From the State Library of Victoria.
Caption- "Inscribed in pencil on verso: Taken at / Ferntree Gully / 27th Feb 1927. View of car parked on side of road near fence, license plate number 9758."
What a lovely and clear photo of a Sweeney bodied Ford from QLD. There was one of these half restored / half original in Gilltraps many years ago. Top stuff...Dave C.
I wonder what cars today would look like if all of the body designs came from Down Under?
They sure did some nice one back in "those days".
It seems to have stock Ford fenders, radiator shell, lights and engine hood. I suspect the slash aprons were also stock Ford.
Not much of a rear window though.
Sorry, made a mistake and stand corrected. It is a Victorian body of unknown manufacture; at least 2 original cars have survived. One is in the SA Riverland, the other near Ballarat. Looks like they came from the Hamilton area...Dave C.
Looks like it could be this car
Picture from a 1924 Tarrant Motors brochure
So, calling rag tops a 'Tourer' at our end of the world, dates back to period times!
Peter, I have a pair of windscreen mountings like the ones on the Tarrant picture. The piece bolted to the cowl is a brass casting. The two pieces meet in the centre of the cowl. The windscreen posts are the same as those used by Duncan and Fraser on their bodies, but these are mounted differently. There is a steel piece rivetted into the lower end of the pillar and a threaded section passes through the ends of the brass castings and these are bolted together.
I was told the castings I had were from a Tarrant car, but they are nothing like those used by Holdens on the Tarrant special bodies they built.
We have much to learn.
Allan from down under.
This is getting better all the time!!! Keep going guys!!! Top stuff!!!
There is are 2 surviving cars like the advert; one at Loxton and another near Ballarat. Both came from mid country Victoria.
David-
There is a 3rd under restoration just near my place. It has a twin that is lost somewhere but what is interesting and different to the one pictured it they have no rear passenger RHS door?? Same windscreen casting etc. just no rear door??? would love some confirmation that these were made somewhere in Victoria.Ther have been quite a few sets of those windscreen brass castings around over the years.
When did Ford USA quit using the Winged Pyramid sign?
Herb
1916
Warwick, here is the drawing of the "single Seater"
There is no RHS door.
Obviously like USA driver entry problem so leave it closed, on the Tourer no real need, safety and above all makes it cheaper to sell.
I'de say most probably the car you describe is one of these Tarrants, especially as you note lots found in Victoria.
Wow, we know that Holden in Adelaide were supplying their body to Tarrant since about 1921, so who made this one? Allan Bennett has a fabulous later 1924 Holden bodied tourer. (I love his car!!!)
I am off to work now, I will see if I can dig up a couple of photos for comparison.
PK - thank you for posting these 2 adverts. I had never seen these before and are why I love our colonial bodies. Top shelf!