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South Park Zephyr
- Posts: 272
- Joined: Wed Nov 01, 2023 4:33 pm
- First Name: Scott
- Last Name: Francis
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 22 Runabout
- Location: St Louis MO
- Board Member Since: 2022
Re: Let’s go for a drive.
Can you imagine the angry shouts about the parking in photo 15 if it happened today.
I really enjoy these posts, it is easy to imagine a slower paced world looking at them.
I really enjoy these posts, it is easy to imagine a slower paced world looking at them.
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Wayne Sheldon
- Posts: 4249
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:13 pm
- First Name: Wayne
- Last Name: Sheldon
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1915 Runabout 1913 Speedster
- Location: Grass Valley California, USA
- Board Member Since: 2005
Re: Let’s go for a drive.
Wow! Six of the photos have at least one 1915/'16 T in them! (Almost a record?) I always notice the 1915/'16s because my runabout is a 1915. A couple of those look well used, however numbers six and sixteen both still look pretty sharp!
Number nine is a nice picture. The lady in her center-door sedan. The car is a 1922 or 1923. Been awhile since A center-door photo so clearly showed the side window's inside latch levers that hold the windows in the desired up/down position, used only the last two years of center-door sedan production. I always find that an interesting detail to look for on them
Number eleven appears to be the same lady with the same center-door, and the same rear tire. Interestingly, and demonstrating the point, the latch levers are not readily visible in this photo.
Number eight is a fine 1908 model S Roadster with an after-market windshield and no mother-in-law seat.
The first picture appears to be a mid year 1909, single lever, still with the early "two bolt" front body bracket. I cannot usually tell in a black and white photo if the car is red or green?
A few times over the years, I have talked with better experts that said they often could tell which variant of era photo chemistry and process was used in a given photo (provided the previous recopying of the original photo hadn't obscured certain details) and then in turn could identify the color of the car. A very interesting subject I do wish I knew more about. In some B&W processes red appears nearly black, and will appear darker than the green, while other era processes show red as a dark gray and the green would appear darker than would the red.
So many interesting things in the world to learn about.
So many wonderful photos! Thank you again Tom R.
Number nine is a nice picture. The lady in her center-door sedan. The car is a 1922 or 1923. Been awhile since A center-door photo so clearly showed the side window's inside latch levers that hold the windows in the desired up/down position, used only the last two years of center-door sedan production. I always find that an interesting detail to look for on them
Number eleven appears to be the same lady with the same center-door, and the same rear tire. Interestingly, and demonstrating the point, the latch levers are not readily visible in this photo.
Number eight is a fine 1908 model S Roadster with an after-market windshield and no mother-in-law seat.
The first picture appears to be a mid year 1909, single lever, still with the early "two bolt" front body bracket. I cannot usually tell in a black and white photo if the car is red or green?
A few times over the years, I have talked with better experts that said they often could tell which variant of era photo chemistry and process was used in a given photo (provided the previous recopying of the original photo hadn't obscured certain details) and then in turn could identify the color of the car. A very interesting subject I do wish I knew more about. In some B&W processes red appears nearly black, and will appear darker than the green, while other era processes show red as a dark gray and the green would appear darker than would the red.
So many interesting things in the world to learn about.
So many wonderful photos! Thank you again Tom R.