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I'd date this photo somewhat later, it's a circa 1915 King 8 touring car. A mighty fancy rig for an Iowa farmer. King was noteworthy as one of the first V8 American cars (Cadillac beat them by 2 months), but didn't have 8 till 1914.
After a little digging I can say photo was sometime 1916-18. Iowa gold on black undated license plate was unique to those years 
BTW a 1916 King 8 Touring was $1350 new, when an average annual worker's wages were ~$1000
sweet mother of God, it's the Art Deco-est of all American car mugs, a 1939 Graham "sharknose." Also made in Indiana (Evansville) btw
This fantastic pic is a circa 1912 Ford Model T Torpedo roadster. "Torpedo" was the upscale model that came with doors.
It's at least post-WW2, this is a 1946-48 Mercury
In this 3-fer:
1. 1928-29 Ford A roadster
2. 1941 Chevy Chevy coupe
3. 1940 Packard 120
Photo might be colorized, but thanks to Edsel Ford, you could get Model As in color (per his dad Henry, Model T was "any color you want as long as it's black")
1. 1928-29 Ford A roadster
2. 1941 Chevy Chevy coupe
3. 1940 Packard 120
Photo might be colorized, but thanks to Edsel Ford, you could get Model As in color (per his dad Henry, Model T was "any color you want as long as it's black")
Sorry can't be more definitive, but it's certainly not a Ford; maybe a 1910-15 Buick
1932 Packard with later (1937-ish) Packard hubcaps; maybe they were victims of hubcap thieves. Note the beloved Packard donut chaser hood ornament
a better picture of a Packard pastry thief
1958 Ford Ranch Wagon
It's a 50s Buick hood ornament, but car is a 1936 Ford. Other mods are BLC 682-C Guide headlights and 1939 Ford Deluxe hubcaps
That's a 1952 Olds Rocket 88, sporting some racy grafitti for the newlyweds. Inspiration for arguably the first Rock n Roll song, 1951's "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats, written by Ike Turner
photo rotated so y'all can better enjoy the spicy nuptial commentary
And its eponymous song, recorded 1951 at Sam Phillips' Memphis Recording Service, later Sun Studios of Elvis fame
Given the grafitti on the car, this is probably more apropos: Connie Allen's extra-risque "Rocket 69" (1951), a follow up answer song to Rocket 88 that was sold strictly under the counter at the local record shop
btw, I think the "roll with me Ernie!" grafitti on the front fender is a reference to another risque R&B/ R&R song, Etta James' "Roll With Me Henry" (1955)
...which was itself was an answer song to another double entendre R&B hit, "Work With Me Annie" by Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (1954)
... who followed that hit up with "Annie Had a Baby" (1954), collectively explaining the 1950s Baby Boom
somewhere along the way this thread stopped being about antique car identification and more about sex songs, so I guess I'll close it off now
