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What is it ? # 87 (UPDATE: 1907 Peerless !)

UPDATE II: Many of you came up with Locomobile. Only few came up with Peerless. Even less had the year 1907 rigth. And only one non-jurymember had it all right. Even less had the year 1907 right. And only one non-jurymember had it all right. 1907 Peerless type 15 seven passenger Tourer. Congratulations Bob McAnlis ! See you all ncoming saturday with a slighly more modern car.
UPDATE: a correction and some hints, hope it helps... Jurymember Mike Clark writes:"Don't know what it it but surely the suspension shown is the rear not the front as the picture of the car clearly shows "dumbirons". Sorry for that folks! Jurymember Kit Foster ads (hint). "The move to LHD in USA didn't become a landslide until 1914-15, and there were one or two RHD holdouts until circa 1920 (Pierce- Arrow, Stutz, and a few others)." Hans Horwits releases the last hint: "This publication is from Country Life ,... before 1908."

EARLIER TEXT: It is Holland. Depicted in a way how large portions of humanity still see this little country. The illustration is part of an advertisement promoting the intricate layout of the rear suspension (click) of this particular car. Maybe advertising agency took this landscape due to the car destroying qualities of our the Dutch cobblestoned roads of that time. No wonder that Koni shockabsorbers were invented here! The ads for this make of car in general are better known for the use of beautifull ladies... Now the puzzling thing is that the car has US looks but is a RHD... Up to you to solve the riddle. Tell us which famous yet short living make produced this car and in what year. Send your answer to \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it before Monday 10 November. Please add # 87 to the subject lione of your e-mail. Only the best answer will win the infamous PreWarCar T-shirt. (collection Hans Horwitz; click to enlarge)

Friday, 07 November 2003