History Photos taken before WW2 - history in black and white

Jim & T-Six, as much as I love the big, crisp concours color pix on ConceptCarz & other sites, I'll take a period REAL-LIFE photo any day showing the people who actually lived with and loved these vehicles!!! GREAT stuff!




And Jim-Bo knows I'm a sap for the Zephyrs!

 

T6......What year is this Packard 30? That swi66 posted.....It's a nice looking car.

 

Kryon, I am I full agreement on everything said bout this outstanding pic. It speaks reams! Thanks for posting it. I have some questions for everybody here:

Approx. YEAR?
Where was ____ Pass?
Just a pay pleasure tour, right?
Where did Kryon get the pic ? (I want to learn more background!)

If this photo could be cleaned up by a computer wiz, I would cast my vote for it as the BEST so far on this great thread -- PERIOD.

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Oops, I meant Rubicon Trail!

 

T6 with some of his auto camper friends.....

 

I agree, there's a genuineness to the period photos that is special. One of my weaknesses is for photos offering a little extra that allows identifying the owner or car uniquely. Here's a photo of a 1912 Stoddard Dayton, which is interesting on its own. The plate is the extra, and leads us to the owner's name: William T Bailey of Virginia, MN. I doubt his grandkids are following this thread, but if they are, we know this will make them sit up and smile.

 

Delage - this might be easier

 

T6...What year is this 10 HP? Stanley????

 

1895, Frank Duryea (left) and Arthur Rice
at the first (?) auto race in the U.S. Pid ID'd
by Royal Feltner.

 

No monkeying around, a SMART man never
teaches his wife how to shoot guns!

 

The Hairpin turn on the Mohawk Trail in Mass. The highway goes from Boston to N.Adams and was an early motoring attraction.

 

A quick Google of &#8220;Studebaker Rubicon&#8221; didn&#8217;t teach me much more, except that these touring cars may be in a part of the trail called the &#8220;Little Sluice&#8221;.

The only reason I know about the Rubicon to begin with is the eponymous model of Jeep Wrangler they produced. All my off-roading friends had the hots for that one. Had I known, I&#8217;d have just dug out this picture of twenties Studebakers!

-Dave

 

I am pretty sure it's a 1908, with the Prest-o-lite tank on the left side.

 

This is a puzzler - an early side-tiller steer number, with a mother-in-law seat. Anyone want to take a stab at what this is?

 

THANKS, BigCheese! Wow, it's exciting (in a Zane-Grey sort of way) just to SAY, Rubicon Trail and Sierra Nevada, eh? An adventurous ring to the words!

 

Look at this dapper young gent and his 1932 Chevrolet Convertible Victoria.....

 

I am thinking this maybe about a 1933-34 Olds.......Anyone know for sure......

 

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I'd say it's a Baker electric. Notice the lack of mechanical drivetrain under the seat. Also looks like electric sidelights. Cool, unusual car.

 

I saw this earlier in the day and i've been thinking about it ever since. However, i can't for the life of me remember anything about this particular car.
I give up, who was the lucky little bub?

 

Phil Hill. The car is a 3rd series twin six that belonged to his mother's sister, and Phil owned the car for years, until his death in 2008. His racing career wouldn't have met your thread parameters, so I knew I was stretching your grey matter with this one.

 

Joan Cuneo in a 1907 Knox, in Wilmington, VT, 1910. The building is known as the Crafts Inn, and still stands. If we all chip in for T-Head's lunch today, maybe he will tell us a bit about Joan.

 

Here are a few 1-cylinder Cadillacs. I've been working on a couple lately, so it seemed fitting. These are a 1903, 1904, 1905, and 1907.

 

If you prefer 4-cylinder Cadillacs, here's a 1909 or '10 and a 1911.

 

I had a feeling it was someone with a collection of Packard's.
Thanks. After all the thinking my head is slowly deflating now.

 

TH's first and second course.

 

Anybody know about Douglas cycles? Don't wanna steal Kurtis' thunder, but here's a KEEN pic from about 1915, Queensland. A boy, wearing a long coat and a hat with the brim turned up, is sitting on a early model Douglas motorcycle, possibly a 1913 Speeder. (Image is from State Library of Queensland and is free of copyright restrictions.)

 

Anyone have a pic of a Rickenbacker ? Had one come into shop for resto just as I left to go in the Army many years ago. Guy had bought it in South America.

 

Can somebody tell me what this is? I think it might be a Yale:



-Dave

 

The description is probably correct. That bike looks to have many options.

There were lots of Dougie's that came to Australia and many are starting to reappear. Great bikes.

Go here for some photos of racing Dougies
www.newcastlespeedwayhistory.co.uk/more_old_bikes.htm

go here to learn about Fay Taylour. The greatest female dirt track racer.
While you're there you can browse the board and learn until your heart is content.
www.douglasmotorcycles.net/index.php?topic=1514.0