For one point: Name That Car!
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1914 Saxon at the Christening of Lincoln Highway. Jay Croker and Fred Wilson traveled across the Continent in 30 Days arriving in San Francisco on the 4th of July.
Not exactly
1915 Saxon roadster
No sold as a Saxon, nor by Saxon, though I suspect it started life as a Saxon.
I can't find anything about Saxon built under license, they were originally made by Chalmers but always carried the Saxon name.
Was it made outside USA?
It's from the US.
I give up, I've been unable to find any other car maker that made an exact copy of the 1914 Saxon Model A roadster.
I found Saxons were built at the former Abbott-Detroit and later at the former Scripps-Booth factories but that's all that connects these names. If the puzzle car was a Saxon it would be 1914, because by 1915 the gas cowl head lamps had been replaced by standard front mounted electric lights.
Below is a picture of a 1914 Saxon Model A roadster and I can't find a single difference with the puzzle car other than the lack of a speedometer gear on the right front wheel, even the emblem on the radiator looks the same.
The non-automotive site from which I pulled this (cropped) picture may be incorrect. But the part of the photo that is cropped-out seems to corroborate their identification of the car.
Since it's either a modified, licensed or copied Saxon, I've given you a point.
Another point is on offer for anyone who can identify what's missing in this picture, and therefor, the rest of the story.
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Any connection to the Jno D Woodhouse Co?
No sir.
I'm shocked that there are no current guesses about this one.
is the non-automotive site a daily?
is the non-automotive site a picture archive?
Information in a variety of formats, including photographs, is featured.
a photo library?
The site includes many searchable photographs.
is the site related to a university?
No.
A substantial clue was proffered in an earlier posting.
an archive of a newspaper which has recently been put online?
No sire.
The clue I referred to preceded your source guesses.
Was it named Abbott-Detroit or Scripps-Booth?
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on July 27, 2013, 06:33:18 AM
I'm shocked that there are no current guesses about this one.
Is the fact that you are
shocked that there are no
current guesses, connected to a hydroelectric dam?
No sir
Is this maker reported in any other source that you know (books or websites)?
A quick search says "no"
Was the car sold by a catalogue company under their name rather than the maker ?
Quote from: ropat53 on August 01, 2013, 07:06:05 PM
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on July 27, 2013, 06:33:18 AM
I'm shocked that there are no current guesses about this one.
Is the fact that you are shocked that there are no current guesses, connected to a hydroelectric dam?
While incorrect, ropat53 gut the meaning of the clue.
Quote from: nicanary on August 03, 2013, 03:32:08 PM
Was the car sold by a catalogue company under their name rather than the maker ?
Very little information is available, but I expect that's more or less correct.
You've also stumbled upon the missing element of the puzzle pic.
To be honest, I'm completely baffled. There appears to be a connection with a mail-order company and electric power generation. One thing's for sure, the puzzle car isn't a Sears Highwheeler ! Was it the standard company car for a power company, rebranded with their name ?
Not electric power generation.
Quote from: Otto Puzzell on August 05, 2013, 04:09:07 AM
Not electric power generation.
I thought that this clue might mean that the car was converted to electric power, but there is still an exhaust pipe fitted. So. is it sales? That is, is this car used by a national electric-goods maker, like GEC, to enable door-to-door sales, or similar, and rebadged with their name ?
It's a curious one, indeed. The source of this photo says it is an electric car. The longet this puzzle goes, the more I think that source is in error.
I'm moving this to the Black Hole. Anyone who can scrounge up the answer I'm after (it's available online), you'll get two points.
R _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ _ , L _ _ _ _ _ _
Rogers Electric Carrier, Lansign?
Quote from: Paul Jaray on January 18, 2015, 08:10:48 AM
Rogers Electric Carrier, Lansign?
R _ _ _ _ _ Electric C _ _ _ _ _ _ , L _ _ _ _ _ _
Ranger Electric Company?
Quote from: Paul Jaray on January 19, 2015, 04:45:56 AM
Ranger Electric Company?
R _ _ _ _ _ Electric Company, L _ _ _ _ _ _
Is the 1st word a name, like Ronald?
From Lincoln?
Quote from: Paul Jaray on January 19, 2015, 05:30:50 AM
Is the 1st word a name, like Ronald?
I believe it would be a last name.
Quote from: Wendax on January 19, 2015, 06:52:26 AM
From Lincoln?
No. The last word referrs to the type of business.
Roebuck Electric Company Ltd?
Quote from: ropat53 on January 19, 2015, 12:50:30 PM
Roebuck Electric Company Ltd?
R _ _ _ _ _ Electric Company, Limited.
Ruland Electric Company, Limited.
Ragnall Electric Co Ltd?
Quote from: 4popoid on January 19, 2015, 04:19:08 PM
Ruland Electric Company, Limited.
Ru _ _ _ _ Electric Company, Limited.
Russel?
Runsey?
Rutsen
Rumsey Electric Company, Limited.
And 4popoid kills it! Congrats
Thanks Otto, and Pal. Apparently Rumsey is still out there. Their current logo: