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Letter to the editor

 

Here is a fine photo taken in 1913 in the small town of Merritt in the Nicola Valley. A group of motoring enthusiasts are gathered at the Ford dealership possibly because two new RHD Model T's have arrived and delivered to their new owners. There are only a few automobiles in the town at this time, so this is an exciting moment. We are wondering what the large car to the left is. We can not see the license plate numbers due to the sun glaring off it. So, does anyone know what car it is?

Regards, Steve Diggins

 

Published:
Friday September 17th, 2021

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Ariejan Bos
22 September 2021, 12:21
Hi Steve, Pierce-Arrow is not an option, because there are too many differences: e.g. the tip of the front fenders for P-A is always straight and not rounded like here, and the front axle of the P-A has a continously rounded curve. The front axle fits with the Case as does the front fender shape (which are just flat fenders with a rounded tip, no vizors). Moreover you can see the radiator sides are not completely parallel, as with the Case. Compare with the uploaded images!
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Steve Diggins
22 September 2021, 04:30
British Columbia changed from driving on the left to driving on the right side of the road in 1921. It was the second from last area in North America to do so. Nova Scotia was the last area on the continent to change over in 1923. The early cars were right hand drive and after the change they are left hand drive.
As for the car in question, I am leaning towards the smaller model of Pierce Arrow because the front fenders are slightly different from the Case. They do not have those little cap extentions on the leading edge.
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Ariejan Bos
20 September 2021, 21:44
The car on the left was not an easy identification, but is most probably a 1911 Case torpedo.
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Nick clark
20 September 2021, 17:39
I cannot identify the car on the left, although strange place to hang the licence plate! What does puzzle me is the three 'T' fords are all LHD, does this mean in 1913 Canada was driving on the left ? and if so when did this change to the right ?
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