What is this contraption?

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 09:11 pm:


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wes Nelson ........Bucyrus, MO on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 09:13 pm:

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang before it grew wings.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 09:16 pm:

It looks like an air cooled Franklin to me.
Rich


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By joe bell on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 09:19 pm:

How about a Brewster?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 09:19 pm:

I'm with Richard, looks like a Franklin.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 09:20 pm:

I was thinking National.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Donnie Brown on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 09:26 pm:

Not sure of year but looks like the barrel radiator air cooled Franklin as Richard stated. If you can get a better look at the hubcap I think it says Franklin on it. I had a 25 Franklin and the hubcaps had similar scripts for years. I think this is sometime from about 1908 to the teens era. I do not have my books here so going on what memory I have left ...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 09:39 pm:



I think Models D, G and H had the barrel nose. I painted this from a HCCA photo a few years ago and thought it was a 1908 Model H. I can't find any pictures with that curved style of firewall.
Fun to see that photo. Great expressions (or lack of same).
Rich


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Clayton Swanson on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 09:49 pm:

known as a "barrel hood" franklin


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Warren W. Mortensen on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 10:20 pm:

Richard, that fellow in the passenger seat looks suspiciously like "Boss" Tweed. <grin>


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 - 11:26 pm:

1907 Franklin Model D.

Another photo taken on a different date of that same car at the location was posted in an earlier thread.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/363320.html?1369254734

franklin


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 02:38 am:

Well don't I look silly?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 03:58 am:

Why? are you wearing a flashing lights Christmas tie on Thanksgiving?
Thanks for posting the first photo. And thanks to those that posted following photos and comments.
You guys are one of the main things I am thankful for this day.
Do drive carefully, and enjoy! W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Woolf on Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 07:32 am:

Herb, here is a picture of a 1904 National. The front is round like the Franklin, but it has a radiator rather than a "screen" front.

1904 National


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 07:38 am:

Thanks Dan!
It even has the rounded dash similar to the Franklin.
I feel less silly.
Wayne I guess I'll put my flashing lights tie away too.:-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Thursday, November 28, 2013 - 11:08 am:

How quickly we forget. At my age it's new to me each time I see it. Keep 'em comin' Herb. I always enjoy them.
Rich


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