Pictures of old or rare vehicles

[Stueeee]

There are always cars parked in the swapmeet area, some for sale, some just 'there'

This early Dodge was at the Carlisle show, running/driving according to the owner. $9500 asking price, apparently open to offers, not sure if it sold.

Ford Model T tourer.

Lovely 1913 Oldsmobile, incredible to think that this company were making the single cylinder 'Curved Dash' buggy just ten years earlier.

Rolls Royce Silver Ghost...

This Henderson Four motorbike had a nice 'in use' look about it, I think the front brake setup is a later addition.

 

[northwest]

Ford Model T tourer.

I once part restored one of these and then drove it through Mamaroneck in NY in the annual parade, the accelerator, brake and clutch are an "interesting" combination.

When I say "part restored" the part I finished was actually getting the motor to run and then getting the vehicle underway.

 

[Erie Fred]

Passed on that one. I think you need to have grown up with Hershey's Chocolate to like it.

not even the amusement park ?

 

[Stueeee]

not even the amusement park ?

The amusement park is closed during the Hershey show. Most of the vendor pitches use the enormous car parking areas around the Hershey Bears ice rink and the Football stadium to setup.

 

[Gritineye]

Looks nice, is that a later model A, or just the later 19" wheels fitted?

It's a '31, juice bakes, electric wipers, and drives very smoothly. I'm gonna ditch the rad guard, the rear carrier, the trunk and the extra mirrors.

Under that cover the trunk and carrier rack are like brand new, retail on the trunk is £994.80, the rack £424.80 and the rad guard is £359.40!! I'll be asking half that for them if anyone's interested.

 

[Stueeee]

It's a '31, juice bakes, electric wipers, and drives very smoothly. I'm gonna ditch the rad guard, the rear carrier, the trunk and the extra mirrors.

Under that cover the trunk and carrier rack are like brand new, retail on the trunk is £994.80, the rack £424.80 and the rad guard is £359.40!! I'll be asking half that for them if anyone's interested.

Could be interested in the luggage rack. Is the double folding style?

 

[Stueeee]

Some more from the Hershey showfield.

1908 Locomobile 'raceabout/speedster'

Cadillac V16, a ultra luxury car that was launched just in time for the great depression.

This would make a good 'what is this car' puzzle -it's a SAAB Sonnet, only the second one I have ever seen.

This is a American LaFrance fire truck. sometimes badged as Simplex LaFrance. Tatty runners of these used to sell for not much money; so, quite few of these have had the chassis shortened and raceabout/speedster bodywork fitted by UK special builders.

 

[graffian]

This would make a good 'what is this car' puzzle -it's a SAAB Sonnet, only the second one I have ever seen.

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I watched a youtube video with one in a few weeks ago;-)

 

[Keithmac]

My Golf, used to drive it to work way back when, owned it 22 years, first time on the road for over 17 years waiting for it's MOT 2 weeks back.

Not far off Classic status (another 6 years and she'll be 40!).

Spent last 13 months restoring it, priceless though when I took my two children out in who have also put a significant amount of work in.

Both we beaming, was genuinely emotional for me and I'm a miserable sod normally!.

 

[Bobupndown]

What a stunning car. Can you imagine being a rich young chap at the beginning of the 20th century racing around in this?

 

[Mick Annick]

My Golf, used to drive it to work way back when, owned it 22 years, first time on the road for over 17 years waiting for it's MOT 2 weeks back.

Not far off Classic status (another 6 years and she'll be 40!).

Spent last 13 months restoring it, priceless though when I took my two children out in who have also put a significant amount of work in.

Both we beaming, was genuinely emotional for me and I'm a miserable sod normally!.

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My first new company car, 16V GTi

 

[Gritineye]

Could be interested in the luggage rack. Is the double folding style?

I'm pretty certain it's one of these: https://www.oneillvintageford.co.uk...1-standard-luggage-rack-a-18575-b.html#SID=69 but I haven't got the car home yet so I haven't taken the trunk off to look at the rack, will let you know when I do.

 

[bricol]

This would make a good 'what is this car' puzzle -it's a SAAB Sonnet, only the second one I have ever seen.

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The only one I have seen was sat on a pallet at the front of parking lot on Provident Drive, Cincinnati in early 1999 when I drove down from Jamestown, NY. It was still there in mid 2000 when I started work there - I can't remember if it was still there the last time I was in the area in 2005.

 

[Stueeee]

I'm pretty certain it's one of these: https://www.oneillvintageford.co.uk...1-standard-luggage-rack-a-18575-b.html#SID=69 but I haven't got the car home yet so I haven't taken the trunk off to look at the rack, will let you know when I do.

Thanks for that Bernard, this is the type of thing I'm looking for.

My '28 had a horrible non-folding home made rack 'welded' together with some birds**t when I bought it. Failed to find something like this at Hershey. Just getting hold of one to copy the geometry would be OK. fabbing the rest would be fairly straightforward.

 

[Gritineye]

Thanks for that Bernard, this is the type of thing I'm looking for.

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My '28 had a horrible non-folding home made rack 'welded' together with some birds**t when I bought it. Failed to find something like this at Hershey. Just getting hold of one to copy the geometry would be OK. fabbing the rest would be fairly straightforward.

The trunk is very similar to this one, maybe even be exactly the same. https://www.oneillvintageford.co.uk...an-straight-back-trunk-a-18574-st.html#SID=69

 

[Bobupndown]

This would make a good 'what is this car' puzzle -it's a SAAB Sonnet, only the second one I have ever seen.

I quite like this daily 'guess the car' game from pistonheads. Not too good on the modern supercars but I tend to do ok with the classic stuff.

CARDLE - Daily Car Quiz (No Spoilers Please) - Page 1 - General Gassing - PistonHeads UK

 

[lchris21]

....just passed my test in 1985. Dad refused to be guarantor on the bank loan so had to settle for what id saved and buy the slightly less desirable Fiesta 1300s....I always wanted one so much. Spotted this ar a local show last year, wanted this colour as well....never did own one but did own a Mk2 XR2 for a while. The height of the car theft phenomena when you needed an additional bank loan for the insurance !

 

[zx9]

....just passed my test in 1985. Dad refused to be guarantor on the bank loan so had to settle for what id saved and buy the slightly less desirable Fiesta 1300s....I always wanted one so much. Spotted this ar a local show last year, wanted this colour as well....never did own one but did own a Mk2 XR2 for a while. The height of the car theft phenomena when you needed an additional bank loan for the insurance !
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One of the girls at school was given a new 1300 Super Sport on passing her driving test by her farm owning father, I remember it as been quite a fun car.

 

[Robotstar5]

You don't see many restored street sweeper's about.

 

[rtcosic]

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These photographs put me in mind of a trip to a motor museum in provincial France in the company of my French colleagues of the French company that employed us. All the vehilces were French, the most modern being Bugattis.

At the subsequent dinner (well) lubricated with copious quantities of the local wines I asked the assembled crown of proud Frenchmen if they had noticed anything notable about all the exhibits.

None of them noticed that they were ALL Right Hand Drive.