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Solved: GTE 212 - 1918 Holmes Series A 2-Door Sedan
« on: October 29, 2019, 07:41:30 PM »
Please identify this car for a point.

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2019, 08:33:51 PM »
Experts?

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2019, 09:41:26 PM »
Now that's ugly,it reminds me of a bugs face,is it a one-off?

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2019, 10:46:04 PM »
Now that's ugly,it reminds me of a bugs face,is it a one-off?
No, it's not

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2019, 11:57:32 PM »
Is it European?

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2019, 12:02:26 AM »

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2019, 12:21:29 AM »
American?

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2019, 12:36:36 AM »

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2019, 12:38:19 AM »
Is the brand of this car between letter,s A-H?

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #9 on: November 06, 2019, 12:54:02 AM »
Is the brand of this car between letter,s A-H?
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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2019, 08:46:00 AM »
Was it built in the mid 1920s?

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2019, 09:04:11 AM »
.....it's ugly enough to be a Holmes!

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2019, 10:57:50 AM »
Was it built in the mid 1920s?
Not this one

.....it's ugly enough to be a Holmes!
:)

Locked for you to identify the year and model.
« Last Edit: November 06, 2019, 11:00:18 AM by gte4289 »

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2019, 04:16:07 PM »
....a Series A from 1918?

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Re: GTE 212
« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2019, 08:30:41 PM »
....a Series A from 1918?
Yes and yes.

By the way, the 1918 Series A was available in two distinct body styles: 7-Passenger Tourer and 4-Passenger 2-Door Sedan. I was going to require identification of the correct body style, but I think you've done enough. Another point for you!
« Last Edit: November 06, 2019, 08:33:44 PM by gte4289 »