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Solved: GTE 357 - 1908 Dragon 35 hp Roadster
« on: April 19, 2020, 08:34:39 AM »
Identify this car (year, make and model) for a point.

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2020, 05:17:39 PM »
Experts?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2020, 09:33:40 PM »
something tells me its american?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2020, 10:02:15 PM »
something tells me its american?
Yes

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2020, 08:54:15 AM »
Is it the 1909 American Simplex,runabout?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2020, 12:15:50 PM »
Is it the 1909 American Simplex,runabout?
No

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2020, 11:22:59 AM »
Is it a well-known brand?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2020, 12:54:19 PM »
Is it a well-known brand?
Not very. In fact, this may be the first time this brand has ever appeared on AP.

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2020, 04:29:01 PM »
No wonder I couldn,t find it,its probably a one-off?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2020, 04:34:19 PM »
No wonder I couldn,t find it,its probably a one-off?
No, this is one of several production models by this manufacturer.

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2020, 06:16:20 PM »
Was it built somewhere in the mid-west?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2020, 06:37:38 PM »
Was it built somewhere in the mid-west?
No

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2020, 06:39:03 PM »
West coast area?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2020, 06:55:10 PM »

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2020, 07:58:01 PM »
How about the south?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2020, 08:05:47 PM »

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2020, 10:20:07 PM »
Eastern part of the country?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2020, 11:26:27 PM »

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #18 on: May 01, 2020, 12:12:14 AM »
lets start with maine?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #19 on: May 01, 2020, 12:52:57 AM »

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #20 on: May 01, 2020, 01:34:42 AM »
New Jersey?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #21 on: May 01, 2020, 03:19:31 AM »

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #22 on: May 08, 2020, 11:54:57 AM »
Pros?

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #23 on: May 08, 2020, 12:10:27 PM »
Dragon 35hp Roadster 1908

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Re: GTE 357
« Reply #24 on: May 08, 2020, 02:46:31 PM »
Dragon 35hp Roadster 1908
That's it!