SOLVED: WTH # 360 - 1902 De Latón from France -oldest car in Philippines-

[sixtee5cuda]

(Another puzzle car which may not be what the owner claims)

For one point, specify the supposed year and brand name of this old car

[sixtee5cuda]

Up!

Any ideas, Pros?

[Allan L]

As a start I'd say it could be supposed to be an EMF (or Flanders) of 1909-12
Left-hand-drive looks wrong - as does the small steering wheel.

[nicanary]

Surely not a fake Mercer Raceabout ?

[Craig Gillingham]

Surely not a fake Mercer Raceabout ?

At least a fake something?

[sixtee5cuda]

Not EMF or Flanders.  Not Mercer.  Labelled as being built before 1909.

Many parts of this car seem not-quite-right.

1) To the left of the driver, is a tall external brake lever.  In a video of this vehicle, he seems to be shifting gears using an identical lever between driver and passenger.
2) If that is a radiator in the front, and a gas tank in the rear, what is that black tank-like object mounted on the left side of the hood/bonnet?
3) For a car of this age, the frame rails seem large and technically advanced
4) I have found no reference to another copy of this vehicle, or to the manufacturer

[nicanary]

So it's name is not a known manufacturer? (It looks like a Brush).

[sixtee5cuda]

There is a name printed on the radiator (obscured), but it is not that of a known manufacturer.

It does look very much like a Brush, from about 1909.  The engine cover of the puzzle car does seem to have more creases in it than the Brush images I have found (these creases are mirrored in the radiator shell).

[sixtee5cuda]

The engine crank mechanism seems too sophisticated for 1909.  If you can see it from this image, it seems to include an anti-kickback device.

[sixtee5cuda]

It might help to narrow down where the image was taken, the country of origin, and the year of manufacture.

[Craig Gillingham]

South America?

[Oguerrerob]

Asian?

[sixtee5cuda]

These images were taken in Asia.

[Oguerrerob]

India?

[sixtee5cuda]

Not India.  Go East.

[pnegyesi]

Japan?

[sixtee5cuda]

Close, but not Japan

[pnegyesi]

China?

[sixtee5cuda]

Not China

[pnegyesi]

Korea?

[sixtee5cuda]

Not Korea

(Big jump)

Not on mainland Asia

[nicanary]

Indonesia?

[sixtee5cuda]

Not Indonesia

[Oguerrerob]

Philippines?

[sixtee5cuda]

The car is in the Philippines.