History We ALL Love a DARE! PIX of TRULY Extinct Makes?

I'll just post this link: http://blog.modernmechanix.com/tag/mccahill/

From the above link there are a number of Road Tests by Mechanix Illustrated - including the Studillac in November 1953:

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/01/06/mi-tests-the-studillac/



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http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/lstude/AsphaltAngelsBrochurePaulKeith.jpg

"Here's a nice little picture of a '54 Studillac from a 1961 car show brochure, the show was put on by the Asphalt Angels in Richmond, VA. I know nothing more about that car." Posted by TANGO.

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=133200&p=3&topicID=38184269

 

"Pictured below(Above in this case) here is another of Ben's cars from later years.
Many may remember it from old magazines,
The Fordilac"

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=11958.0

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There is an English version of this around, but I can't find it at present.




http://autohistory.blog.hu/page/5

 

How about the KIDALLAC?

1950 Garton Pink Kidillac Pedal Car

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Toy manufacturers have been producing pedal cars just about as long as car manufacturers have been building cars. Karl Benz is credited with making the first modern automobile in 1885 and the first patent for a pedal car was issued in the early 1890s. Pedal cars became increasingly popular after the turn of the century and manufacturers began to model them on the current automobile designs. Pedal cars mimicked the design of the Buick, Packard or Pierce Arrow of that model year. This included the Cadillac, which was the inspiration for the Garton Kidillac.

The pedal car pictured here was based on the design of the 1950 Cadillac. The Kidillac was the top-of-the-line of all the pedal cars Garton produced. It had a steel chassis, chain-powered pedaling and a two-tone paint job, as well as chrome detailing like the big car. There was also an electric horn, head and taillights. Authenticity was key among consumers, so the Kidillac had a spare tire kit just like the real Cadillac.

There was a basic model available that came without the chain driven pedal system. There were Police and Fire Chief models as well. They came with accessories like horns, bells and spotlights. The Kidillac pedal cars were manufactured until 1963.

We restored our pedal car using different paint techniques than the original. We had custom airbrushing applied to the bumpers, trim and taillights, resulting in a souped-up version of the Kidillac. Please note that we are no longer in the restoration business.


View the video of this 1950 Garton Pink Kidillac Pedal Car
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No pic but a true story. Back when I was in college, I was driving my '55 DeSoto and fell in with several guys with vintage and rods, one being a Dave Allen (not that name matters) who had built a '39 Buick tilt-nose coupe with a 455.

Anyway, his first hotrod had been as a teen when he put a 331 Caddy into a '49 shoebox Ford. He said it was a fun set-up but he could never quite overcome one problem: the 331 kept twisting driveshafts in two. After the second or third driveshaft, he swapped his "Fordillac."

 

I love the HAMB; often times, a puzzling question gets answered the SAME day! HJManiac, THANKS! That's a load of good info AND surely explains where the name HUNT got picked up, only partly in error, by Forgotten Memories. And the Hayes-Hunt and Durant connections are a fascinating little piece of auto history!

To wit: "Another Hayes organization appeared in November 1922, this time in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The Hayes-Hunt Corp. purchased a 500,000 sq. ft. plant to supply the Elizabeth, New Jersey and Long Island City, New York Durant Motor Co. factories with closed bodies. Hayes-Hunt built over 400 bodies per day for the various Durant marques which included the Durant, Star and Flint automobiles. Hayes-Hunt is also listed as production body builders for Marmon, Reo and Graham."
H. Jay Hayes was president of the firm and even established an office in nearby New York City to oversee his small body-building empire. In a surprising move, the faltering Durant Motors purchased the entire Hayes-Hunt operations outright on May 24, 1928.



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Here's a very rare and interesting commercial vehicle that was featured in the Jan-Feb 2011 Antique Automobile Magazine. According to the article, it may be the only one left of it's type, at least in the form of a commercial 1949 Chevy. It is a

1949 Chevy Book Mobile

 

Here is a 1935 photo of Jefferson County Texas's first bookmobile courtesy of the Jefferson County Library. It looks to be based on a 1935 or 1936 Ford commercial vehicle.

 

June 2nd, 1941 is said to be the first day of use for this Dodge Bookmobile, so I assume it is based on a 1941 Dodge commercial vehicle. I do not know where Davidson County is.

 

In 1918 the Hibbing, Minnesota Public Library initiated the first walk-in type bookmobile service in the nation.The original bookmobile had its own wood and coal stove for warmth on cold winter trips. Hibbing provided this rural service until 1952. Rural bookmobile service is now provided regionally by the Arrowhead Library System.

I'm guessing this one is based on a Ford TT Truck.

