Old Photo - Slim And Trim One Man Speedster

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Monday, October 28, 2013 - 11:15 am:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Adam Doleshal on Monday, October 28, 2013 - 12:52 pm:

Might even be a "Two Person" speedster... The average person was smaller back then...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Monday, October 28, 2013 - 01:15 pm:

Adam, I think you may be right. Now that I look closer on the second photo the body does flare out towards the passenger seating.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Bohlen, Severn MD on Monday, October 28, 2013 - 02:38 pm:

I would like to have the old beast to the left in the second photo.
Wonder what it was???

Larry


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Monday, October 28, 2013 - 04:04 pm:

Larry B,
That is what I was thinking! Unfortunately, I don't remember which of the few sites I watch it was. But there was a "what is it" question for a car with a nearly identical radiator, There were several opinions offered, most of them wrong (some WAY wrong). But maybe a clue to this one. Interesting that it is a left hand drive, given the over-all look to the car I would halfway expect it to have been right hand drive. It must be about 1914.

Great speedster! THAT one I like!
Thank you Jay for all the photos and other wonderful stuff you post!
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Trevan - Australia on Monday, October 28, 2013 - 04:21 pm:

Re, car on left---NEW BARN FIND.??


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Layden Butler on Monday, October 28, 2013 - 04:49 pm:

On the left am thinking 1914-16 Chevrolet Baby Grand.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dale Peterson on Monday, October 28, 2013 - 06:01 pm:

Barn find? Looks like the barn is now on the ground, hence it has been found.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Monday, October 28, 2013 - 07:15 pm:

I was thinking Chevrolet also due to the emblem on the radiator.
If it is a Chevrolet, at least it is where it belongs, the trash pile. (Hey! Someone had to say it?)
Still great photos!
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By JAMES STARKEY Naperville, IL on Monday, October 28, 2013 - 09:05 pm:

I would say it's a 2-passenger racer for sure. My 2-passenger Faultless body is actually quite roomy for a race car (I lost 54 pounds since June 1st)and yet it too looks pretty narrow in a 'straight on' photo.

In Jay's 2nd picture, you can see the flare for a double wide seat on the left side (left from our view).
Jimmy


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Friday, November 01, 2013 - 11:23 pm:



Found another view.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Friday, November 01, 2013 - 11:29 pm:

Erich, Thanks for the full side shot!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Murray - Anacortes, WA on Friday, November 01, 2013 - 11:31 pm:

The T on the right in the "head on" speedster photo looks like a 1909 or 10 Torpedo Roadster...hehehehehhe !!!!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Murray - Anacortes, WA on Friday, November 01, 2013 - 11:39 pm:

1914 Brand "X" Baby Grand
TT


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John McGinnis in San Jose area, CA. on Saturday, November 02, 2013 - 07:58 am:

That 1914 Chevrolet is a nice looking car.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Saturday, November 02, 2013 - 04:47 pm:

The '14 Baby Grand posted by Wayne M has a totally different cowl than the one near the race car. The difference between the two cars could be only a matter of a month or two. Out of curiosity, I looked in my Kimes & Clark book. The flat wooden dash was an early '14 feature replaced mid-year by the smoother cowl. Much like Studebaker at the time, there was a bit of a step between the hood and cowl for a time, then smoothing out as the models progressed. I would guess the car in Jay's and Erich's photos is a later '15 or maybe even a '16.
I do think it is a Chevrolet (refer to my snide remark earlier). Actually, I would really like to have that car just how it sits there, only at my home.

James S,
Always like to see pictures of your car in progress!
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


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