My best friend just moved into his Great Grand Uncle's house who was an absolute car guy from way back. He is trying to identify this car and neither of us have any idea.
Help me Obi One GRM, you're my only hope
My best friend just moved into his Great Grand Uncle's house who was an absolute car guy from way back. He is trying to identify this car and neither of us have any idea.
Help me Obi One GRM, you're my only hope
I don't know, but I'm guessing it is an early or mid-teens model. It doesn't quite look right for a Chevrolet Baby Grand. Perhaps a Buick...whatever the four door touring model from that era was called? Or maybe a Haynes?
Somewhere in Canada, ShawnG's spidey sense is tingling.
I did a quick image search '14-16. not a dodge, ford, Chevy, or Studebaker, as far as I can tell. Rear suicide doors with exposed hinges and no handle, and sharp angle where front fender meets running boards are the stand out differences. The top frame is a bit unique.
The closest thing to me looks like a 1913 Buick Touring, but the doors aren't the same and your car has no front bumper.
Also, I love the rounded running board bags. Have not seen a similar style in my image searches. I'm guessing they were bespoke, along with the front bumper. I wonder if there was a 1915 JC Whitney catalog?
It's strange that there are so many cars from that era that nobody even remembers existed or who made them. Even by the mid 1930s it's rare to find one that nobody can identify, but much older and it can be near impossible.
Not Winton or Overland, REO, or Oldsmobile. The key is the curve at the top of the leading edge of the front door, the mostly square rear door that is not cut into by the rear fender, and the forward leaning top supports over the windshield.
Sure looks like a Buick to me but I'm not an expert on brass-era stuff.
In reply to buzzboy :
Would you mind if I share these photos? I belong to a group that probably knows the answer.
In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :
Please do!
The first photo has what looks like the letters "T.E.C." between the doors. I can't find a reference for that in any of my books. And the space between the doors makes me think of a Lancia Lambda, but other things don't match up. I'm stumped.
Those are his initials. I've seen his Model T that also had TEC on the door so I wouldn't be surprised if all his cars had it.
Where did he live? Sometimes cars of that era were hyper-local.
Using Google Lens it says a Buick c55.
I know nothing about that era of cars so I don't know if that's accurate
Yeah, I'm throwing my hat in with folks who've said "Buick."
Hood and radiator shape are very similar to the 1913 I was playing with a few years ago.
This is a McLaughlin Buick, assembled in Canada so there are slight differences in the body but firewall forward should be the same.
The car in the first picture has an accessory bumper on the front.
Bumpers were accessory items on most cars back then. I've seen the same bumper on multiple brands of cars of that vintage.
The wheel looks like this, but the center cap is wrong. Somewhat unique twelve spoke with six center and outer bolts. OP picture shows a single line on the center cap.
Pierce Arrow wheel? 1913 Pierce Arrow is my guess.
Post your picture here and they'll identify it quickly...
Too bad there is not a better look at the radiator temp gauge in the old pictures.
In reply to akylekoz :
Boyce Motometers were accessories and went on everything.
That 1912 Pierce Arrow sure looks right to me.
This is Spartanburg South Carolina.
The frame covers between the body and the running board are a different shape on the Pierce.
Pierce-Arrows were VERY expensive cars at that time. Top-tier stuff in the USA.
In reply to ShawnG :
And the hood may be a bit too long on the Arrow.
But in the OP pictures there are straps on the frame covers. Is that what I see? Some kine of storage.
In reply to akylekoz :
Appears to be that way
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