SOLVED - Geraldo´s #381 - Kiblinger

[jotage21]

Which car is this?

[thehotstepper]

ca.1905 Black High-Wheeler?

[jotage21]

no

[jotage21]

exps

[FrontMan]

Duryea?

[jotage21]

no

[RayTheRat]

Kiblinger High Wheeler?

[s2driver]

Oldsmobile?

[thehotstepper]

McIntyre?

[D-type]

South American?

[nicanary]

International Harvester?

[jotage21]

Kiblinger, yes!

[ftg3plus4]

Can we see the unmodified pic?

[jotage21]

it was not modified

[RayTheRat]

Here's a photo of a Kiblinger that I had in my reference library:

[ftg3plus4]

it was not modified

Oh, OK -- I thought the matching license plates on the cars indicated that it was.

And the car in the puzzle pic didn't say "Kiblinger" on it like the one in RayTheRat's pic?

[jotage21]

no. the name in the license plate is of the restauration shop

[RayTheRat]

it was not modified

And the car in the puzzle pic didn't say "Kiblinger" on it like the one in RayTheRat's pic?

With cars of that vintage it's not at all surprising to see a feature on one car and then not on another.  They were pretty much hand-made back then, so it's possible that the manufacturer's name plate was only added after a few had been sold...or that it was lost somewhere along the line and the restorer chose not to attempt a reproduction.  I'm sure you can't get one at the FLAPS (Friendly Local Auto Parts Store).   

[ftg3plus4]

With cars of that vintage it's not at all surprising to see a feature on one car and then not on another.  They were pretty much hand-made back then, so it's possible that the manufacturer's name plate was only added after a few had been sold...or that it was lost somewhere along the line and the restorer chose not to attempt a reproduction.  I'm sure you can't get one at the FLAPS (Friendly Local Auto Parts Store).

I guess I know what you mean. One rare car from 1908 that I've seen in a museum (and made a puzzle of) turns out to be missing lots of things - and not minor ones, either - that are seen in contemporary ads for the car.