yep, already blogged about that. This post isn't about the plane, the pilot, or anything else about Gilmore. This post is about that car, the matching rims... and a little about the carnival trailer lion. It's not common to see a grown lion out in public in a cage
would anyone else like to mention that the lion was the mascot, or can we be done with that.... this isn't "tell me the most common knowledge no one needs repeated" blog. Go find that one, tell them over and over that water is wet, the sun is shiny, and men don't understand women. Then come back here for the cars.
Unusual plated artillery wheels. The fender treatment is also not standard 1932, with the skirts and the fronts are much longer at the leading edge. Interesting upgrade in the period. Oh, there’s a Lion there somewhere, too. Thanks for the chuckles, Jesse.
Car appears to be a 1931 Auburn Speedster https://www.alamy.com/boattail-speedster-on-the-1931-auburn-8-89-a-equipped-with-woodlite-parabolic-lamps-image268822132.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=77978B10-5EB4-4C41-9880-CF8E82F2E2EE&p=868092&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dauburn%2520speedster%26qt_raw%3dauburn%2520speedster%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d
with matching fenders too
ReplyDeletewonder what kind of car it is?
Gilmore was a lion mascot for an air racer back in the day.. Rosco Turner was the pilot.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Turner
yep, already blogged about that. This post isn't about the plane, the pilot, or anything else about Gilmore. This post is about that car, the matching rims... and a little about the carnival trailer lion. It's not common to see a grown lion out in public in a cage
Delete1932 Auburn Speedster. Advertising for the Gilmore Oil Co. Their mascot was a lion.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/misc/32auburn/732auburn.html
would anyone else like to mention that the lion was the mascot, or can we be done with that.... this isn't "tell me the most common knowledge no one needs repeated" blog. Go find that one, tell them over and over that water is wet, the sun is shiny, and men don't understand women. Then come back here for the cars.
ReplyDeleteUnusual plated artillery wheels. The fender treatment is also not standard 1932, with the skirts and the fronts are much longer at the leading edge. Interesting upgrade in the period. Oh, there’s a Lion there somewhere, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chuckles, Jesse.
Car appears to be a 1931 Auburn Speedster
ReplyDeletehttps://www.alamy.com/boattail-speedster-on-the-1931-auburn-8-89-a-equipped-with-woodlite-parabolic-lamps-image268822132.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=77978B10-5EB4-4C41-9880-CF8E82F2E2EE&p=868092&n=0&orientation=0&pn=1&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d1%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyPopular%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dauburn%2520speedster%26qt_raw%3dauburn%2520speedster%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d1%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0xFF%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d%26gname%3d%26gtype%3d%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0%26pl%3d