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Title: GTE 756 - Ford by American Chinese Company, Tientsin, China, 1927
Post by: gte4289 on January 27, 2025, 01:47:39 AM
Please identify this car for a point.
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Post by: gte4289 on January 29, 2025, 12:43:14 PM
Up
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Post by: gte4289 on February 13, 2025, 10:31:34 PM
Up
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Post by: nicanary on February 17, 2025, 07:02:16 AM
Moon ?
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Post by: gte4289 on February 17, 2025, 09:01:45 AM
Quote from: nicanary on February 17, 2025, 07:02:16 AM
Moon ?
No
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Post by: gte4289 on March 17, 2025, 02:38:09 PM
Masters?
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Post by: Fёdor on March 17, 2025, 02:41:25 PM
made in USA ?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 17, 2025, 02:41:54 PM
Quote from: Fёdor on March 17, 2025, 02:41:25 PM
made in USA ?
Partly
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Post by: Oguerrerob on March 20, 2025, 09:19:26 AM
American engine?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 20, 2025, 05:06:09 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 20, 2025, 09:19:26 AM
American engine?
Yes
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Post by: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 05:54:37 AM
European body?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 24, 2025, 04:25:09 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 05:54:37 AM
European body?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 04:30:18 PM
Down under?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 24, 2025, 04:32:36 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 04:30:18 PM
Down under?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 04:39:16 PM
Canada?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 24, 2025, 04:39:55 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 04:39:16 PM
Canada?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 04:40:30 PM
Africa?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 24, 2025, 04:43:25 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 04:40:30 PM
Africa?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 04:49:06 PM
Asia?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 24, 2025, 04:51:50 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 04:49:06 PM
Asia?
Yes
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Post by: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 04:53:04 PM
Japan?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 24, 2025, 05:09:30 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 04:53:04 PM
Japan?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 05:26:26 PM
India?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 24, 2025, 05:36:02 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 05:26:26 PM
India?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 06:28:16 PM
Middle East?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 24, 2025, 06:35:17 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 24, 2025, 06:28:16 PM
Middle East?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on March 25, 2025, 12:17:40 AM
Far East?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 25, 2025, 12:41:25 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 25, 2025, 12:17:40 AM
Far East?
Yes
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Post by: Oguerrerob on March 25, 2025, 12:53:54 AM
China?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 25, 2025, 01:04:38 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on March 25, 2025, 12:53:54 AM
China?
Yes
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Post by: Wendax on March 26, 2025, 04:43:05 AM
Eastern Garage, Shanghai?
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Post by: gte4289 on March 26, 2025, 01:52:28 PM
Quote from: Wendax on March 26, 2025, 04:43:05 AM
Eastern Garage, Shanghai?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 17, 2025, 02:27:09 AM
From before 1910?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 17, 2025, 02:32:55 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 17, 2025, 02:27:09 AM
From before 1910?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 17, 2025, 02:53:44 AM
before 1915?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 17, 2025, 03:07:14 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 17, 2025, 02:53:44 AM
before 1915?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 17, 2025, 03:34:56 AM
After 1920?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 17, 2025, 03:49:00 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 17, 2025, 03:34:56 AM
After 1920?
Yes
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 17, 2025, 04:04:20 AM
Before 1925?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 17, 2025, 05:23:16 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 17, 2025, 04:04:20 AM
Before 1925?
No
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Post by: fromwien on April 17, 2025, 06:50:53 AM
Buick, Tienstin Car Body Works, Tianjin?
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 17, 2025, 07:38:35 AM
Central Garage, Shanghai?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 17, 2025, 11:56:49 PM
Quote from: fromwien on April 17, 2025, 06:50:53 AM
Buick, Tienstin Car Body Works, Tianjin?
Not a Buick and not by Tienstin Car Body Works, but in the same neighborhood.

Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 17, 2025, 07:38:35 AM
Central Garage, Shanghai?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 18, 2025, 12:20:05 AM
HS Honigsberg ?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 18, 2025, 12:43:05 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 18, 2025, 12:20:05 AM
HS Honigsberg ?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 18, 2025, 01:14:00 AM
Frazar?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 18, 2025, 02:16:52 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 18, 2025, 01:14:00 AM
Frazar?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 18, 2025, 02:29:47 AM
Before 1930?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 18, 2025, 03:49:22 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 18, 2025, 02:29:47 AM
Before 1930?
Yes
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Post by: fromwien on April 18, 2025, 05:20:36 AM
Frazar and Company (better known under its Chinese name, 'Tianjin Gongmao Yanghang')?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 18, 2025, 06:38:49 AM
Quote from: fromwien on April 18, 2025, 05:20:36 AM
Frazar and Company (better known under its Chinese name, 'Tianjin Gongmao Yanghang')?
No
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Post by: fromwien on April 18, 2025, 09:59:52 AM
Star Garage?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 18, 2025, 03:57:26 PM
Quote from: fromwien on April 18, 2025, 09:59:52 AM
Star Garage?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 18, 2025, 03:58:45 PM
Related to China Motors?
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Post by: fromwien on April 18, 2025, 05:08:31 PM
Hudford Garage?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 18, 2025, 09:19:46 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 18, 2025, 03:58:45 PM
Related to China Motors?
Not that I'm aware of.
Quote from: fromwien on April 18, 2025, 05:08:31 PM
Hudford Garage?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 20, 2025, 01:02:26 AM
Is it a Hudson Roadster?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 20, 2025, 01:03:04 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 20, 2025, 01:02:26 AM
Is it a Hudson Roadster?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 20, 2025, 01:06:52 AM
Maxwell?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 20, 2025, 01:20:24 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 20, 2025, 01:06:52 AM
Maxwell?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 20, 2025, 01:55:13 AM
Studebaker?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 20, 2025, 02:10:58 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 20, 2025, 01:55:13 AM
Studebaker?
No
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Post by: fromwien on April 20, 2025, 03:17:56 AM
Universal Motor Car & Body Company?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 20, 2025, 05:53:23 PM
Quote from: fromwien on April 20, 2025, 03:17:56 AM
Universal Motor Car & Body Company?
No
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Post by: fromwien on April 20, 2025, 06:55:24 PM
Auto Palace?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 20, 2025, 07:14:43 PM
Quote from: fromwien on April 20, 2025, 06:55:24 PM
Auto Palace?
No
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Post by: fromwien on April 23, 2025, 08:45:23 AM
Fudchang?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 23, 2025, 04:38:45 PM
Quote from: fromwien on April 23, 2025, 08:45:23 AM
Fudchang?
No
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Post by: Oguerrerob on April 30, 2025, 04:06:32 PM
1928?
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Post by: gte4289 on April 30, 2025, 04:44:33 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on April 30, 2025, 04:06:32 PM
1928?
I don't know the exact year of manufacture, but I think it was most likely 1926-27.
Title: Re: GTE 756 - 1920s Ford by Chinese coachbuilder
Post by: Oguerrerob on August 30, 2025, 02:13:39 AM
Was this photo published on American magazine?
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Post by: gte4289 on August 30, 2025, 02:54:56 PM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on August 30, 2025, 02:13:39 AMWas this photo published on American magazine?
Yes, an American publication.
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 16, 2025, 01:12:29 PM
was the article published in 1928?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 16, 2025, 01:53:34 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 16, 2025, 01:12:29 PMwas the article published in 1928?
Just before that
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Post by: grobmotorix on September 17, 2025, 01:50:15 PM
Hudford Garage, Shanghai?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 17, 2025, 08:03:24 PM
Quote from: grobmotorix on September 17, 2025, 01:50:15 PMHudford Garage, Shanghai?
No, the coachbuilder was not located in or near Shanghai.

https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/master-autopuzzles/gte-756/msg657640/#msg657640
Title: Re: GTE 756 - 1920s Ford by Chinese coachbuilder
Post by: pnegyesi on September 18, 2025, 07:29:11 AM
Tianjin is not a problem, the publication is a bit of a problem. Was it an American car magazine?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 18, 2025, 01:14:16 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 18, 2025, 07:29:11 AMTianjin is not a problem, the publication is a bit of a problem. Was it an American car magazine?
It was an American automotive periodical, but not one of the more well-known car magazines.
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 20, 2025, 05:35:22 PM
I was so hopeful that "The Ford industries; facts about the Ford Motor Company and its subsidiaries" will feature it, but no

So I have to ask, is the magazine mentioned in the Bibliography section of the Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 20, 2025, 06:22:04 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 20, 2025, 05:35:22 PMSo I have to ask, is the magazine mentioned in the Bibliography section of the Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942?
I don't have access to the Bibliography section, but it is mentioned elsewhere in the book.
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 21, 2025, 01:54:05 AM
Do you see the magazine here?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 21, 2025, 02:11:08 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 21, 2025, 01:54:05 AMDo you see the magazine here?
No
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 21, 2025, 02:44:11 AM
Quote from: gte4289 on September 20, 2025, 06:22:04 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 20, 2025, 05:35:22 PMSo I have to ask, is the magazine mentioned in the Bibliography section of the Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942?
I don't have access to the Bibliography section, but it is mentioned elsewhere in the book.

There are 77 mentions of the word "magazine" in the book, but there is 0 clue on what magazine you may had in mind.

I'd love to find this but
- it seems this is an obscure garage in Tianjin and I was wondering if there are any other English-language online resources mentioning it
- if not, then we have to find the obscure magazine you have in mind and I think I just ran out of ideas how to find it (tried searching for automobile titles in 1927 but it's either in the Bibliography section or doesn't have this car).

I am happy to brwose through 1000s of pages, which I already did, but my chances of success are diminishing.
Title: Re: GTE 756 - 1920s Ford by Chinese coachbuilder
Post by: pnegyesi on September 24, 2025, 07:37:52 AM
Quote from: gte4289 on September 18, 2025, 01:14:16 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 18, 2025, 07:29:11 AMTianjin is not a problem, the publication is a bit of a problem. Was it an American car magazine?
It was an American automotive periodical, but not one of the more well-known car magazines.

If you agree with I outlined in my last message, then my only chance is to find the magazine somehow. Was "auto" part of its title?
Title: Re: GTE 756 - 1920s Ford by Chinese coachbuilder
Post by: gte4289 on September 24, 2025, 01:00:56 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 24, 2025, 07:37:52 AMWas "auto" part of its title?
I don't want to burn the source by revealing it here, but I will say that the title doesn't include the words auto, automobile, car, motor, or motorcar.
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Post by: Oguerrerob on September 26, 2025, 08:44:37 AM
Some Ford magazine?
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Post by: gte4289 on September 26, 2025, 11:52:52 AM
Quote from: Oguerrerob on September 26, 2025, 08:44:37 AMSome Ford magazine?
Yes
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 26, 2025, 12:45:15 PM
Here we go
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Post by: gte4289 on September 26, 2025, 01:39:34 PM
Quote from: pnegyesi on September 26, 2025, 12:45:15 PMHere we go
:thumbsup:
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Post by: pnegyesi on September 26, 2025, 03:37:37 PM
Sorry Oguerrerob and thanks for the point
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Post by: Oguerrerob on September 26, 2025, 03:48:47 PM
No problem at all
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