Author Topic: 1901 Crestmobile, USA (Read 1987 times)

grobmotorix · « **on:** October 26, 2010, 05:05:26 PM »

Who knows this car?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #1 on:** November 04, 2010, 03:24:33 AM »

No reaction so far - time to be promoted.

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #2 on:** November 04, 2010, 04:47:30 AM »

Chubby is really giving those tires a workout!

grobmotorix · « **Reply #3 on:** November 04, 2010, 05:00:27 AM »

grobmotorix · « **Reply #4 on:** November 10, 2010, 08:18:48 AM »

Next stop pros.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #5 on:** December 08, 2010, 04:59:06 PM »

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #6 on:** December 08, 2010, 05:00:12 PM »

A replica, perhaps of a car shod by a well-known tire brand with a long history?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #7 on:** December 08, 2010, 05:01:42 PM »

To my best knowledge this is an original car.
It was an oldtimer even when this photo was taken...

Allan L · « **Reply #8 on:** December 09, 2010, 04:07:26 AM »

M Bibendum, of course, is easy to identify, but I can't name the other three people.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #9 on:** December 09, 2010, 06:35:09 AM »

The car´s name is enough for me...

grobmotorix · « **Reply #10 on:** December 16, 2010, 04:08:51 PM »

Next step black hole.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #11 on:** December 18, 2010, 11:42:22 AM »

Is the car American?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #12 on:** December 19, 2010, 02:48:56 PM »

I think so, yes.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #13 on:** December 20, 2010, 12:20:03 AM »

Made in the early 1900s (before 1910)?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #14 on:** December 20, 2010, 08:15:44 AM »

Exactly.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #15 on:** December 20, 2010, 10:02:55 AM »

Was this car related to a tyre company?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #16 on:** December 20, 2010, 02:36:09 PM »

No, but the company is related with one of the "BIG THREE"...

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #17 on:** December 20, 2010, 03:02:52 PM »

Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone were very close - I'll guess it's an early Ford design, though possibly branded by one of his previous employers.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #18 on:** December 20, 2010, 04:22:55 PM »

The photo shows a Goodyear shop and there is no Ford relation.

Sorry Sherlock...

pnegyesi · « **Reply #19 on:** December 21, 2010, 12:06:48 AM »

Is it related to one of the GM brands?

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #20 on:** December 21, 2010, 04:12:14 AM »

It resembles this Dorchester (sorry - only pic I could find), built in a plant that used to assemble Crestmobiles.

Dorcehster was later absorbed by United States Motor Company. When they went belly-up, USMC's assets were purchased by Walter Flanders, who reorganized the company as the Maxwell Motor Company, Inc. In the early 1920s Maxwell was reorganized and became Chrysler.

grobmotorix · « **Reply #21 on:** December 21, 2010, 09:52:40 AM »

LOCKED for you!

You´ve already mentioned the right make.

And it is not a Dorchester...

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #22 on:** December 22, 2010, 03:17:48 AM »

I'll go with Crestmobile - 1902?

grobmotorix · « **Reply #23 on:** December 22, 2010, 09:28:53 AM »

I have it as a 1901 Crestmobile, but I think it´s your point anyway!

Otto Puzzell · « **Reply #24 on:** December 23, 2010, 02:39:19 AM »

Thanks!

That "Sherlock" comment stung, and I had to save face

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