What a cool photo of an auto repair shop. Looks like a paint booth to the right of the photo.

http://www.shorpy.com/node/7020?size=_original


Vince M

WOW - another angle - spot the T tools..

http://www.shorpy.com/node/7015?size=_original

Vince

View from the front. 1928

http://www.shorpy.com/node/7007?size=_original

Vince M

I see a hand crank coil tester on the back wall by the clock. Also possibly a pan jig in the far back right side corner. Cool photographs!

Wish I had space like that to work on my car.
I have almost half of a 2 car attached garage to work in.
Howard

Look at the Tudor in the foreground the mechanic is working on. Somebody backed up to hard into something to adjust those fenders so nicely. Of neater interest in that same Tudor is the steering wheel cover. You don't see service stations use these to often anymore.

I see the HCCT on the bench, to the left of the time clock on the floor is a KR Wilson Engine run in stand. I am not seeing the pan jig? Those non-Ford cars look like they need a little TLC after the had a little wreck?

Interesting that its 1928, and the business is clearly advertizing the Model A, but the only A in the shop is the chassis-cowl which looks like an AA probably being prepped to go to a body manufacturer.

I wonder if the date is early enough in 1928 that the dealer hasn't had any A's to sell yet?

I like the white wall tire on the left rear of the crashed tudor. What is on top of the same left rear fender?

Maybe they took in all these T's on trade for he Model A's they had on the showroom floor?

Both the coupe and the 2 door have the small marker light on top of the rear left fender. My 26 has one just like those. Is this a dealer installed item?

Small details: the cars being worked on have both seat covers, and wheel covers installed to keep those oily marks off!.
Cheers
Adrian

I was busy looking at those trusses and the primative rail trolley set up!Shure,We can put a real hoist rail up but it will thak some truss work!! Bud.

I know right where that building is.
Have gone by it many times in Takoma Park.

Larry Bohlen, '27 Touring
Severn Maryland

Here is a rear accessory fender light like the ones seen in the photos.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cowl-Taillight-Rat-Rod-Light-Model-t-era-Old-Car- Truck_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2556d6c264QQitemZ160370704996QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ 5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Notice the roofs of the tudors clearly show the wood straps, not much padding used under there!
In the basement, there's a Dodge Brothers, and in front of it some other make that appears to have had a front end collision.
T'
David D.

There was quite a bit of discussion about this a few days ago on the Model A forum, and it was determined by Kevin Fehr that the electric dynamo (motor) was belted to a Burnishing & Run-In Machine. After making comparisons, I tend to agree. Below is more info in them, and it makes great reading.

BTW, the 'paint booth' on the far right is probably more likely to be the "wash rack".

I pointed out the burnishing machine to Mr. Shorpy, who did not see fit to printing my observations.

Thanks for the pics Brent, very cool!

Thanks Jerry.

You know, if there were over 5000 of those machines (according to their sales literature), you would think there would be at least one or two that survived. Be a "cool tool" to have.

"Red" Hall evidently has the same size and type of lathe as I do (14½" SouthBend) and I understand he uses his lathe to burnish babbit in the blocks and in the rods. He just chucks the crank in the lathe and bolts on connecting rods. Then he mounts the block to the crank and lets it lay on the ways off to one side. Some day when I get brave, I may try that.