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And doesn't she look all the better for the big smile/laugh!

Allan from down under.

# 1 is a particularly beautiful photo - the smile on the young lady's face seems to reach forward from the distant past. Looking more closely I see electric lights in place of the kerosene side lamps and some system of rods supporting the top with the windshield folded down. The typical forward sockets and bows are absent but it doesn't look exactly like the one-man tops I've seen. Can anyone provide some info on it?

Her car has 1919 CA plates.

She’s modernized the car with a one-man top, electric side lights and a spotlight, probably all put on by the dealer. They had it striped too, just under the upper body molding. All in all a very good job.

Photo number eight (40125 NY) is a great look at the one year only roadster rear fenders on what almost certainly was a 1912 torpedo roadster! The photo also gives a good look at the two latch tool box on the back. I wish it showed whether the lid/top was smooth or had the ridged raised center top area or was it smooth all the way across? I have a nice tool box that is smooth all the way across, more rare than the more common raised center ones. But I don't know which version was really correct? Or maybe both were used?

Photo number three is sure interesting. The hood says it is a 1915/'16 touring car, but the curved front fender appears to be a later upgrade. I can't tell from the limited amount of the fender that can be seen whether it is a later Ford front fender or an after-market upgrade. The car appears to have been around for awhile, somewhat weathered looking. The after-market fixed roof sedan kit is very interesting. This is one of the closest era photo looks I have seen for one of these. Notice also the fabric cover over the top of the cowl to keep rain from dripping inside and shorting out the spark plug wires at the coil box inside below.

The car may be a few years old and with a few upgrades? But the fellow appears to still be quite proud of it!

In that first picture, there is a foot over the door. How did she get her leg in that position?
And how does she shift the car like that? Is that someone laying down next to her with their leg over the door? It is hard to understand what was happening, but looks like she thought it was funny.
Norm