forum in the past.
I'm sure if this is a 1915 photo it is not homemade, right?
http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-RPPC-POSTCARD-REAL-PHOTO-POSTCARD-RACE-CAR-1915-/3205873 32238?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa47e7a8e
Thanks
Herb
By Roger K, southern Sweden on Sunday, October 03, 2010 - 10:35 pm:I think it is a finished race car - the tilting steering wheel is for easier access to the drivers seat, and I think the hood is placed on the cowl, for a look on the engine. Hard to tell the shape of the radiator.
Separate cylinder castings inicates a little older dating of the engine than 1915? 
By Ricks - Surf City on Sunday, October 03, 2010 - 10:37 pm:Those look like #4 Houk wheels, which are 1913 or later. The tires don't look like any you could buy today, and are probably 30x3.5".
1910 Overland
By Chris Paulsen on Sunday, October 03, 2010 - 11:24 pm:I believe the car is an Overland (circa 1912-14) that was made into a speedster/racer. It looks like an Overland engine anyway.
I don't think the steering wheel is tilted on purpose-it looks like the car rolled or flipped. The radiator should be straight and the cowl looks like its seen better days.
Chris Paulsen
McPherson, KS
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