 

There are few visions of library service that are more inspiring than that of a bookmobile and its staff providing books to young children. The concept and reality of bookmobile service started in Hagerstown, Maryland in April, 1905 when Mary L. Titcomb, the Librarian of the Washington County Free Library, sent out the first book wagon in the United States from the library. Titcomb had designed the book wagon which had space for 200 books on the outside of the wagon and storage space for more books on the inside. The driver of the wagon which was pulled by two horses was the janitor for the library. This envelope was mailed from the Washington County Free Library just 10 months after the book wagon service was initiated.

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Preceding bookmobiles as the primary method of library outreach to rural areas were small rotating collections of books called traveling libraries. To find out more about these libraries click here.

The Washington County Free Library was also one of the first libraries in the United States to use a motorized vehicle as a bookmobile. This image from the Wisconsin Historical Society's International Harvester Company digital collection shows the Washington County Free Library's first motorized bookmobile. The image is from the May 1913 issue of Harvester World magazine. More information on this vehicle can be found at the Western Maryland Regional Library's website.

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More Bookmobiles here;

http://www.libraryhistorybuff.org/bookmobile.htm

 

This photograph of the first bookmobile of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Ohio was taken in 1927. The library began its bookmobile service to rural schools in 1927 and eventually expanded it to other areas. My guess is it is based on a Chevrolet commercial vehicle, circa 1927.

 

1931 Chevrolet 1 Ton Truck Bookmobile sold at the Fawcett Movie Cars Auction on September 16th 2007 for $6,050. Included a stake body and racks.

 

From autohistory.blog, another Studillac, this time a customized convertible. Now, If I could just read the text......


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The James Bond - 007 connection:
http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/literary_007world_northamerica1.php3


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For dinner the following night he visits Voisin&#8217;s (375 Park Avenue, now home to the Seagram Building) for &#8220;two Vodka Martinis, Oeufs Benedict and strawberries&#8221; and then at nine the following (Sunday) morning meets Leiter in his &#8220;Studillac&#8221;, a Studebaker with a Cadillac engine and make their way to Saratoga. Fleming had come across a car of the same design owned by his friend William Woodward Jr. Known as Billy, he had inherited a fortune from his father, but in 1955, following a party in Long Island where they had quarreled, his ex-showgirl wife shot him dead. Claiming that she thought he was a prowler, his wife was acquitted, although few agreed with the verdict. Fleming dedicated "Diamonds Are Forever" &#8220;To J.F.C.B and E.L.C. and to the memory of W.W. Jr., at Saratoga. 1954 and &#8216;55&#8221;.
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You guys are killing me! But I LOVE the ULTRA-rare vehicles! Where else can people put 'em all in one place?

SURELY, the thread is about searching for pics (or at least drawings) of cars that are EXTINCT. But the ultra-rare (and one-off garage creations) are always keen to look at!

THANKS to EVERYBODY who keeps searching for rare stuff for this thread!

 

Lewis (One of Australias earliest car manufacturers - among other things) - Extinct?



A photo of the Lewis 1 from 1900.

This is the site with the details:

http://users.senet.com.au/~mitchell/lewis/cars/index.htm

Lewis 1


Lewis 2


Lewis Aster


Lewis 8hp.


A list of agencies held by Lewis:
http://users.senet.com.au/~mitchell/lewis/cars/html/agency.htm

Some other photos on here:
http://users.senet.com.au/~mitchell/lewis/photos/index.htm



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http://users.senet.com.au/~mitchell/lewis/album/index.htm


The site is large and covers the bicycle, motor cycle, Lewis cars and agency cars. It's interesting reading and lots of photographs.

The question - Is the Lewis motor cars (automobiles) extinct?​

 

Before the fall. Elegant '29 Gardner roadster, powered by Lycoming. The high-end
Gardners are NOT extinct but quite scarce, since few were sold. I thought this pic is
special because it's actually of a Gardner when NEW, probably months before the stock-
market crash brought down the company. Collectors, this ORIGINAL photo is for sale
on eBay, right now!

 

http://www.american-automobiles.com/Union-1.html

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Have a look at the photo on this link (possible Lambert/Union):

http://octobermorn.homestead.com/LambertParentHouse.html

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lambert_car_1907.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_(automobile)

 

John Lambert(1863-1957)

America's first gasoline-powered automobile was a three-wheel motor buggy - the 1891 Lambert car invented by John Lambert. Later, after seeing the 1895 Times-Herald race, John Lambert went on to produce four-wheel vehicles at his Buckeye Manufacturing plant.

http://www.cars-pictures-index.com/rec/21-Karl-Benz-%2CCarl-Benz1844-1924/ (Lambert is down the page a bit further).


