Author Topic: SOLVED: WTH # 360 - 1902 De Latón from France -oldest car in Philippines- (Read 789 times)

sixtee5cuda · « **on:** August 06, 2014, 11:26:27 PM »

(Another puzzle car which may not be what the owner claims)

For one point, specify the supposed year and brand name of this old car

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #1 on:** August 25, 2014, 07:40:48 AM »

Up!

Any ideas, Pros?

Allan L · « **Reply #2 on:** August 25, 2014, 08:26:41 AM »

As a start I'd say it could be supposed to be an EMF (or Flanders) of 1909-12
Left-hand-drive looks wrong - as does the small steering wheel.

nicanary · « **Reply #3 on:** August 25, 2014, 09:28:34 AM »

Surely not a fake Mercer Raceabout ?

Craig Gillingham · « **Reply #4 on:** August 25, 2014, 09:50:28 AM »

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Surely not a fake Mercer Raceabout ?

At least a fake something?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #5 on:** August 25, 2014, 10:19:24 AM »

Not EMF or Flanders. Not Mercer. Labelled as being built before 1909.

Many parts of this car seem not-quite-right.

1) To the left of the driver, is a tall external brake lever. In a video of this vehicle, he seems to be shifting gears using an identical lever between driver and passenger.
2) If that is a radiator in the front, and a gas tank in the rear, what is that black tank-like object mounted on the left side of the hood/bonnet?
3) For a car of this age, the frame rails seem large and technically advanced
4) I have found no reference to another copy of this vehicle, or to the manufacturer

nicanary · « **Reply #6 on:** August 26, 2014, 11:26:23 AM »

So it's name is not a known manufacturer? (It looks like a Brush).

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #7 on:** August 26, 2014, 12:02:06 PM »

There is a name printed on the radiator (obscured), but it is not that of a known manufacturer.

It does look very much like a Brush, from about 1909. The engine cover of the puzzle car does seem to have more creases in it than the Brush images I have found (these creases are mirrored in the radiator shell).

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #8 on:** August 26, 2014, 12:41:01 PM »

The engine crank mechanism seems too sophisticated for 1909. If you can see it from this image, it seems to include an anti-kickback device.

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #9 on:** August 27, 2014, 08:25:17 AM »

It might help to narrow down where the image was taken, the country of origin, and the year of manufacture.

Craig Gillingham · « **Reply #10 on:** August 28, 2014, 08:16:59 PM »

South America?

Oguerrerob · « **Reply #11 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:27:49 PM »

Asian?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #12 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:43:28 PM »

These images were taken in Asia.

Oguerrerob · « **Reply #13 on:** August 29, 2014, 01:45:19 PM »

India?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #14 on:** August 29, 2014, 02:12:53 PM »

Not India. Go East.

pnegyesi · « **Reply #15 on:** August 29, 2014, 02:47:34 PM »

Japan?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #16 on:** August 29, 2014, 06:42:54 PM »

Close, but not Japan

pnegyesi · « **Reply #17 on:** August 30, 2014, 05:28:53 AM »

China?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #18 on:** August 30, 2014, 08:41:44 AM »

Not China

pnegyesi · « **Reply #19 on:** August 30, 2014, 09:08:39 AM »

Korea?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #20 on:** August 30, 2014, 09:45:02 AM »

Not Korea

(Big jump)

Not on mainland Asia

nicanary · « **Reply #21 on:** August 30, 2014, 10:24:51 AM »

Indonesia?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #22 on:** August 30, 2014, 11:08:13 AM »

Not Indonesia

Oguerrerob · « **Reply #23 on:** August 30, 2014, 11:40:15 AM »

Philippines?

sixtee5cuda · « **Reply #24 on:** August 30, 2014, 01:29:25 PM »

The car is in the Philippines.

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