Can you Id this car? Bethany Mo early street scene-Photo

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 08:46 am:



I wonder if all of those buggies were trade ins?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 09:55 am:

Must have been a gang of horse thieves around town that day!

Or there was a recent sale on Model T Fords!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 09:57 am:

Never seen a street scene like that before!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Strange on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 10:04 am:

There are two other cars in the background:

cars


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 10:06 am:

Appears to have the same rear seat as the front - Tourabout ?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Herb Iffrig on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 10:38 am:

It looks like a clamshell rear end. It has the lines of a Ford tourabout but the steering wheel looks too big for a Ford.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Richard Eagle Ida Fls on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 11:55 am:

It certainly has the silhouette of a '09 or '10 T. It would take more than the steering wheel shadow to convince me otherwise.

Rich


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charles Linsenbarth on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 12:02 pm:

You could get an eye poked out walking in that town or driving a T ! HA!
Charley


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Philip Berg on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 12:06 pm:

Funny it looks like a protest against cars by not letting them park next to the board walk.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mark Strange on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 12:12 pm:

All those buggys and not a horse in sight! Kind of spooky....


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Hap Tucker in Sumter SC on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 07:40 pm:



While many early cars had similar looks, Ford was one of the most plentiful cars. Additionally it was the most plentiful car back then to have the steering wheel on the left side in the USA and most other brands still had the steering wheel on the right side (up through 1910 ref: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/right.cfm -- but I think even a little later. But I didn't find a good reference for that hunch). That combined with the overall shape and look, make it likely that it is a Ford Tourabout 1910 model year.

Respectfully submitted,

Hap l9l5 cut off


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By brass car guy on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 08:06 pm:

Its a Horseless Carriage !!!!!!

just sayin'

brasscarguy


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Friday, August 08, 2014 - 09:59 pm:

A whole LOT of carriages without horses there!
(But I like the ones with engines the best!)
Thanks all !
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Eric Sayer on Monday, August 11, 2014 - 02:42 am:

Bethany hahaha I'm from Trenton originally:?) Nice to see a nostalgic photo of our homeland:?)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Stroud on Monday, August 11, 2014 - 08:40 am:

Eric, I'm from Mound City, not too terribly far from Trenton. I had an old Army buddy from there back in the late '60's/early '70's, but I've lost track of him. Name was Ernie Schieb, used to hang around the dirt track guys a lot. Ever hear of him? Dave


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