MTFCA Forum

First photo, AUTO POLO!!! I wouldn't mind building up one of those - looks like a LOT of fun!!

I'm surprised that they used wood wheels for that....

I see no seat belts. I hope the polo drivers strap themselves in, somehow.

Ralph Nader is shrieking and throwing himself about...

The 1911 Torpedo Roadster is a early one made in 1910. It has the square gasoline tank which was used only on the very first made. The early 1911 catalog illustrates this style with the square tank. This example also has the 1910 style horn, rather than the one usually found on original 1911 Torpedos.

It also has JB lights as used on 1910s. This style roadster is of the 1911 model year, but an example as illustrated, is often called a 1910.

You beat me to it Darel! I had just noticed the same things! I also see that it has the higher radiator neck. An interesting late 1910 to early 1911 model?
It would be nice to know the story behind the photo. It looks so much like a marketing photo, pretty girl at the wheel an all? Yet there is a fair amount of mud splattered on the fenders and around the wheels. Usually, marketing photos clean that sort of thing up a bit.

Four different 1915/'16 touring cars for those of us that have to settle for the later brass era Ts!

The last photo with a short radiator neck and other features appears to be a very late 1909 or 1910 model, with a 1913 license plate! So the car must have been going onto four years old when the photo was taken. Still looking good and hopefully providing good service. I do wish the photo showed the car a little more.

This is for Wayne. This is the back of the last photo.

Photo number six, the flapper standing by the side with her dog on the fender (my first glance I thought it was a racoon coat!) of the touring car. The car appears to be about 1922, shiny and nice, with pancake Hasslers, front fender braces, a triple A radiator badge, and a neat dogbone cap and Motometer! A pretty nice looking model T for about five years old! The car has a 1927 California license plate!

That photo oozes the Jazz Age!

Photo number eight, one of the 1915 touring cars. I like the bumper on this car. There is a discussion on the AACA forum right now about after-market bumpers. I was wondering if I could zoom in and read the year of the license plate, but couldn't. It might be a Wisconsin plate (or Wyoming?), there being a "W" above whatever is below it, but I couldn't read a year or be sure of the other letters. Maybe someone familiar with Wisconsin or Wyoming plates could fill in some facts and get a clue to the year?
However, when I zoomed in, I noticed something else. No hand crank! Maybe there is a pull cable on the dash? Or one of those big after-market electric starters under the hood?
It also has single arm H&D type shock absorbers hiding behind the front axle.

Number fifteen is another wonderful photo of a 1915 touring car! Two interesting points. One, the driver's side oil lamp is missing the bezel and lens! Wonder how long that took to disappear? And two, the three men are wearing oddly similar hats. The style doesn't look typical of the era, and all seem to be similar more narrow brim with a curved up edge. The hats are all quite dark (normal enough), with similar lighter colored ribbon around them. I wonder if it could be a Nationality or regional thing?

Thank you Tom for the look at the backside of that photo!

My thanks again Tom ! We're fortunate you share these treasures with us !!
And thank you, Wayne, for your observations and comments. It's like having a guided tour through this museum, and so valuable !! I've learned a lot !

I am sorry. I just can't help myself.

Sharp eye Wayne,
Appears to be a 1916 Wisconsin plate.
Note the left half of the "W" under the
mounting slot in the plate.