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Subject: [Leica] Mark 's opinion on NY Times Auto Pic
From: sethrosner at nycap.rr.com (Seth Rosner)
Date: Sun Jan 4 08:11:40 2009
References: <495FE2A5.8030701@san.rr.com><A37DD232F83F433CB209EF011446F314@D1S9FY41> <495FF308.9090705@san.rr.com>

I think I've got it, Jerry. Duesenbergs had the four external pipes 
signifying a supercharged engine on the right side of the engine, Auburns on 
the left side. I believe this is a 1930's-era short-wheelbase Auburn, 
probably model 851 (they made many with very long wheelbases). Being a 
4-door convertible phaeton, it would have a custom coach-built body. The 
suicide front doors are another detail give-away. Though the photo image is 
fuzzy, the shape of the radiator and the vague image of the radiator mascot 
is consistent with its being an Auburn.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 6:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Mark 's opinion on NY Times Auto Pic


> Seth,
>
> Actually, I cannot.  The LUG rejects any attachment.  I may try scanning
> it and sending it to you.  The car is not
> in the "Brass Era", but is in the " WW1- WW2" era.
>
> Jerry
>
>
> Seth Rosner wrote:
>> Jerry, can you copy and paste a photo of the car. I don't get the
>> Times here but read it on-line and can't find that photo. I'm on the
>> Board of Trustees of the Saratoga Automobile Museum where we now have
>> an exhibition of brass-era cars (1900-WWI)
>>
>> seth
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com>
>> To: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@rabinergroup.com>; "LUG"
>> <lug@leica-users.org>; "LUG" <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 5:11 PM
>> Subject: [Leica] Mark 's opinion on NY Times Auto Pic
>>
>>
>>> Mark Rabiner
>>>
>>> Since you are the resident LUG maven on NY Times auto subjects, could
>>> you help us/me?
>>>
>>> On page A12 of todays paper is a 1937 photo of a 4 door phaeton,  What
>>> make is it?  I
>>> would first guess at a Bentley, but the 4 exhaust side pipes say
>>> Dusenberg.  The headlights
>>> say American Car.
>>>
>>> Wadda ya think Mark?
>>>
>>> J
>
>
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