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Funny there was a Lambert auto manufacturer in the mid 20's in the north of France with only 15 car manufactured and the only thing that is left of this cars is a single title kept by the great (or) grand son of the Lambert familly. I don't think there is any relations between the US and the french one though.
There also was Lambert cyclecars built before WWII in the north of France too.

 

Though John Lambert has been discussed on this thread before, I do think it's significant to revisit him. It IS significant that he launched THREE different makes. He was some go-getter and an entrepreneur, as well.

Myself, I give him more credit than Selden who PATENTED the automobile, even before he himself was making any in numbers. Henry Ford fought a LONG, LONG court battle, eventually beating Selden AND changing the way patents were granted, ever after.

 

There was also the Lambert Carriage, Cycle and Motor Works in the UK, but, it doesn't seem to relate to the US operation.

"The Lambert was a British 3 wheeled cyclecar made between 1911 and 1912 by Lambert's Carriage, Cycle and Motor Works of Thetford, Norfolk.
The car was powered by an 8 hp JAP engine mounted at the front and driving the single rear wheel by chain via a three speed gearbox. It was fitted with an open two seater body usually painted in green and grey vertical stripes. It was sold as "The Smartest Car on Three Wheels" and cost £110."

http://autopendium.com/wikipedia_entries/5719

There is a small photograph of one that was operating in Scotland



http://www.amphicars.com/schwimmauto/englisch/carlist.html

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and from Germany comes information of Warren Lambert Engineering Co. Ltd. of Surrey, UK that operated between 1912 and 1922 producing cyclecars. Again, there is probably not a connection with the US.



http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Lambert_Engineering

 

This is a photo (?) that sort of shows a 1909 Lambert



Where does it fit into "the Lambert saga"?

 

Another 1907 Lambert (??)



http://www.flickr.com/photos/billburris/538938338/

 

Click on link for photo of a 1902 Lambert Rear Entrance Tonneau -

http://www.allsportauto.com/english/1902-lambert-tonneau.php

and click on this link for a front/side view -

http://www.worldofstock.com/closeups/TRC2837.php

 

<TABLE class=contentpaneopen><TBODY><TR><TD class=contentheading width="100%">Anderson Auto History </TD><TD class=buttonheading width="100%" align=right> </TD><TD class=buttonheading width="100%" align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Anderson, Indiana and the Madison, Lambert, Buckeye and Union connection.<TABLE class=contentpaneopen><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>The discovery of natural gas in East Central Indiana in the 1880's led to an rapid industrial expansion of Anderson and its surrounding communities. Most of the factories that located here did not stay long, but they left Anderson with a qualified, skilled labor force. It was with this work force and its dreamers" that Anderson would become a pioneer city in the manufacture of automobiles.
Between 1898 and 1920, 22 different automobiles were manufactured in Anderson. Most of the factories were short-lived, but the group included at least one popular car and an authentic auto industry pioneer.
John Lambert and his invention


For many years, history books have credited the Duryea Brothers with producing America's first automobile in 1892. However, it has since been proven that in 1891, John Lambert--a very successful and prosperous businessman in Ohio City, Ohio--successfully tested and drove a three-wheeled, surrey-topped, gasoline-powered runabout of his own design. Despite the mechanical success, the car was a marketing failure. Priced at $550, not a single party was vaguely interested. Lambert decided a market for his creation would not develop.
Undaunted, he turned his attention to the manufacture of stationary gasoline engines. He selected Anderson as the site for his Buckeye Manufacturing Company. During this time, he devised the friction transmission that would be the feature of all his cars. He made an unsuccessful attempt to buy out a model called the Buckeye, in Anderson, in 1895.
Lambert's first marketing success was a model called the Union, released in 1902. In 1906, he produced the first of a very successful line called the Lambert. In addition to cars, Lambert produced auto fire engines, trucks, gasoline engines and Steel-hoof farm tractors.

<TABLE border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD>Lambert 1906 Model H, four cylinders, 40 hp, 106 in wheel base, friction speed change, with bevel gear drive to divided read axle. Tonneau body seats five passengers. Price includes mats, horn, tools and five lamps. $2000.00
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The Buckeye Manufacturing Company produced the Lambert automobile through 1917, with maximum production from 1907-1910 when the firm built an average of 2,000 cars a year.
Nyberg
Manufacturers of the popular Nyberg automobile came in the middle of Anderson's auto boom.
Henry Nyberg of Chicago saw an opportunity in the Anderson area and decided to buy the Rider Lewis plant. As with all the industry, the manufacture of a Nyberg was very labor intensive. The cars were literally made by hand, and the Nyberg employees took great pride in their output. The company turned out the first finished car on March 30, 1911.

