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Title: Puzzle #872 - Solved! 1921 Holmes Series 4
Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 04, 2008, 03:30:32 AM
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1921 Holmes Series 4

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Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: jotage21 on June 04, 2008, 11:48:18 AM
Heine Velox?
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 05, 2008, 04:44:59 AM
No sir.
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: jimjarron on June 16, 2008, 02:46:10 AM
Brewster Knight?
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 16, 2008, 05:44:03 AM
Not one of those...
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: jimjarron on June 19, 2008, 10:15:22 AM
Apperson Jackrabbit?
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 19, 2008, 12:25:04 PM
No, not one of those...
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: jotage21 on June 22, 2008, 10:21:18 AM
Electroauto?
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 22, 2008, 06:25:09 PM
No...
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: jimjarron on July 04, 2008, 04:56:41 AM
Franklin Model 9-B circa 1922?
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 04, 2008, 06:04:51 AM
Not a Franklin
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 05, 2008, 07:11:40 AM
Pros?
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 05, 2008, 08:31:54 AM
Hi, is it a Luxor?
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 07, 2008, 03:28:11 AM
No sir.
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: jimjarron on July 07, 2008, 09:28:52 AM
Perhaps one of those Detroit Electrics built in the mid to late 1920s using a body from either a Dodge or a Willys?
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 07, 2008, 10:46:46 AM
Nope - none of those...
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Paul Jaray on July 14, 2008, 12:45:57 PM
The design reminds me a Fleetwood's one on a Lincoln chassis....
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 14, 2008, 02:06:29 PM
Yes, there is a visual similarity, but not much more.
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: jimjarron on July 20, 2008, 09:04:09 AM
Woods Dual Power?
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 20, 2008, 09:58:10 AM
No sir.
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Ray B. on August 01, 2008, 12:54:15 PM
I don't see no radiator cap on this one. Any reason, like an electric car?
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 01, 2008, 03:45:24 PM
Quote from: Ray B. on August 01, 2008, 12:54:15 PM
I don't see no radiator cap on this one. Any reason, like an electric car?

I beleive the powertrian is utterly conventional.
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: SeaLion on August 04, 2008, 03:17:06 AM
Is it a Holmes Series 4 sedan from 1921 perhaps?
QuoteThe Holmes Automobile Company was organized in 1917 by Arthur Holmes, a former vice-president and chief engineer for the Franklin Automobile Company. The Holmes engine was the first production engine to use three valves per cylinder (2 exhaust, 1 intake). Factory sales literature announced "The Holmes Improved Air-Cooled Car, on which, for the first time in the history of automobile manufacturing, an unlimited guarantee is given on motor performance."

This car with a body by Lind has a 245.3 cubic inch, six-cylinder engine that is capable of 40 horsepower. When new, this car was priced at $4,550.
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Paul Jaray on August 04, 2008, 04:40:07 AM
SeaLion is right, I've this car listed as an Holmes (Holms!) Series II Opera Coupè from 1919
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 04, 2008, 05:16:14 AM
It is a Holmes Series 4 sedan from 1921 - no 'perhaps' about it. And it's not a Series II from 1919.  ;)
Title: Re: Puzzle #872
Post by: Ray B. on August 04, 2008, 05:30:00 AM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 01, 2008, 03:45:24 PM
Quote from: Ray B. on August 01, 2008, 12:54:15 PM
I don't see no radiator cap on this one. Any reason, like an electric car?

I beleive the powertrian is utterly conventional.
Utterly conventional, hey ? I was right about the radiator cap, but I should have tought of air cooling.
Title: Re: Puzzle #872 - Solved! 1921 Holmes Series 4
Post by: Otto Puzzell on August 04, 2008, 05:36:17 AM
Air-cooled cars were common in the pre-war era.
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