For one point, name the make and year of this car.
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Whitewalls?
I hadn't noticed that before, but, I suppose you're right.
Anyone want to have a stab at this one? it's not a completely obscure car.
Yes, please ;D
QuoteYes, please
What I've been doing is leaving things for 1 week on a puzzle level, then moving up to the next level. At this stage, I'll think you'll have a chance.
American?
Marmon, circa 1922?
QuoteMarmon, circa 1922?
Not a Marmon, and slightly earlier. This car wasn't as expensive as a Marmon when new, only about half the price.
How about a Kissel from about 1919?
QuoteHow about a Kissel from about 1919?
No, sorry, not a Kissel. But the year is correct, 1919. A Kissel would have been a equivalent car to this one, when new.
Manufactured east of the Missippi?
Was this company still in existence after WWII?
QuoteManufactured east of the Missippi?
Yes, (I had to look at a map).
QuoteWas this company still in existence after WWII?
No, they went out of production in the 20's. They lasted less than 10 years.
Last try before bed: Scripps-Booth.
No, sorry.
This was a 4 cylinder car, which may help.
1919 Templar
Correct.
The full name is Templar Two Passenger Touring Roadster.
Templar actually sold cars with white tires, black ties, and white-wall tires. The dark panel on the door was usually emblazoned with the Maltese Cross, a symbol of the Knights Hospitallers, and also adopted by the Knights Templar, for whom the car was named.
Here is a 1922 Templar, with white-wall tires, as exhibited at the Crawford Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.
That's very interesting about the black panel on the door.
Here's an ad for a 1920 Templar, on which the cross is visible.