first time I've seen a sound train with a neon light advert on top, or advertising insurance

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/654/

the sound trains I've found in the past, that looked exactly like this, were typically 1928 and 29 Graham Paige

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/499/

Even more photos of the Long Beach Fire Dept 1927 Graham Paige touring 621 with the Bright Bumper and Woodlite headlight aftermarket upgrades

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10236997922355032&set=gm.1951583148755931&idorvanity=197491484165115

I posted a lot of photos of these in 2017, and all about the Bright Bumper 

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/04/engine-company-number-1-long-beach-fire.html
https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/04/mostly-just-interesting-for-close-up-of.html
https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/04/how-cool-is-this-fire-chief-bought.html

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/04/foam-fire-fighting-truck-1929-long.html

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/516/

A fisherman in in the Sauquoit Creek not far from Clayville near Chadwicks, NY. pulled this Paige wood wheel out of the river... he must have thought he had a big fish for about 2 seconds...

https://wibx950.com/no-way-fisherman-pulls-model-t-wheel-from-upstate-creek/

the Mother in Law seat, there were a couple versions, but they mostly were exposed to the weather and not equipped to keep someone seated in an emergency braking event

This simply takes top honors for the the most spiteful mother in law seat ever made! A 1910 Welch

There was this variety that slid out from the side, and I've seen it on the Kissel and and the Paige Model 6-55 Daytona Speedster

and there was this flip lid on this 1911 Olds Autocrat

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/08/1911-olds-autocrat-has-cool-rumble-seat.html

the 1910 Matheson had one mounted to the spare tire /5th wheel

Paige Model 6-55 Daytona Speedster with mother in law seat

and the 1920 Kissel Gold Bug I posted back in 2013

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2013/04/1920-kissel-gold-bug-roadster.html

https://fornoob.com/the-mother-in-law-seat/

this is something odd, the seats in this Graham Paige are not the normal full width back seat, and two similar front seats. This is an ‘Opera Coupe’, fixed driver’s seat with a storage compartment behind it, a folding passenger seat and a 2/3rd rear seat for a lady in chic clothing.

Of the six LeBaron-style bodies built by Briggs, few had this configuration.

http://www.juricastricum.nl/index.php/te-koop/graham-paige-model-827-opera-coupe-1929/

thanks Doug! 

a 17 year long road trip that started with a plan to drive to Alaska... in a 1928 Graham Paige

Herman and Candelaria Zapp set out on a six-month road trip to drive from Argentina to Alaska, but things went well, and their journey has taken them to 73 countries, across six different continents, into the homes of 2,500 welcoming strangers, and along the way, the couple welcomed four kids into the world during various stops on the map, including Canada.

“The idea was six months … It looked like enough time to go to Alaska and come back and have a family, and have kids and have a normal life,” he says from an auto shop where the family’s 1928 Graham-Paige was getting a tune-up and having the wooden spokes on its wheels inspected.

Herman believes the simplistic nature of the car’s engineering has helped his family’s journey last as long as it has – something that may not have happened with a newer vehicle.

“My Grandpa told me, ‘if you want to get far, you have to go slow. If you want to succeed it has to be something simple. And if you want to do something it should be with style,’ and this car fits those three things perfectly.”

balloonists in Namibia

use the settings to get CC captions, and then auto translate for your language

The family supplements the generosity they receive on the road by selling copies of their book, “Spark Your Dream,” from the roof of their car. The tale of their first journey became a bestseller in 2005 in their native Argentina.
https://www.facebook.com/herman.zapp
http://www.argentinaalaska.com/blog/Welcome-alaska

http://globalnews.ca/news/3207684/couple-globetrotting-for-17-years-heading-home-with-4-kids-as-souvenirs/

it's equipped with an exhaust manifold cooker, of course!

The following video was made by Charly Sinewan, a Spanish traveler who they met in Cape Town, he goes solo around the world in his motorbike.

While they were trying to arrange in which part of Zambia we would meet, they saw him coming in the opposite way in the same road!



I would have to admit that Mozambique was one of the most difficult countries for us and is one of the countries where we would choose not to return.

We often felt not like human beings, more like walking ATMs, the word for “Money” was deeply etched in our minds and became the most common denominator when someone approached to speak with us. If we asked for directions to get to a place, we knew the answer. If we asked for help to push the car when we get stuck, we also knew the answer. “Money” was always the first answer. Without money, nothing could happen.

One day we “lost” the gasoline jerry can, then it was Tehue’s shoes that disappeared, on another day it was the Old Car Club emblems that decorate the trunk, then a computer and backpack, and another attempt to remove a speaker.

 So many of our few possessions were disappearing as we moved through Mozambique. Worse still, all at different moments.

 In 15 years we had only lost one plastic chair and a tripod that was attached to the outside of the car. Then in just two months, all of this.

 Of course one must take into account that Mozambique is a poor country. Unfortunately this seems to be a question not of poverty but of culture.

http://www.argentinaalaska.com/blog/News

In Zimbabawe the engine was found to have a crack, and it was pulled from the car, repaired and reinstalled.

there is a note at the end of this video, "Please do not do this at HOME!" "Come to Africa!"

at Sandstone Estates 

cool and interesting Graham Paige hood ornament, a 3 dimensional representation of the 3 guys on the 2d company badge

The 3 guys are Joe, Bob, and Ray, the Graham brothers

These were found because someone on Reddit was curious about the below broken ornament, and wondering what it was from

https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/54wbux/is_anyone_able_to_identify_this_antique_hood/

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/carphotosbyrichard/sets/72157615647646373/

all the luxury that could be bought, 1932 Graham-Paige Blue Streak Cup with Curtis Aerocar Land Yacht caravan trailer

American banker Hugh McDonald used this luxurious combination in the early 1930s to be driven from his estate on Long Island to his office in New York.

The trailer resembles an airplane and was built in according with aviation building principles by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company in Florida

A lightweight, tubular metal frame is braced with wire cables. The interior is furnished with lightweight wicker chairs and a desk. The Aerocar’s nose looks like a cockpit and is fitted with a compass, barometer, altimeter, speedometer and swivelling floodlights. The galley features a refrigerator and there is also a lavatory with flushing toilet.

A rather unusual vehicle for daily use, but not to the American banker Hugh McDonald who used this luxurious combination in the early 1930s to be driven from his estate on Long Island to his office in New York. The semi-trailer resembles an aeroplane and was built in accordance with aviation construction principles by the Curtiss Aeroplane Company in Florida.

 A lightweight, tubular metal frame is braced with wire cables. The interior is furnished with lightweight wicker chairs and a desk. The Aerocar’s nose looks like a cockpit and is fitted with a compass, barometer, altimeter, speedometer and swivelling floodlights.

The galley features a refrigerator and there is also a lavatory with flushing toilet. The yacht was towed by a Graham Blue Streak fitted with a four-litre engine. A spare wheel was placed in the space normally occupied by the ‘dickey seat’. The towing pin of the trailer fits in a socket in the hub and the tire damped out the shocks while driving.

It's in the Louman Musuem http://louwmanmuseum.nl/en/Ontdekken/Ontdek-de-collectie/graham-blue-streak-coupe-and-curtiss-aerocar-land-yacht

Found on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Time-Travelers-come-travel-back-in-time/284477301577152

1921 Paige Daytona Speedster

 commentor Megawattman saw the obvious, I missed it because of my cold, or my sunburn... The "pop up" piece in the running board is actually a foot rest for the "mother inlaw" seat you see that comes out of the side of the vehicle.