<TABLE border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD>Nyberg 1913 Seven passenger model, six cylinders, 60 hp, 138 in wheel base, Lurkish cushions, electric starting and lighting. Rutember motor, Warner transmission, Schebler carburetors and Remy magnetos standard. Price $2100.00
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Operations ceases in 1914. Later the company was sold to A. C. Barley of Streator, Illinois.
DeTamble
The arrival in 1908 of the DeTamble automobile company was the result of a community effort. To encourage outside industry to relocate to Anderson, a booster movement was initiated. Funds for the effort were secured from the sale of 1,200 vacant lots for $300 each. With this money, the city was able to offer cash bonus incentives to factory owners. A committee was formed to implement the search.

<TABLE border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD>De Tample 1911 Model B, four cylinders, 36hp, 115in wheel base, three speed and reverse selective type transmission, multiple disc clutch, semi-floating ball-bearing rear axle. Gas lamps and generator, three oil lamps, jack and pump. Price $1000.00
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The committee was excited about the prospect of a new company from Indianapolis. Edward DeTamble said his factory, which had previously manufactured gasoline motors for automobile arburetors and speed-changing transmission machinery, would hire 600 employees upon his move to Anderson.
The booster committee voted to draw up a contract and secure deeds for the DeTamble factory site in the southeast section of Anderson at 1200 E. 32nd St. The company was to receive a bonus of $50,000 to construct an immense facility.
The DeTamble Company operated in Anderson from 1908 through 1912.
Anderson Carriage
The Anderson Carriage Company was a buggy manufacturer renowned throughout the west and central states. In 1908, the firm announced that it would be developing a new line of motorized vehicles fashioned after a buggy from top to bed but with heavy wheels made of soft cushion tires. Three of their new buggies were soon on the market; two for rural use and one for city. These sold for $500, $550 and $650.

<TABLE border=0><TBODY><TR><TD></TD><TD>Anderson Carriage 1909 Model B two cylinders 12hp air cooled, four cycle motor. solid rubber tires, genuine leather trim, two brass dash lamps, one brass tail lamp, one brass horn. completely equipped $525.00
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>In 1909, the company moved into two new quarters; one to develop automobile vehicles and the other a showroom, located at Twenty-fifth and Walton Streets.
Anderson Carriage Company decided to sell the operation to E. L. Anderson of Union City, Indiana for $17,000 cash.
Anderson's Automobile Age--the complete list

Between 1898 and 1920, the following companies all built automobiles in Anderson:
Miller--1898
Erie--1900-1902
Mosher--1901
Lambert--1905-1917
Union--1905
Buckeye--1905
Dodge Dart--1907
Rider Lewis--1908-1912
DeTamble--1908-1912
Clark--1908
Anderson Carriage--1908-1909
Montpelier--1910
Nyberg--1911-1914
Duplex--1911
Meteor--1912
Caesar--1914
Pneumobile--1914
Real--1914
Madison--1915-1918
Dolly Madison--1915-1916
Laurel--1917-1920
Lambert Gas Buggy--1906
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1916 Madison Model 6-40 Light Six, Five Passenger Tourer. offered for sale. - 6cyl 22hp 120" WB Rutenber engine.Only 237 were produced in 1916. Total production less than 350 cars produced. Excellent restored condition. Striking Two Tone Blue body, deep buttoned black leather upholstery. Detailed DVD available. **The Madison Motor Company** -Anderson, Indiana USA (1915 - 1919)

 

That's a lot of makes made in Anderson, IN. So how many are extinct?
I only know of the ones in color below. Union and Buckeye are extinct,
and Lambert and Nyberg have extant specimens. That leaves a bunch
unaccounted for.


Miller--1898
Erie--1900-1902
Mosher--1901
Lambert--1905-1917
Union--1905
Buckeye--1905
Dodge Dart--1907
Rider Lewis--1908-1912
DeTamble--1908-1912
Clark--1908
Anderson Carriage--1908-1909
Montpelier--1910
Nyberg--1911-1914 (Only 3 known; Corky Coker
& his dad have two of them.)
Duplex--1911
Meteor--1912
Caesar--1914
Pneumobile--1914
Real--1914
Madison--1915-1918
Dolly Madison--1915-1916
Laurel--1917-1920
Lambert Gas Buggy--1906

 

I finally found an automobile worthy of this post.

Carhartt Automobile Company.

The advertisement says, "The climax of symmetrical beauty, motor construction and everlasting performance."

Heck I would buy one.

Can anyone tell us more about this Brass Era car?

Vintageride