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Norman Kling
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Re: So-Cal cars +
Are you sure those are So.Cal. cars? Must have been before the Earthquake, because there are brick buildings standing! 
Norm
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mbowen
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- First Name: Miles
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Re: So-Cal cars +
I would like to have a rear seat like the roadster pickup in the first photo for my express wagon. 
Miles
1924 Touring “Bonnie”
1925 Express Wagon “Clyde”
1924 Touring “Bonnie”
1925 Express Wagon “Clyde”
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Wayne Sheldon
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Re: So-Cal cars +
Which Earthquake? The 1914 model Ts would have been eight years after San Francisco's in 1906. Southern California had a big one in early/mid 1920s, famous photos of a black era center-door sedan crushed by a brick wall. and then again another famous one in 1933.Norman Kling wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:48 pmAre you sure those are So.Cal. cars? Must have been before the Earthquake, because there are brick buildings standing!
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George House
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What about the 6th picture of the ‘13 runabout ? I can’t see the white background through the RF spokes. Era photoshopped ?
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AndyClary
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The first couple photos should answer the question about how shiny the paint was when new.
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Wayne Sheldon
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Good eye George H! I haven't had time to look closely at many of these yet (busy with a visiting son helping us clean up from the post Christmas storm damage). The sixth picture looks like it may be a "cut and paste" from the days when it was real scissors and glue! Really not a very good job of it either.
A bit hard to tell though. The first picture appears to have a backdrop behind the car. That was a common practice back in those days when taking photos of vehicles for advertising purposes. The third picture also has a backdrop behind it, and likely a cut and paste to add the building behind it. Not sure why they would have done that. Maybe it was a weird shaped backdrop?
However, both the first and third pictures, the backdrop can be seen through the wheels, Steering wheel, top sockets and etc, and even under the engine pan. Whereas the sixth picture has several places showing a different background behind the car, rough cuts around the car, and apparent brush and ink work likely done on the negative. Black ink on the negative becomes white on the print.
A bit hard to tell though. The first picture appears to have a backdrop behind the car. That was a common practice back in those days when taking photos of vehicles for advertising purposes. The third picture also has a backdrop behind it, and likely a cut and paste to add the building behind it. Not sure why they would have done that. Maybe it was a weird shaped backdrop?
However, both the first and third pictures, the backdrop can be seen through the wheels, Steering wheel, top sockets and etc, and even under the engine pan. Whereas the sixth picture has several places showing a different background behind the car, rough cuts around the car, and apparent brush and ink work likely done on the negative. Black ink on the negative becomes white on the print.