Wednesday, November 04, 2020

the three rows of seating with legroom that most SUVs strive for has been around over a hundred years (Thanks Andrew P !)

Summerside, Prince Edward Island,1913

Frank Tuplin who made a fortune raising Silver Foxes for the styles of fur coats in the day bought this Pierce Arrow in New York and had it shipped by steamer to PEI

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/vintage-shots-from-days-gone-by.428585/page-6195#post-12973831

4 comments:

  1. The car is a 1914 Pierce Arrow model 66, 7 passenger. Their most popular body. All their bodies were cast aluminum from the factory. The engine is the largest ever in a production car: 825 cubic inch, 6 cylinder.

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  2. A hood so long that the driver is sitting in the back half of the car.

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  3. I think the bike is a Pierce as well.

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    1. That's what I was thinking too

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