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It looks like a barrel nosed Franklin.

It looks like a barrel nosed Franklin.

The turned over car is not a Franklin.

Although it is barrel nose, it is not air cooled - it has a radiator and is water cooled.

I thought it might be a National but I have ruled that out.

I don't think it is a Lambert.

the car on its side is friction drive, the other one is a 1910 overland. cant tell about the one from the back.the ford don't count ha,ha. charley

If it is friction drive, it could be a Lambert.

There are so few photos of round radiator Lamberts online it's hard to make a comparison.

A couple rotated photos to make online comparisons easier - upside right and upside down.

I agree with you Erik, I believe the car on its side is a 1907 Lambert. It looks to be friction drive and the radiator is round with the crank through the bottom. I also think the car in the background is a 1909 Lambert. The 1909 Lambert shown below has the same details including the bulge toward the rear of the hood.

Dan

Here is a thread on a round radiator 1908 Lambert under restoration that includes very nice period photo of a round radiator Model M Lambert.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/82 ... 1544090925

The bottoms of the radiators where the crank protrudes are slightly different than the wrecked car - that's why I originally ruled out Lambert until it was pointed out the wrecked car was friction drive. There may have been some variations or running changes during production or across model years.

Worth mentioning: Lamberts were manufactured in Ohio. The photo was taken in Ohio.