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This distinguished looking Model 48 Locomobile, wearing an attractive style of Berline coach work, was from late in the production run. It dates from the period of between around 1922 until 1924. The following year 1925, the firm added front wheel brakes. From 1926 and on to the end in 1929, the Model 48, from…
By David Greenlees: The Old Motor went online in late December of 2000 and was published for the first time on January 3, 2011. The first site was constructed by Rosti Eismont, who operates the Eismont Design Studio in NH. It began as a fun way to share photos posted by a group of like-minded…
The Schoellkopf Co. of Dallas, Texas certainly pulled out all the stops when they assembled this distinctive rig to promote its sales of “Gas and Kerosene Refrigerators.” The tow vehicle appears to be a streamlined 1933 Reo “Flying Cloud” coupe and the trailer by an unknown maker is decorated with a motif of a house,…
Some people say that things are going to the dogs in Washington and we found proof of it in the lead photo of a well-trained bulldog is sitting inside of the spare tires on the back of an enclosed limousine. It has also been said that if you want a friend in Washington get a…
A wildfire that has been burning in the hills near Big Sur on Northern California’s spectacular coastline for close to a month put a damper on the 2016 Pebble Beach Tour D’Elegance. It was shortened to thirty-five miles from its usual seventy and traveled north this year on the majestic Seventeen-Mile Drive next to the ocean. The…
Smith Hempstone Oliver was an early collector, antique automobile enthusiast, and photographer, who later was appointed the Curator of Transportation at the Smithsonian Institute. In the early-1930s, he was in the Navy stationed at the Naval Yard, in Brooklyn, New York, and went out on regular excursions with his Stutz Bearcat looking for old and interesting…
In our last installment of the Harley J. Earl Story, we learned how his natural artistic and engineering abilities suited him well in his new role as designer at the Earl Automobile Works. In addition to this was his sense of style, color and the ability to work with both Hollywood’s movie stars and the high…
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