Images here:
A family member sent me these pics. I’m going to try to get a few more, but this is what I have now. I haven’t seen the vehicle in person, so I only have these two images to use for ID purposes.
One hubcap has “GB” on it, and the piece of sheetmetal that would have behind or directly above the front grill has a sort of exaggerated “M” on it.
I think this is a pickup, as there is no body over the rear axle.
I have no idea, but my curiosity is driving me nuts!
Any ideas?
I added closeup pic of hubcap, it’s almost certainly “GB”.
Interesting. The car is in a field in Montana, and apparently has been there for at least 30 years. I don’t know how many Austin 7’s were sold in the US; the main identifying feature seems to be those GB hubcaps, which I’m not finding any info on Austin 7’s possessing.
Holy crap. I found it.
http://hubcapcollector.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=2&pid=154#top_display_media
Graham Brothers? Never heard of them. This should be fun!
There were a large number of car manufacturers in the early days of production. Ford eventually ran most of them out of business with his production line.
Here’s a good history of them:
They were apparently the original Ram truck manufacturers, before the Dodge brothers got involved.
Sweet. So it looks like it was built sometime between 1916 and 1929.
I know who the owner is . . . I 'm going to see if it’s for sale.
Love the wooden spokes. Ya might want to check for termites, though.
Is it just me, or does it look like there is still air in the tires?
Why does it still have tires? Wouldn’t the rubber have rotted away to nothing, or been taken during the WWII rubber drives?
I don’t think they have termites in Montana. Too cold.
Expect to find wood in more places than the spokes - even the Fords of 28-31 (Model A) had wooden headers over the windshield and wooden frame and bows in the center of the roof (except coupe). They didn’t have presses large enough to turn out 1-piece tops.
The 4-window 4-door is fabric over wood above the belt line.
Ebay once a had a late-20’s Stutz - basically a pile of sheet metal, has the wooden frame to which it had been tacked had rotted away.