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Thanks fintail - I also thought that and googled model T pictures. One of the things I noticed was the front support for the windshield for model Ts seemed to be all straight. This one has a slight curve in it. Do you know if any model Ts had this curve?
That is probably something done by the owner - I noticed the curved supports too. Perhaps these are aftermarket items - Model Ts had a huge amount of available accessories, or maybe were just bent, as cars had a harsh life then.
The fenders and radiator shell appear to be definite Model T to me, and the horizontal line on the rear door is only through the 1910 model - rear door from 1911 onward was smooth. If you notice, the car also lacks an actual front door beside the spare tire - the car appears to have an accessory leather/treated cloth cover (which dates it pre-1912).
I agree with Fintail - in that era, you bought the car, and often went elsewhere for things like the windshield. Our family's 1911 Regal had many 'aftermarket' parts. That's how things were done back then.
It's a Buick LeSabre, either a '69 or '70. I'm leaning toward '69, but could be wrong.
Good, sturdy cars for the most part. I'd imagine most examples had a Buick 350 V-8, but in '69 they offered a 400 or 430 as well, and for '69 a 455. All good engines, and the automatic transmission they used was a good, solid unit. Body and trim parts might be a bit hard to get ahold of though, so if you seek out one, get the nicest example that you can.
I recently received this photo of my great-grandfather and his family taken about 1926. I've never seen a car like this. It looks like it would have weighed a ton! Can someone identify the make, year and model?
More like the Studebaker, definitely not a Packard (note the radiator and hood on the Packard), but the radiator shell on the Studebakers I've found is more rounded on top. But '26-'28 is a good guess for age.
I had a look at some Studebaker pics and I'd have to agree. The radiator cowl and grille is more similar to a Stude than a Packard which had a very distinctive grille (my bad!). The winged radiator cap is also seen on many contemporary Studebakers.
1926 Studebaker:
I found only a few photos of them with disc wheels but there could be a million reasons for that. In my defense steel disc wheels like that were very common on 20s Packards.
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That's just about impossible to tell. To ID a part we look for things that are specific to a particular car. With aftermarket stuff, they sold the same basic style for lots of cars, the only difference is in the dimensions.
Is there any part number/label/etc anywhere on it?
Thanks for the tip on the other forum. If the child is the person I think he is, the photo would have been taken around 1926, so your "roughly 1920s" makes sense.
Any way you could post an enlargement of the rear wheel hub? It has a distinctive shape, and might have some sort of logo if we could see it with better resolution.
Photos of rear wheel hub and hood ornament scanned at maximum resolution. It's a small photo, so not much better ">than the original scan. There does not seem to be a logo on the wheel hub. The hood ornament seems to be a circle with a post in the center.
The hood ornament is the radiator cap with a built-in thermometer, a common accessory for cars of that era, unfortunately doesn't tell us anything about the maker.
The wheel hub is, like you said, indistinct. The unusual shape may just be a hex-head distorted by frequent wrench applications:
Did you upload the picture to a service such as photobucket.com where it's stored and you can use a link to that picture to put into your post here on Edmunds?
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The fenders and radiator shell appear to be definite Model T to me, and the horizontal line on the rear door is only through the 1910 model - rear door from 1911 onward was smooth. If you notice, the car also lacks an actual front door beside the spare tire - the car appears to have an accessory leather/treated cloth cover (which dates it pre-1912).
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I didn't realize the hubcaps were also a clue, I just went off the headlights. Now I know.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/casiocasiocasio/8403496968/in/photostream
http://www.flickr.com/photos/casiocasiocasio/8402406859/in/photostream
I really liked how it looked and want my own.
Good, sturdy cars for the most part. I'd imagine most examples had a Buick 350 V-8, but in '69 they offered a 400 or 430 as well, and for '69 a 455. All good engines, and the automatic transmission they used was a good, solid unit. Body and trim parts might be a bit hard to get ahold of though, so if you seek out one, get the nicest example that you can.
https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/cthomas/Public/Family/HelenJohnJrJackForrest1926.jpg-
Thanks!
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1926 Studebaker:
I found only a few photos of them with disc wheels but there could be a million reasons for that. In my defense steel disc wheels like that were very common on 20s Packards.
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
The Antique Automobile Club of America Identification Forum has more experts and activity, they know more than me,
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Here's the link you posted:
http://s1352.beta.photobucket.com/user/rog42/library/
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I think it's some kind of aftermarket piece.
Is there any part number/label/etc anywhere on it?
For aftermarket I was thinking some pickup truck.
Bigger version here.
Definitely a big solid middle class car, roughly 1920, appears to have been virtually new in the pic.
I'd try posting it here, at the AACA forum - some of the posters there are real experts.
http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/jgerlach1/media/HoodOrnamentCloseup_zpsaf7755c- 7.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
The wheel hub is, like you said, indistinct. The unusual shape may just be a hex-head distorted by frequent wrench applications:
What says ye? I think 37-38 Ford coupe. The pic was taken in 1940, the house built in 1939.
Here's a pic from roughly the same position, about 65 years later.
Did you upload the picture to a service such as photobucket.com where it's stored and you can use a link to that picture to put into your post here on Edmunds?
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