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Re: Trouble on the road.
Fantastic photos ! You’re amazing Tom ! Thanks…
Anyone know the operation of that doo dad on the splash apron of that ‘New and Improved’ roadster in the 6th photo ??
Anyone know the operation of that doo dad on the splash apron of that ‘New and Improved’ roadster in the 6th photo ??
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Great pics, Tom.
Photo #1 looks like it is staged.
Photo #7 looks like the same car as photo #1
Electric aftermarket headlights and Brown side lamps.
: ^ )
Keith
Photo #1 looks like it is staged.
Photo #7 looks like the same car as photo #1
Electric aftermarket headlights and Brown side lamps.
: ^ )
Keith
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6th from the bottom photo… peculiar looking altered runabout-1914 ? Really likes his accessories. Unusual English looking cowl and windscreen. I see a lot of these external coldrolled running board supports in Tom’s photos but never nowadays. .. Bumper, mechanical starter, dogbone rad cap, baby coffin in lieu of turtledeck, etc.
I guess it could be a ‘15. A lot of 1915 Ts were assembled with horizontal rear fenders.

I guess it could be a ‘15. A lot of 1915 Ts were assembled with horizontal rear fenders.

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Appears to be originally began its life as a '14 - accessory cowl topper & windscreen - check out the self-commencer hanging out in the front thus the bumper !
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I can’t be sure , but the 12th picture down, with the 1919-1923 Coupe, looks like it was taken from the observation tower at the top of Mount Diablo, looking toward Suisun Bay and Pittsburg area. On a clear day you can see all around the San Francisco east bay and into the valley. This is why this location was chosen for the initial survey point in 1851 .
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Some recent file pictures from top of Mount Diablo at overlook tower. Note that this current tower was built between 1938-1942 by the CCC as a WPA project. The Mount Diablo Ca State Park was first established in 1921 , with more acres being added over the years. Standard Oil & US Goverment built a road and a aircraft beacon light tower at the peak in 1929.
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#1 illustrates how I go. Both spare tires should have new tubes in them, with just enough air to keep the tubes in place. Changing clincher tires is an ordeal for some folks, but with practice it becomes routine, and no big deal.
The inevitable often happens.
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring
1915 Runabout
1923 Touring
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Interesting, my first thought is the old Ridge Route over Tejon pass from Los Angeles to Bakersfield.kmatt2 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 07, 2025 2:03 pmI can’t be sure , but the 12th picture down, with the 1919-1923 Coupe, looks like it was taken from the observation tower at the top of Mount Diablo, looking toward Suisun Bay and Pittsburg area. On a clear day you can see all around the San Francisco east bay and into the valley. This is why this location was chosen for the initial survey point in 1851 .
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In the sixth picture down, the 1926-27 Roadster, it looks like that round thing in the right side splash apron may be a after market oil level gauge of some sort, but I can’t tell for sure when I blow up the picture.