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◊ 2018-10-22 17:16 |
Spindly wheels and modern chassis would suggest a date of either 1908 or 1909, the end of the highwheeler era. Afterwards highwheelers were almost exclusively used on delivery trucks and wagons. The radiator is quite distinctive. It may be a 1908-09 Simplo Model S, built by the Cook Motor Company of St. Louis (footage is in Chicago - not too far) |
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◊ 2019-01-08 19:34 |
The rear fender is distinctly arched. A very good match is a Deal: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Deal_Model_S.jpg http://www.earlyamericanautomobiles.com/images/advert911.jpg but I cannot be sure, and there is nothing about this Chicago-Evanston race anywhere on the net. Two Deals are known to exist today. One was at Harrah's Casino in Vegas, and auctioned off to a private collector after the casino was redecorated (probably the one in the second link) The other sits in the front window of the Jonesville city building at the intersection of East Chicago and Evans. I flew there via Google Street View to see if it was still there, and sure enough, it is: ![[Image: dealbuggy.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/16833/dealbuggy.jpg) |
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◊ 2020-01-16 09:35 |
A rethink of this one. Highwheeler manufacturers - at least the small ones - usually only sold their products in the local area, so Deal is rather unlikely. I originally thought this might be a 1909 George White, built by what was then one of the largest buggy producers in the country, but now I believe it is a 1909 Gleason, built by the Kansas City Vehicle Company from 1909-1913, one of the last highwheelers to be produced. This company succeeded both the Kansas City Motor Car Company and the Wonder Motor Car Company. Surviving pictures show the delivery truck, but there was a car as well. One survivor is known. Since Photobucket is so crammed with annoying adverts, auto-play videos and 'around the web' adverts to the point where you cannot even directly link the pictures, I made a thumb for comparison: ![[Image: gleasoncommercialcar.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/16833/gleasoncommercialcar.jpg) |
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◊ 2020-01-16 10:08 |
Good fun to drive in ice and snow. |
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