Membership Photo Challenge #2 Continued

Here is a picture of my 1918 Pierce Roadster when the late Ron Fawcett bought it. The next post will show the car as it is today. Originally a custom bodied 2 door-4 passenger roadster built for an oil guy in California by Don Lee. After the oil guy tired of the car he donated it to his local parish priest. The parishoners decided the priest deserved a more modern looking car so they used their collective talents to build another body over top of the original car. It became at least 8 feet longer. It looked like a first take on the bat mobile.

Our ’29 143 EDL.

The car was purchased by my grandfather in 1962 and is very original.

Rumor has it that the car was repainted in the late 50’s before my grandfather bought it but the rest of the car pretty much all 1929.

Hey Ed ! Great idea, love all the photos, keep them coming guys.

Here’s one (A “before picture”) from the previous owner of our 1931 Model 43 who found her down Texas way, painted in white house paint…..with a broom, is what he said it looked like. The car was tired, dirty, but relatively complete having coming out of extended storage. Apparently the “low cost” paint job, the heavy coating of paint, the dry Texas climate, and a good roof, helped to preserve the sheet metal and interior.

Nice find Milton.

I find it amazing that cars like that are still hiding in barns.

Good luck with the project and maybe one day our families will get to ride in each others Pierce Arrows and Rickenbackers.

This is a close up of the radiator badge…

This is what it looked like when I picked it up in 1987. It’s a 1923 American LaFrance Triple Combination Pumper, Ex Toronto Fire Department.

Thanks Ralph,

I’m pretty good at taking things apart. Actually, if you could get the gas cap off that would help…it’s been stuck for years and years!

It looks like yours had a windshield added too. I took the windshield off mine and found mounting holes (and shiny red paint) that matched the mounting brackets for the grab rail going up the cowl. I think the grab rail originally extended across the top of the cowl.

As far as fire trucks go, mine isn’t too big…23 feet long from front bumper to the back of the platform across the back. The top of the hose reel is lower than the top on my Series 33.

It doesn’t have a pump, only the two chemical tanks, lots of plumbing and valves, and the hose reel. The back is (was) a wooden hose bed…metal on the outside, but strips of wood on the inside, presumably to let water drain out. It has dual wheels on the back and a brake on the drive-shaft.

The front fenders/hood are Series 80, but the dash and instruments are different…not Series 80, 81, 33 or 36.

Paul

The car in the above message from Ed Minnie is a 1917 Model 66-A-4 seven passenger touring(67625) originally restored by the late Seth Ely of Denville, New Jersey. Later, it was owned by the Harrah Collection at Reno, Nevada. The above photograph was taken at the Nethercutt Collection at Sylmar, California. The car has been on several Modoc Tours and performs very well.

A peek inside the late Ron Hall’s barn.