Oldest car or truck on the H.A.M.B. ??

Who has the oldest car or truck and we all know it isn't a 23 T. Just thought it would be interesting to know.

 

Not sure but I know there is a 1919 Dodge owner here somewhere.

 

l got a 1916 dodge roadster its an old kustom from way back,that lm going to redo one day.

These arn't very good pics but its all l got to work with.
l think lve seen this on a 57 Rod & Custom cover, but l only seen the cover in a another magazine.
One thing for sure there isnt to many cars with a frontends like this maybe there some history here.

 

How about a 1914 Model T Runabout?

 

I think zman has a Buick that's older than dirt, but a 14 runabout has got that beat all to hell.

 

I've got a 1903 white steamer.

 

I don't own it, but I once worked on a 1902 Olds, decided to go new school and run a model T carb

 

Damn, that's almost like converting to fuel injection, Boyd.

 

My oldest car is a 1912 Model T Ford. While not the oldest, it might be the oldest one that runs? I got stopped last summer for running 45 in a 20 zone, and it had plenty left! For those that care, it is a July 1912 car. I recently sold my 1911 Ford Open Runabout, another good runner.

 

I've got a 26T tub on 1921 T Truck rails. Registered as 1921. Running a 347 Pontiac.

 

I've got a 03 Cadillac-my research to date is it is one of the earliest of the 03s. Depends on how early the 03 White steamer is unless someone comes up with a 02 or better. Early Cads were one lungers- not much of a hotrod=can pretty much run faster. The original body is pretty sad and is hung up to save anyway for posterity or whatever. Used it for patterns to replicate the body. This was my project a couple of winters ago but got side tracked. The new body and unrestored chassis are on dollies until more pressing projects get done(I hope).-Jim

 

OK, more gauntlet throwing, eh? How 'bout this:

1903 Chicago 400, this is the engine. Serial # is low 1 digits. This is listed as no known survivors, but there is one survivor!

 

That is an interesting piece. I have heard of em but never seen one-what's the story on that.-Jim

 

same blackjack from chopper underground?

 

I've got 1912 model T touring car

 

I am the guy with the Dodge....Its an '18 not a '19 but it shoud be on the road this summer. So will that make mine the oldest runner on the HAMB? Not that it is right now.

True

 

The buck a pound roadster from the cover of the Oct '55 issue???

 

I will assume you are referring to the Chicago 400. These were also known as the Hoffman, by Hoffman Motor Works of Chicago. They were made for 3 years in unknown quantities, but surely very low in production. I have seen only one picture ever, that was in a 1905 magazine that showed different companies offerings. The engine is large for a motorcyle of the time, and they claimed to offer a V-Twin as well. The bike had a loop frame similar to early HDs, no fenders, no suspension, etc. I'm not sure what they used for carburetion, but I'll find something era-correct for it. The company made engines for a variety of purposes, including marine and farm use. A guy once claimed he knew of a complete rolling chassis minus only the engine, but I think he was full of it. He was a member in high standing of the AMCA, but never answered about 12-15 letters and phone calls. The hard/easy thing on this kind of weird stuff is that there is no known database for what they used, colors, etc. That means I can paint it any color I want,eh? I can't be wrong on much of anything I do to it that is period correct.

I have owned only one possibly older piece with a motor in my life, but never figured out what it was, just some two stroke bike with a Lunkenheimer mixer. It'd run if you helped it keep going, but the iron crankshaft ran right on the iron crankcase, and had enough slop that it had virtually no crankcase compression to run on. It was really small and light, and of low quality.

 

Looks more like a 58/59 Vette to me! And a nice one to boot! See where my interest is? That`s a old,old,old Caddy. My dad would have loved that thing!

 

heres mine!!!! o, what's that you say? oooo. i thought you said..MOLDEST

 

Excuse the drool in this post... Very cool engine. I'd love to get my hands on something like that.

 

That motor is rad. I've seen some ad's for those I think....

I'm a pre 1920 motorcycle FREAK. Proud card carrying AMCA member.... #66

Was that two stroke bike a Steffey by chance? I had an '02 Steffey but it had a set of aluminum cases, but it was two stroke, and had a lunenheimer mixer, bemus timer. Do you have any pictures by chance?

Hey Gas4blood, I dont suppose you'd want to get rid of that, would you? I've got some stupid rare stuff to trade.

 

'02 was just a few years ago Jonny!

 

Do you have pictures of your old bike? I'd love to see some. I love the look of the old bikes, and attempted to capture the look of the pre-'20's bikes with my homebuilt one.

 

My 1912 Model T Ford was restored in 1950 and was on the Glidden Tour that year. It was the first "Old Car" I got a ride in in about 1964, and it made a big impression on me. I was able to buy it in 1983. When my daughter was 6 years old she was sitting in it and said "Dad I can reach the pedals!". "Then you're old enough to drive it" was my reply and she drove it up the street in low to Grandma's. Impressed the hell out of two brothers up the road that had been giving her a hard time about training wheels on her bicycle.

 

I'm a pre 1920 motorcycle FREAK. Proud card carrying AMCA member.... #66

I see you are one of the newbies on the AMCA. I'm #40. Did you ever go to Davenport in the early 70's? It was soooo small, you could talk to everyone, and know everyone. And no Jap Crap used bike junk. I hate the sliding 35 year old rule. I'm not anti jap, euro, etc., I have some of those, but 35 years old is NOT an antiqe, it's a used bike! Rant over.

Hey Gas4blood, I dont suppose you'd want to get rid of that, would you? I've got some stupid rare stuff to trade.[/quote]

PM me. I have a bit more than just the engine, and talk is free.

 

Here's a pic of an original paint 1912 Flanders I sold a while back. It's on the left coast now.

 

When my daughter was 6 years old she was sitting in it and said "Dad I can reach the pedals!". "Then you're old enough to drive it" was my reply and she drove it up the street in low to Grandma's.

37, you have a nice '12! These are one of my favorite brass era cars/body styles. Mine has been on 3 Glidden tours prior to my getting it. Like you, I let my teens drive it. They get a kick out of it for sure. I see you are running the foredoors, I have mine, but like the looks without them. I like the touring style because you can get more people in it. That's why I offloaded my '11 Open Runabout, a rarer and more desirable car to the world, but not me. Here's a pic of the gone but not forgotten '11. I turned it into a '32.

 

Nope - Blackjack from Wrexham, North Wales UK.