Old Photo - Uncle Frank's Speedster

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Magee on Monday, October 07, 2013 - 07:42 pm:

Here is a photo of my great uncle Frank's speedster. It was taken in Los Angeles. My cousin (his daughter) thinks it must be between 1926 and 1928.

I remember Uncle Frank telling me he once went to pick up a date in his speedster. When the young lady saw his ride, she went back in the house!

Can any one identify the body type?

Tomuncle Frank's speedster


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Clayton Swanson on Monday, October 07, 2013 - 09:50 pm:

sporty car, and frank was a snappy dresser, that girl clearly made a bad choice


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Walker, NW AR on Monday, October 07, 2013 - 10:35 pm:

I'll say!! That girl missed out on bunches of fun with Uncle Frank! I guess she was holding out for a Packard or Buick driver. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Magee on Monday, October 07, 2013 - 10:37 pm:

Clayton,

Uncle Frank was quite a character. He was an antiques dealer for many years. At one point he owned the supposed head of Joaquin Murietta in a glass jar. He carried a photo around in his wallet!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Monday, October 07, 2013 - 10:41 pm:

Nice family photo, That's a great looking speedster!

I took the liberty to enlarge it a bit.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Magee on Monday, October 07, 2013 - 10:44 pm:

Mike I agree! Frank always was a snappy dresser. She probably met him before she knew what he was driving and based on his clothes figured he was driving a "high" priced car. He married my grandmother's sister in 1932 but I think the T was gone by then.

I would love to have that original speedster, but I am happy with the one my grandfather built back in 1972.

Toms speedster


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan McEachern on Tuesday, October 08, 2013 - 12:17 am:

It looks very much like a Morton and Brett body.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tom Magee on Tuesday, October 08, 2013 - 12:28 am:

Thanks, Dan. That would make it some pretty high class stuff.

BTW, I need to contact you regarding your Rajo header flange and Winfield side draft converter. Does your Rajo header flange fit a Rajo BB and BBR?

Tom


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