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Wonderful photo!
Thank you.
This should also be shared on the Early Ford Registry site?

I'm sure Rob must have seen this before...no?

. A couple more.

What a beast !! Love to see them.

Great photos. I don’t have the first or second tourings. The first looks like a 1906, or the 114 in wheelbase. However, it has the later 07/08 style radiator, so I may be wrong.

The roadster that looks the same in two pics is occupied by C.H. Wills and wife, with his parents in the same car.

Again, great photos. Thank you for posting,
Rob

Worked on them a little:

This photo (from above) is of Ford agent W. W. Pickerell, Tacoma WA:

Rob wrote: ↑

Fri May 05, 2023 6:22 pm

The first looks like a 1906, or the 114 in wheelbase. However, it has the later 07/08 style radiator, so I may be wrong.

The information I have about the first photo is :

1907. Nikolai Robert Maximilian Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg (AKA Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg) Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire

An interesting character:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_von ... -Sternberg

Constantine,
Quite interesting, to say the least. I’ve found Model K shipped to and/or in Europe, including Germany, Spain, Belgium, France, Italy and England. I have not yet seen anything about Russian or far eastern Russia/Mongolia. According to Wikipedia, he had a German background, as well as identifying with his native Russia and far eastern influences.
Quite an interesting history. If the man at the wheel of the K is Nikolai Robert Maximilian Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberghe, he would have been 21 in 1907:

Rob wrote: ↑

Sat May 06, 2023 8:48 am

Constantine,
Quite interesting, to say the least. I’ve found Model K shipped to and/or in Europe, including Germany, Spain, Belgium, France, Italy and England. I have not yet seen anything about Russian or far eastern Russia/Mongolia. According to Wikipedia, he had a German background, as well as identifying with his native Russia and far eastern influences.
Quite an interesting history. If the man at the wheel of the K is Nikolai Robert Maximilian Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberghe, he would have been 21 in 1907:

Rob,
Russia's first Ford dealer opened in 1907 (but I don't know the exact date). From what I've read his family was likely to have been wealthy enough to afford such a car, and at age of 21 he was already in the military. Is the driver in the photo wearing a military coat with markings on the collar? His coat, hat and the building in the background IMHO do point to the photo being taken in Imperial Russia. Wish the photo was better quality.

Constantine,
I was aware several N (RS) were sent to Russia. However I didn’t/don’t know if any Model K were sent. I think this is a late 06 K, but can’t be sure. It also may be one of two 06 sent to Berlin in the summer of 06. I agree, it looks like an officers field cap, overcoat and maybe riding boots. I found some interesting period articles. I’ll post one in awhile. Thank you for posting,
Rob