A Jack Johnson afficionado

We recently found this simple 1910 snapshot showing an elderly lady with a shiny runabout (where have we seen that radiator before? ) somewhere along the Californian coast. Only after scanning the photo a whole story appeared. It always pays off to carefully read any text visible in a photo.

Starting with the 'neon' sign (it's not, but Seal Rock are deepened letters with lightbulbs inside). The 'Seal Rock (Hotel)' building is also housing the Jack Johnson Training Quarters (Seats Reserved for Ladies). It didn't take too much trouble to find another view of the the same location along Ocean Boulevard (probably our photo is a few years earlier with the top floor windows still in use). The simple building on the left is 'To Let', it was in use as "Horse Taken Care of, Drive In" . Yet in 191o already horses probably were less in vogue due to the fast upcoming of the automobile. More than that one year after this photo Jack Johnson was sent to jail to serve some time , as he repeatedly was arrested for speeding (stories of Sheriff Michael Hennessy).

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Donnerstag November 10th, 2016

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13 November 2016, 14:31

David Barker, you're forgiven. Although the Model F and G (yes, Ian Hayhurst, this is a G) Buicks had a long life, the "Delage" radiator was only used in 1906. That's why Layden Butler can be so specific.

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David Barker

12 November 2016, 09:31

I withdraw! I didn't know Buick used a radiator exactly like Delage tho'
You learn something new every day!

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12 November 2016, 08:37

Note also the fold away steering wheel.

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11 November 2016, 21:44

Perhaps a minor point, but wouldn't this be a Model G as a roadster? I'm not finding any G's that have a rear seat like this, but I think all F's were full tourings with doors. Maybe the owner added the mother-in-law seat. It looks similar to the folding style found on 1-cyl REOs.

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11 November 2016, 16:06

Of course Layden Butler is right with his identification. If you would open the hood of this car, you wouldn't find an engine, but the fuel tank: the reason for the filler tube in the middle of the hood! The engine is located under the seats, which was the case in many American cars at the time. I have no record of Delage in America, but I guess they were extremely rare if at all at the time. I wouldn't be surprised if the the first Delage in the US was the one with which Rene Thomas won the Indianapolis 500 Miles in 1914!

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11 November 2016, 15:18

I second the Buick. The cap in the middle of the bonnet is for fuel, the tank for which is under it. The engine is under the seat. Jack Johnson was arrested for more than speeding, no doubt for challenging the racial mores of his day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Johnson_(boxer)

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11 November 2016, 12:10

Its definitely Delage, but looking at that flat bulkhead i think even earlier?, possibly 1907 to 09 maybe model F or M or Friswell? - The filler(s) maybe the other side of the bulkhead.

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David Barker

11 November 2016, 09:48

Sorry, 1913 probably an A1, but you say a 1910 pic which is strange, the 1910 cars had two filler necks in the scuttle, then the later cars like the A1 had just the one.

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David Barker

11 November 2016, 09:42

Delage 1908-9

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11 November 2016, 00:05

1906 Model F Buick

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A Jack Johnson afficionado

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