rickp13 Posted August 14, 2010 Share #301 Posted August 14, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) sorry, neal. you're close on size, 4 cyl. motor, and rough year, but i'm pretty sure nash was a bigger company. didn't they also make a 'rambler' model, larger than the metropolitan? good try in the right direction, though. rick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 14, 2010 Posted August 14, 2010 Hi rickp13, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
likalar Posted August 14, 2010 Share #302 Posted August 14, 2010 Crosley? I remember a biography on FL Wright that mentioned that. He was somewhat of a car nut. Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickp13 Posted August 14, 2010 Share #303 Posted August 14, 2010 larry, you are auto-unstumpable! crosley it is, looking flashier than usual due to a skorpion body from, i believe, st. louis. here's the link: Past Crosley of the Month Winners - Page 5 and the full photo is below. i was around 10 when my father had the car in california. it was fiberglas, bright red, very low (manicures while you drive), and enormous fun with around 40 hp and low weight. very popular in the neighborhood with the other kids who were always begging for rides. over to you. greetings from hamburg rick Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=1406160'>More sharing options...
likalar Posted August 14, 2010 Share #304 Posted August 14, 2010 Thanks, Rick. Your Wright hint was a big help. Here's one, running, but unrestored, parked a few blocks away. Larry Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=1406245'>More sharing options...
rickp13 Posted August 14, 2010 Share #305 Posted August 14, 2010 larry, you should see the list of other VIPs who own(ed) a crosley - politicians, musicians, tv people. pls visit the sight for a look if you're curious. as to your new one, i immediately thought "darren" although that doesn't seem to be the full name. is there a packard "darren", or shall i keep pondering? a.t.b. rick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likalar Posted August 14, 2010 Share #306 Posted August 14, 2010 pls visit the sight for a look if you're curious. as to your new one, i immediately thought "darren" although that doesn't seem to be the full name. is there a packard "darren", or shall i keep pondering? rick Thanks for that link, Rick. Nice little cars! I think there was a Packard Darrin, but this car (blue) is not a Packard, so more pondering is needed. ;-) Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkochheiser Posted August 15, 2010 Share #307 Posted August 15, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Well there was a Kaiser Darrin that I posted a while back but this looks more like a Kaiser Manhattan. Kent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
likalar Posted August 15, 2010 Share #308 Posted August 15, 2010 (edited) Right you are Kent! Henry J. Kaiser (Shipbuilder, and of Kaiser Steel, Kaiser Aluminum, Kaiser health care fame), along with a partner, built these cars for just a few years. This one is a 1953, and they gave up production shortly after. Here's the full car, heading downhill. note: Some digging reveals that Kaiser's shipyards, under contract to the US Navy, broke the old speed records by building a Liberty ship (SS Robert E. Peary, a transport vessel) in 4 1/2 days from laying the keel to launch. That's fast! Your turn. Larry Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited August 15, 2010 by likalar Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=1406995'>More sharing options...
kkochheiser Posted August 15, 2010 Share #309 Posted August 15, 2010 Lots of interesting Kaiser history from Kaiser-Fraser, the Henry J through to the Kaiser-Willys-Jeep years. Here is one with some interesting history and trivia: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=1407128'>More sharing options...
kkochheiser Posted August 18, 2010 Share #310 Posted August 18, 2010 Nobody even wants to guess?! Okay, some hints: Made in America, but not Detroit. Unique construction for the time and way ahead of it's time. Became very rare during the war years. A close examination of the open engine bay might yield a clue. Kent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steed Posted August 19, 2010 Share #311 Posted August 19, 2010 Willys?? John W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkochheiser Posted August 19, 2010 Share #312 Posted August 19, 2010 Nope, made in Syracuse, New York. Kent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasMichiel Posted August 19, 2010 Share #313 Posted August 19, 2010 (edited) Franklin 11A 1925? Edited August 19, 2010 by PasMichiel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkochheiser Posted August 19, 2010 Share #314 Posted August 19, 2010 Yes! Early pioneer in the use of aluminum in automobiles. Apparently many were melted down during WWII for their aluminum. Body, pistons and rods, transmission and differential castings. Over to you. Kent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasMichiel Posted August 19, 2010 Share #315 Posted August 19, 2010 Lots of interesting Kaiser history from Kaiser-Fraser, the Henry J through to the Kaiser-Willys-Jeep years. They even build some in the Netherlands Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasMichiel Posted August 19, 2010 Share #316 Posted August 19, 2010 Yes! Early pioneer in the use of aluminum in automobiles. Apparently many were melted down during WWII for their aluminum. Body, pistons and rods, transmission and differential castings. Over to you. Kent Me ? ... hum... Maybe this: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=1410749'>More sharing options...
PasMichiel Posted August 20, 2010 Share #317 Posted August 20, 2010 Anyone? It looks german but is british. So it's not a BMW 327 or 328, but has the same engine (and it's not the EMW) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkochheiser Posted August 20, 2010 Share #318 Posted August 20, 2010 I recognized the Bristol (BMW) six so maybe a Bristol? Kent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuxBob Posted August 20, 2010 Share #319 Posted August 20, 2010 I recognized the Bristol (BMW) six so maybe a Bristol? Kent Seconded. I think Bristol gained the rights to 'transport' the machinery after the war. At first I thought it was an old Ford or Austin but the V motor and three carburettors was a degree of exoticsm to which they did not rise in Britain. The last I hear though was that Tony Crook, who owned the car company, had retired but the company was still producing fine, if somewhat dated, cars - a kind of old Cohiba with an armchair and engine aorund it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PasMichiel Posted August 20, 2010 Share #320 Posted August 20, 2010 I recognized the Bristol (BMW) six so maybe a Bristol? Kent It is. you know the type? well I do Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=1411755'>More sharing options...
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