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Old 01-12-2013, 09:30 AM
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EARL-- an interesting, and exceedingly rare choice. The Earl was a continuation of the earlier Briscoe, but Earl produced less than 2000 cars in 1922 and 23 before being sold. There were no 1924 Earls. Earls were built on a 112" WB
Packard--unlikely--all Packards had the same shape grille, and although there isn't much in the picture, what I see does not conform to a Packard shape. Also Packard Touring cars I see all had a much lower split windshield which gave a rakish appearance. Packard Touring cars were built on different chassis, but all had WB equal to or great then 126"
Packards had wooden wheels thru '24
1925-26 Peerless had similar lines, but Peerless Touring cars had split windshields. ( Although who knows what might have been replaced.) Peerless Touring cars rode on WB from 116" to 133"
REO--definitely similar.. To my eye, the height of the splash shields --running boards to door sills looks higher in the subject car. Also seems to have a definite charater line from hood to rear that is lacking in photos of the Reos i see. Reos of the era rode on 120" WB

For reference purposes, WB of some other cars of that era--to see the size differences--
Chevy 103"
Dodge 114"-116"
Ford 100"

Some problems make this difficult--
1) Pictures of cars that are available to me of that era are often of poor quality and the wrong angle so that the details are obscured.
2) The state of flux of the industry of that time with many cars being merely assembled of parts from various suppliers.
3) I have not seen a single picture of a touring car of that era with a one-piece, solid windshield. Makes me wonder if it had been replaced. and if the w/s had been replaced, how much of the attaching and surrounding hardware is original to the car?

If you can find an email address for Beverly Rae Kimes, send her a copy or a scan. You might be able to reach her through Krause publications as she is one of their historians/authors.
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