wlaidlaw Posted April 10, 2014 Share #6241 Posted April 10, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) American Electric/Elgin ? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 10, 2014 Posted April 10, 2014 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
stuny Posted April 10, 2014 Share #6242 Posted April 10, 2014 Michael - I'm very impressed - I had never heard of this car, in spite of it being domestic. This one is on display in the new American History Museum iin Washington DC - Part fo the Smithsonian. Your turn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted April 11, 2014 Share #6243 Posted April 11, 2014 Thanks Stuart - I had never heard of this car before either, but net searches these days are very effective. In fact I am baffled by most of what appears in this thread - it is all pretty obscure to my inexperienced eye (I would always recognize a 300SL but little else). I am just gob smacked to have got anything. I am going to defer to someone else - you don't want a non-Leica picture of my wife's Matrix. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 12, 2014 Share #6244 Posted April 12, 2014 Let's keep it alive with this one: 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=2567045'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 12, 2014 Share #6245 Posted April 12, 2014 Stuart, I already posted that one some time ago, so I will leave it to others to name. Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 14, 2014 Share #6246 Posted April 14, 2014 Time for a hint. It was made in the US. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berth Posted April 14, 2014 Share #6247 Posted April 14, 2014 Advertisement (gone after registration) Stanley Steamer? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 14, 2014 Share #6248 Posted April 14, 2014 No, this one uses an internal combustion engine, and its manufacturer, though no longer in business, was the US's largest auto manufacturer in 1899. this car is from a bit later and is important in its achievement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted April 15, 2014 Share #6249 Posted April 15, 2014 Is this perhaps a Winton? The car that was the first car to cross the United States? Horatio Nelson Jackson etc.? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 15, 2014 Share #6250 Posted April 15, 2014 Michael - Absolutely correct. He had a $50 bet with a friend that he could drive across the US from California to his home in Vermont within 90 days. He bought the slightly used 1903 Winton Tourer, removed the back seat and piled in camping supplies and spare parts. He also hired a mechanic to ride along with him, and sent his wive back home via train. His first breakdown was only about 20 KM into the trip when he blew a tire. The trip took him 64 days, with delays for breakdowns and waiting for parts to be shipped. Your turn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted April 16, 2014 Share #6251 Posted April 16, 2014 Thanks Stuart. There was a documentary done about this famous drive, and the dog with the goggles was a remarkable feature. I had to strain a brain cell to find the reference. I am additionally amazed to have found 2 challenges in about a week. I know little about car histories, so this is amazing to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted April 16, 2014 Share #6252 Posted April 16, 2014 The car attached to this light is far from obscure. In fact, I have no pictures of anything very challenging or very obscure. By the way, this is the full Kodachrome, so I cannot expand this detail. 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=2569245'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 16, 2014 Share #6253 Posted April 16, 2014 This is a lot like the '57 Chevrolet tail ight, with the fuel filler hidden behind the hinged chrome tailfin trailing edge above it, but the lens is more complex than on the Chevy. To get started I'd say this was built in North America between 1955 and 1960. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted April 16, 2014 Share #6254 Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) I remember those tail fin fillers (I was a mere stripling) - I think Cadillac had the same. However - this is not a North American car. But the early to mid 60s era is right (I am so pleased no one got it in micro-seconds). Edited April 16, 2014 by Michael Hiles Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 16, 2014 Share #6255 Posted April 16, 2014 (edited) Circa '55 - '60 GM hid their fuel fillers behind hinged panels and behind hinged tail lamp assemblies. Next they began hiding them behind the bottom hinged, spring loaded rear numbers plate holders, pretty much across their product line. Edited April 16, 2014 by stuny Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 16, 2014 Share #6256 Posted April 16, 2014 1961 Mercedes 190? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 16, 2014 Share #6257 Posted April 16, 2014 I'll bet Wilson has at least the vintage and marque correct. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted April 16, 2014 Share #6258 Posted April 16, 2014 1961 Mercedes 190? Wilson I'll bet Wilson has at least the vintage and marque correct. A Mercedes Benz 190 it is. Could be 1961 or 62 or 63 - I don't definitely remember. This was my father's car and I loved it. I wonder how Wilson focused on the 190 (chassis W110 with the very modest fins). The whole line at the time (as I remember) had identical tail lights. So I think the lateral pass goes to Wilson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted April 17, 2014 Share #6259 Posted April 17, 2014 My father at the time had a 220SE and in late 61 got a 220SEC. I recognised the tail lights but thought the fin was not quite right for a 220, so opted for a 190. Here is the next one - a very rare car. You will either know this one straight away or it will really have you scratching your heads. Wilson 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=2569856'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted April 17, 2014 Share #6260 Posted April 17, 2014 1950s, European, maybe Italian. I can almost picture a higher than wide grill, and know I've seen it, but nothing else is coming to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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