[SEL] OT : Unknown Chain Drive Car circa 1916

[Mike Royster]

If you enlarge the picture you can see the fenders are canvas with 3 springs 
on the end to keep them tight!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elden DuRand" <edurand at mchsi.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] OT : Unknown Chain Drive Car circa 1916


> Mark:
>
> The fenders on that car were most likely put-on for street use or when 
> driving in a race where there was rain or mud.  It would have been neat to 
> hear that monster coming!
>
> I built something like that in the late '60's out of a junk American 
> LaFrance fire engine.  You can see it on my web page under "Otherstuff". 
> I called it the Belchfire IV -and- you could hear me coming!
>
> Take care - Elden
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
>> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
>>  Behalf Of Mark Shulaw
>> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 09:58 AM
>> To: The SEL email discussion list
>> Subject: Re: [SEL] OT : Unknown Chain Drive Car circa 1916
>>
>>
>> Hi Eldon,
>> The car being built earlier then the photo does
>> appear to be the case. Its
>> just credited that the photo was circa 1916.
>> You're info about Vanderbilt
>> Cup racers seem to be right on target and heading
>> me in the right
>> direction.  Found a web site with photos of them.
>> Those cars are so very
>> similar to this one.
>> In the 1916 era Duesenberg was still working to
>> get a foothold in the auto
>> industry and may have just known the owner of the
>> car and wanted a photo of
>> himself in the car at that time. Notice the
>> make-shift fenders on the car,
>> probably an afterthought to make the car more
>> comfortably driveable in
>> regular useage.  Just imaging owning that car today.
>>           Thank You,   Mark
>
>
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