Old Photo of Early Model T Speedster

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rick J. Gunter on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 11:06 am:

Here is an old photo I recently acquired on ebay and I have a question about it. What is the thing on the front of the radiator tank? Is it a home made contraption or an accessory? And why?
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary Schreiber- Santa Isabel Ecuador on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 11:10 am:

Not sure if accessory or home made but possibly to aid in cooling since the hood is not louvered??


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 01:13 pm:

A speedster with a spinster or is it a spinster with a speedster?

What type of spring shocks? They don't look like Hasslers


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ray Syverson on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 01:16 pm:

That's a radiator cooler----it makes it look cooler.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By charley shaver on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 - 02:03 pm:

shocks I think are k-w with the covers off, how about the hub caps.charley


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bill Severn - SE Texas on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 10:13 am:

My Aunt Mary Severn in about 1920 with a friends speedster. Looks to be a 1915 or 1916.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 10:20 am:

Great photo, Bill
If it's c:a 1920 it's interesting to see the graffiti on the car - usually that was later in the 30's-40's when Model T's were out of style and made fun of - and with :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 10:31 am:

To ad to what Roger posted, the photo was probably taken much later than 1920.

The sleeveless dress with the belt is late 1930s and into the 1940s.

Note the Dunlop tire.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 10:40 am:

Yup, I thought so too about the dress, Eric, I'm just not so fluent in fashion history :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 10:45 am:

I'm not either but I use our family photo albums as a reference.

It's typical of what my grandmother wore in the summer during that period.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Larry Smith on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 11:29 am:

Does anyone think those headlights might be Victor #1?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Donnie Brown North Central Arkansas on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 08:02 pm:

Rick, nice photo, I had it in my "watching" for e-bay. Good thing we did not get into a bidding war. ;) I think the radiator front panel has been removed and the "nose" has been added as an extra water capacity, and look "cool" type of thing. Notice there is no padding to the seat skins,


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Townsend ; ^ ) Gresham, Orygun on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 09:03 pm:

Rick-
It looks like she could go for about 500 miles with two fuel tanks, but the upholstery does not look like it would be very comfortable after the first 20 miles...

Nice picture. Thanks for sharing.

: ^ )

-Keith


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By charley shaver on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 09:27 pm:

I think the other gas tank is a set of water, oil,& gas cans the ones made in Iowa.charley


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Greenlees on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 09:33 pm:



Rick, The radiator tank on the car in your photo was built like the leading racing cars of the day, and had a beak on the front of its radiator.

On many of them it was an aerodynamic aid but it also helped with cooling.

The car above is Blitzen Benz No.1 when is was being rebuilt at the Mack truck factory in 1915.

You can find the story about it on TheOldMotor.com just type Blitzen Benz in the search box and read all about this incredible car with a 1,310 c.i. four cylinder engine that went 141 m.p.h. in 1911.

Would it be OK to use use your photo on The Old Motor?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rick J. Gunter on Thursday, November 13, 2014 - 11:39 pm:

David,
Sure, you can use the photo.

Everyone,
Thanks for the input.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Garrison on Friday, November 14, 2014 - 12:15 am:

Is that a Blitzen Benz or an OilPull tractor. Actually that looks heavier than any of the OilPulls.


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