SOLVED - Geraldo´s #154 - Knox Model H Waterless Runabout

Started by jotage21, March 22, 2010, 09:42:42 PM

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jotage21

Which car is this?

Oguerrerob

American La France Brockway Torpedo 1921

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Oguerrerob

Is it an American La France?.

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Oguerrerob

Ford model T Chemical Truck 1923

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Oguerrerob

I've found a very similar photo that describe it as the first motorized truck 1913 American LaFrance Chemical car. I saved photo. if you want I could paste it

jotage21

yes, please, because I have it with another name from a very old book


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Oguerrerob

I saved this photo because looks similar

jotage21

I have this as Knox Steam Car, from "Popular Mechanics Auto Album". I´ll check other sources to solve the question.

jotage21

My picture, but I´ll still check other sources

Otto Puzzell

Having revealed what this is, should it go to the Solved section?
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

Tom_I

I think there was some doubt about its identity. I'm quite prepared to believe that it's a Knox, but I think someone in that book has got it wrong in describing it as a steamer.

Knox's main selling point at that time was its air-cooled gasoline engine, and it was widely advertised as the Knox Waterless. The cars had a very good reputation for reliability, which is probably why Fire Departments were attracted to them. It's not a very good picture, but below is a Knox Waterless set up as a personnel carrier, rather than a chemical truck, from a 1908 magazine. There are many points of similarity to the puzzle car.

Paul Jaray

I'm quite sure the puzzle car is a Knox Model H Waterless Runabout from 1907 for the Firefighters or a chemical truck.
Below is a Knox touring car for a 1st Assistant Chief Engineer.

jotage21

Thank You Paul, a point added to You

Paul Jaray

Thank you, but I just matched your post:
Quote from: jotage21 on January 18, 2011, 10:10:03 AM
I have this as Knox Steam Car, from "Popular Mechanics Auto Album". I´ll check other sources to solve the question.
with Tom_I's:
Quote from: Tom_I on December 30, 2011, 07:53:30 AM
I think there was some doubt about its identity. I'm quite prepared to believe that it's a Knox, but I think someone in that book has got it wrong in describing it as a steamer.

Knox's main selling point at that time was its air-cooled gasoline engine, and it was widely advertised as the Knox Waterless. The cars had a very good reputation for reliability, which is probably why Fire Departments were attracted to them. It's not a very good picture, but below is a Knox Waterless set up as a personnel carrier, rather than a chemical truck, from a 1908 magazine. There are many points of similarity to the puzzle car.
...and after some digging, found the right model.
Long forgotten puzzles can still be worth a point!  ;D