What is he doing behind, I think it is a German car.
Perhaps a Benz or?
Maybe he's adjusting the muffler bearing ?
No, now I see - he's lightning up the acetylene tail light
Pressurizing the gas tank to drain the gas.
Adding air to the trunk mounted spare tire.
Adding or draining fluid of some kind.
Is it too far back to be gas tank related?
Something to do with the differential ?
Washing the car. He has a hose and water is running down from the car.
Thinking also on the right side between the wheels, what is it?
Jim Thode got it right - he's washing the car. I think it's an accessory spare tire carrier on the RH side?
"What is He Doing"....Posing for a picture!
Filling the rear mounted electric windscreen washer bottle ?
I'll bet it's a Steam Car. Steam Car guys are doing stuff like that all the time. #;<
You certainly have got us thinking, Ake
Thanks
Rich
Sometime old pictures like that would look better if you hit the delete button.
You can not see enough of the picture to make any sense out of it.
Obviously, he's stealing gas.
He just invented a thing-a-mabob to do the job
and is proud of his creation. Art can you find the patent for it? Maybe adding a electric motor to save on gas.It might be a GPS tracking bug.
How cares great old picture.
Time for more coffee.
Bob
He could be pumping up the air brake tank for air over hydraulic brakes that were tried in the 20's.?
He could be pumping up the air brake tank for air over hydraulic brakes that were tried in the 20's.?
Or getting air from a compressor mounted on his car.?
or: Duh, I don't know.
I don't know what he's doing but he sure looks like Fred Sanford....