Thread by @iowahawkblog

"As long as a man has a car, he can do anything and go anywhere. Is there anyone who will undertake to travel this summer from Peking to Paris by automobile?" - Le Matin 1/31/1907

5 cars decided to try, and on 8/10/1907 Prince Scipione Borghese finished first. #DavesCarIDService

*his car is an Itala 35/45 hp.
Peking to Paris was probably the craziest car race ever, held only once, and inspiration for the 1965 comedy "The Great Race." Literally no rules, and the only prize was a case of champagne. I've seen the 2nd place car, a Dutch-made Spyker.

It took 2 months for the intrepid Marco Polos to complete it, pretty amazing under the circumstances. Fuel was carried by camel caravans and telegraph lines installed so Parisians could track progress. That crashed car on the bridge is actually the winning Itala.

Time to get to the IDs- but first please pay attention to the guidelines (especially PLEASE limit your ID requests to 4 per week).
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Let's kick off with this dandy featuring a 1938 Oldsmobile sedan. Gotta say Grandma was quite a dish, and no wonder she was popular with the fellas. Also gotta tell Not-Grandpa: simmer down, wolf.

https://twitter.com/Hackknife/status/1425842085580746753

I will remind Log Lodge customers: no touching the cowboys. This includes you, ladies in the 1939 Plymouth (via several readers).

https://twitter.com/CasuallyGreg/status/1425089889587003394

Grandpa's wintry Corvette was a 1965 or 66 convertible (with its removable hard top on); can't really nail down year because Gramps customized it with mags, and by removing bumpers, grille and emblems.

https://twitter.com/kawarren818/status/1424406873902567433

Uncle Stan was rightly pleased with himself because he coaxed that tiny 1949-52 Crosley Hot Shot up to 9426 feet above sea level. That probably took a few carburetor adjustments.

https://twitter.com/TomBeck63774028/status/1424386443917643777

*the Crosley Hot Shot was a teeny car, and I can also deduce from the picture that Uncle Stan was a man of modest stature.

I can tell you this photo is some years after Uncle Chuck's encounter with the Canadian Border Patrol. Bike is a 1940-42 or 46 Harley WL (first time I've seen one w/ wheel covers). He's in front of a 1941-46 International K pickup, w/ 1939 Chevy to right.

https://twitter.com/jks417/status/1421866208819875841

Chuck and Butch the Wonder Dog are with a 1941 Dodge, which again appears in the swell double-Auntie leg show in pic 2.

https://twitter.com/jks417/status/1424018130607685633

How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm, after they see Des Moiiiines? While not 100% sure, I think the car is a very Midwestern item too- a circa 1918 Stephens Salient 6 made by the Moline Plow Co.

https://twitter.com/PatrickGillam/status/1421850919679967242

I don't think it gets more girly girl frou frou Easter Sunday getup than this. Car is a 1951 Nash Ambassador Airflyte with the deluxe Dagmar bumpers.

https://twitter.com/dnelsonksu/status/1421280776264499206

This is a cyclecar, and I believe a ~1914 Xenia. Wheelbase is really not that long, it's a tiny narrow car and sat 1 front, 1 rear. Cycle cars were a mashup of cars & motorcycles; they peaked in the US around 1914, remained much more popular in UK.

https://twitter.com/HazeDoran/status/1421077552089550851

Must be teenymobile day today. This is a pair of 1932-34 American Austin Bantams, made in Butler PA under license from Austin cars in the UK.

https://twitter.com/fobrg/status/1420892462680248325

Gramps' car was a much more American-sized 1941 Chevy Master Deluxe convertible.

https://twitter.com/Brogie62/status/1419334045972975621

After considerable pondering, color me stumped. The snug canopy top is new to me, and I can say it isn't a Big 3 or Nash, Hudson, Stude, etc usual suspect. I can say it's almost certainly 1924-30 car, and low price. A higher res scan would help.

https://twitter.com/realpatrickh/status/1419309157992189962

As always, when stumped I will award the Dave's Car ID Service Legion of Merit to anyone who can provide a positive ID with photo receipts.

But now, on to the wilderness and street finds portion of our program:

1954 Chevy pickup

https://twitter.com/WillsBurnerAcc1/status/1419092888588324867

yipes! If this slide photo is mid 1960s, pretty sure we're looking at the aftermath of a bridge collapse. Yellow car sticking out is a 65 Impala, and most all of the cars are 60s vintage.

https://twitter.com/mpcunningham_/status/1419007022335467521

1969 Buick Skylark 4 door sedan

https://twitter.com/Ludicrous_SpdGo/status/1419294180501819402

1960ish Bentley saloon

https://twitter.com/crashandannie/status/1419294927234633728

1926-27 Ford Model T coupe, chopped ~6", blown small block Chevy engine

https://twitter.com/FredBoness/status/1419300695979827203

1931 Ford Model A Fordor, chopped ~5", small block Chevy, I think a modified 34 Hudson grille shell, on some kind of MoPar or GM (possibly truck) frame

https://twitter.com/Dmickymort/status/1419368612117323783

check

https://twitter.com/TamSlick/status/1419797606583177216

hmmm. I suspect a ~1920 Dodge Model 30, but vertical slats in grille are throwing me off

https://twitter.com/shakenshadows/status/1420159396076785668

circa 1952 REO Comet E-20

https://twitter.com/907username/status/1420211115062034436

It's probably time for the Cumming police to replace their raggedy ass 1949 Ford

https://twitter.com/tusenoch/status/1420486111575658499

1947-54 Chevy or GMC

https://twitter.com/907username/status/1420873947197829121

1930 Ford AA truck

https://twitter.com/Rodgers83Mark/status/1421227460792881155

1956

https://twitter.com/TomCrowe/status/1421239561431273482

Sorry folks, that's it for me today. If you like this content, hope you'll give a test drive to DCIDS on Substack with deluxe subscriber content. New issue out soon!

Back tomorrow for more IDs - until then, Happy Motoring
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