Whaddyacallit #214 - 1922 Buick with an Australian body and a California Top

Ray B. · November 23, 2008, 12:49:02 PM

Ever seen this ?

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Otto Puzzell · December 29, 2008, 04:59:57 AM

By the powers invested in me my the creator of this site, I hereby pronounce this puzzle to be promoted.

Otto Puzzell · March 18, 2009, 05:18:34 AM

Is this car "as built", or was it re-bodied a considerable number of years later?

Ray B. · March 18, 2009, 05:43:04 AM

No, this is purely "as built". Fairness requires me to say that it's not exactly "factory built".

Ray B. · April 19, 2009, 03:54:15 AM

This open pro section is getting crowded. Fleeing to another one.

Ray B. · May 15, 2009, 05:15:38 PM

Nice top, isn't it?

Otto Puzzell · May 16, 2009, 05:25:09 AM

Quite

Ray B. · May 16, 2009, 08:54:33 AM

If you only knew how it was called...

Arunas · May 16, 2009, 09:01:24 AM

Franklin?

Ray B. · May 16, 2009, 09:05:35 AM

Nope.

Paul Jaray · May 16, 2009, 11:12:53 AM

This car is hunting me...I found a couple of names but can't find the right model...is it (the name) the same name of a city-place-location?

Ray B. · May 16, 2009, 11:24:00 AM

Nope again. Once again, you may follow the top.

GrahamClayton · May 31, 2009, 06:31:10 AM

Seeing that the car has a "Californian Top", can I suggest that it is a 1920 Californian Six?

Paul Jaray · May 31, 2009, 06:51:45 AM

Quote from: Paul Jaray on May 16, 2009, 11:12:53 AM
This car is hunting me...I found a couple of names but can't find the right model...is it (the name) the same name of a city-place-location?

1922 - Buick With Californian Top

MELBOURNE WELCOMES INNOVATION
Lane's Motors Proprietary, Ltd., have sold to Mr. Herbert Brewer, a well-known Melbourne man, a six-cylinder Buick chassis fitted with a high-grade De Luxe Australian touring body, with a Californian top. The illustration gives an excellent view of the graceful lines of the car. The Californian top, which so far as we know is the first of its kind manufactured in Australia, is bound to attract attention. It was on account of the satisfaction he received from a 1918 model Buick that Mr. Brewer decided to invest in another Buick

Ray B. · May 31, 2009, 11:29:40 AM

You did it at last...
What is strange is that the car had a standard Buick radiator shell (the part by which I usually begin to identify cars of that era), and nobody saw it.
But the top led you to the answer anyway.

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Whaddyacallit #214 - 1922 Buick with an Australian body and a California Top