Author Topic: Solved: GTE 171 - 1922 Schwartz Highway Xpress Model A by Gruber Wagon Works of Bernville, PA  (Read 2765 times)

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2019, 01:22:24 AM »
Experts?

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2019, 09:11:22 AM »
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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2019, 12:31:05 PM »

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2019, 11:42:47 AM »
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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2019, 02:27:23 PM »

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2019, 05:40:35 PM »
was this car made in limited numbers?

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2019, 07:40:15 PM »
was this car made in limited numbers?
I don't know how many were bodied in this way and by this coachbuilder.

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2019, 06:23:48 PM »
Pros?

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2019, 02:08:10 AM »
Coachbuilder from New York state?
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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2019, 02:48:00 AM »

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2019, 02:49:28 AM »
based on a widely recognised automobile?
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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2019, 02:51:37 AM »
based on a widely recognised automobile?
I think not.

(And if you're thinking widely recognized as in the Ford Model T, definitely not that widely recognized.)
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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2019, 06:45:52 AM »
was the coachbuilder located on the East Coast?
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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2019, 09:13:33 AM »
was the coachbuilder located on the East Coast?
While not actually situated on the Atlantic coast (approx 225 km inland), most Americans would categorize it as an 'East Coast' location.

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #15 on: October 24, 2019, 10:41:43 AM »
Pennsylvania?
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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #16 on: October 24, 2019, 11:04:48 AM »

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #17 on: October 24, 2019, 01:03:54 PM »
coachbuilder from Philly?
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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #18 on: October 24, 2019, 01:15:54 PM »
Conestoga?

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2019, 01:25:18 PM »

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #20 on: October 24, 2019, 01:39:00 PM »
Boyertown Auto Body Works?
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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #21 on: October 24, 2019, 03:14:41 PM »

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #22 on: October 24, 2019, 03:27:31 PM »
from Reading?
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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #23 on: October 24, 2019, 06:09:35 PM »

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Re: GTE 171
« Reply #24 on: October 26, 2019, 10:49:16 PM »
Made by Fleetwood?
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