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First car

Post by Dollisdad » Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:48 am

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Re: First car

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Re: First car

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Re: First car

Post by Gordon C » Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:55 am

Great pix always enjoy looking at them


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Re: First car

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:03 am

The Mother-In-Law Runabout and '09 Touring both appear to be right-hand drive. A reversed negative maybe?


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Re: First car

Post by ModelT46 » Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:04 pm

photo number 10 is a 1909 model T. Three tier E&J side lights. The other touring is a 1910 with J Brown side lights.


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Re: First car

Post by John kuehn » Tue Feb 27, 2024 12:14 pm

That’s a slick looking speedster in the 3rd. photo! Wonder what kind of body it was.


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Re: First car

Post by Norman Kling » Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:32 pm

Many countries used right hand drive. Some provinces in Canada, as well as Australia and the British Islands. Sweeden. Etc. So those cars were made there and some migrated to the United States. Some were even exported from U.S factories. We had one in our club. He had a story about one time it was getting dark and he was driving without lights. He was pulled over by police. The officer went up to his wife and asked "do you know why I stopped you?" She replied, you will have to talk to my husband who is driving. The officer said his lights were off. The driver said,"Do you have a match?"
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Re: First car

Post by 1925 Touring » Tue Feb 27, 2024 1:36 pm

It makes me wonder, how many of the cars in these old pictures are still around... maybe we own one or two of them. Or maybe some parts of them...
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Re: First car

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:21 pm

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:03 am
The Mother-In-Law Runabout and '09 Touring both appear to be right-hand drive. A reversed negative maybe?
I see now that the oil petcocks are showing. If the negatives were reversed, they would not appear in their "normal" location. RHD they are!

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Re: First car

Post by TWrenn » Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:12 pm

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:21 pm
Jerry VanOoteghem wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:03 am
The Mother-In-Law Runabout and '09 Touring both appear to be right-hand drive. A reversed negative maybe?
I see now that the oil petcocks are showing. If the negatives were reversed, they would not appear in their "normal" location. RHD they are!
Nice M.I.L. car ain't it? Look at that shine! Bet a year later it didn't unless they had their man-servant take care of it. These guys and the kid in the first pic look "entitled"!


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Re: First car

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:05 pm

TWrenn wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:12 pm
Jerry VanOoteghem wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:21 pm
Jerry VanOoteghem wrote:
Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:03 am
The Mother-In-Law Runabout and '09 Touring both appear to be right-hand drive. A reversed negative maybe?
I see now that the oil petcocks are showing. If the negatives were reversed, they would not appear in their "normal" location. RHD they are!
Nice M.I.L. car ain't it? Look at that shine! Bet a year later it didn't unless they had their man-servant take care of it. These guys and the kid in the first pic look "entitled"!
:lol: If I had those cars, I'd feel entitled too! :)

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Re: First car

Post by Kaiser » Thu Feb 29, 2024 6:22 am

This one is a Doozy !
El Novator means The Renewer
Taller de Lavado translates as Laundry bussines
And barely legible : Fundato 1876 means Founded 1876
What a sweet truck !
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Re: First car

Post by Rob » Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:38 am

Tom,
As always, thank you for the wonderful photos. A few observations on the Model N:

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The bale handled side lamps and "thick'' or "light bulb" radiator neck (along with slightly higher different "shoulders" on the rad) lead me ot believe it's a 1906. Only a little over 700 1906 were produced, so it would be a rare sight today (although I'm not sure when the radiator and sidelamp changes were made).

I like the way the horn is positioned, with the bracket fastening under the ledge of the seat, away from the high/low speed lever to hopefully not hit and break it off when pulling back into low (don't ask how I know that can happen when the horn bulb is fastened to the side of the seat.... :shock: ).

Again, thank you for posting the great photos,
Rob


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Re: First car

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:03 am

Rob wrote:
Thu Feb 29, 2024 8:38 am
Tom,
As always, thank you for the wonderful photos. A few observations on the Model N:


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The bale handled side lamps and "thick'' or "light bulb" radiator neck (along with slightly higher different "shoulders" on the rad) lead me ot believe it's a 1906. Only a little over 700 1906 were produced, so it would be a rare sight today (although I'm not sure when the radiator and sidelamp changes were made).

I like the way the horn is positioned, with the bracket fastening under the ledge of the seat, away from the high/low speed lever to hopefully not hit and break it off when pulling back into low (don't ask how I know that can happen when the horn bulb is fastened to the side of the seat.... :shock: ).

Again, thank you for posting the great photos,
Rob
Good observations Rob. Also, the very early style "removeable side" rims, such as your car originally had.

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Re: First car

Post by Rob » Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:47 am

[image][/image]Jerry, yes, I intended to mention that. The plugged holes are still evident in the felloes.

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Re: First car

Post by Fordwright » Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:42 pm

I would love to have lived in those days, when the horseless carriage was just becoming affordable.

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