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Napiers in Western Canada
Our friend Steve Diggins, a regular contributor and probably the biggest Napier fan we know, earlier already told you about: The first car to cross the Canadian Rockies and The Vancouver Napier Dealer.
For today he has put together a fine collection of photographs of all the Napiers in Western Canada. The first picture (click to enlarge), shows the Rogers building with a Napier parked next to it. If you look closely you see someone has parked a bicycle against the car.
Enjoy going through the pictures. In every single one of them you find at least one Napier car! Thank you very much for sharing Steve!
Pictures come from the Glenbow Archives and The Royal BC Museum and Archives.
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Sonntag März 8th, 2020
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Steve Diggins
19 Oktober 2020, 23:02
A vintage car event in the mid sixties. The Napier still exists somewhere in the UK.
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Steve Diggins
04 Juli 2020, 21:46
This photo taken around 1912 was in the gold rush town of Stanley in the Cariboo region. The gold rush days of the mid eighteen hundreds are long over but there were still some work mines in the area. There are people waiting for the Napier to be refuelled before getting on board. You can see the white shirt arm of the driver pouring gas from a square tin can into the car's tank. It looks like the Napier is going to have a full load of people and baggage on this trip.
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Steve Diggins
01 Juni 2020, 21:11
Yes, another one and this one is significant for the size, a 60hp or maybe larger. It also has what appears to be custom coach work. It is too bad it is a partial shot, but, there is another photo which shows it from the rear. We already have that one. The car behind is a Packard.
The photo was taken in 1913. The cars are parked across the street from the court house. The photo of the raising of the flag pole, which showed about twenty fine automobiles was also at the court house. At 212 foot it was the tallest flag pole in the world. If you look to the left of the photo you will see the bottom of the pole.
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The photo was taken in 1913. The cars are parked across the street from the court house. The photo of the raising of the flag pole, which showed about twenty fine automobiles was also at the court house. At 212 foot it was the tallest flag pole in the world. If you look to the left of the photo you will see the bottom of the pole.
Steve Diggins
25 Mai 2020, 13:43
This one is working as a 'jitney' and taking passengers along a route to be dropped off. They used to compete with the trams and used their routes, hence the names on the banners. Around 1920 they were banned. The first car is a Russell Knight. The Napier looks to be a 30hp six.
Photograph City of Vancouver Archives.
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Photograph City of Vancouver Archives.
Steve Diggins
16 März 2020, 14:17
This photo was taken in 1911 and, yes, some Napiers came to Vancouver with wood spoke wheels. I think the car is older than 1911.
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Steve Diggins
12 März 2020, 11:32
I am sorry to say I know very little about these very early cars other than some of their history, There were none in this area other than the Glidden car which passed through. There are many more photos of this car to be seen on the City of Vancouver Archives web site. Go to that and put 'Glidden' in the search box.
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Mohammed Luqman Ali Khan
11 März 2020, 13:39
Hi Steve Diggins,
I have questions pertaining to an veteran 1904 30 HP Napier which is the subject of my forthcoming book. Could you please share your email address so I can write to you.
Thanks
Mohammed Luqman Ali Khan
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I have questions pertaining to an veteran 1904 30 HP Napier which is the subject of my forthcoming book. Could you please share your email address so I can write to you.
Thanks
Mohammed Luqman Ali Khan
Peter Findlay
02 März 2020, 16:13
I believe there are two Canadian built Russell cars in the Str P372 street photo. The second car from the bottom is a very distinctive looking 1912 Russell-Knight "26" Roadster. Much harder to see, the fifth car from the bottom on the left side (backed into the curb) is probably a 1911 or 1912 Russell-Knight model "38" seven passenger touring car. Both of these cars were powered by Daimler Knight engines.
There are also a few Cadillacs: A 1912 faces us on the right side while a 1913 and then a 1912 are further back on the left side. Way back on the left is a Franklin air cooled car.
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There are also a few Cadillacs: A 1912 faces us on the right side while a 1913 and then a 1912 are further back on the left side. Way back on the left is a Franklin air cooled car.
Steve Diggins
02 März 2020, 08:49
In Str P372 the Napier is on the other side of the street second block down and second car.
In CVA 99-100 there are at least two Napiers, a four cylinder and a six cylinder.
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In CVA 99-100 there are at least two Napiers, a four cylinder and a six cylinder.
Steve Diggins
26 Februar 2020, 20:01
There are some fine photographs here, but, the two street scenes are better seen on the archives web site. The clarity and detail is amazing. With three clicks on the image you can bring it up to about six times the screen size. There are over twenty cars in each photo and I think it is possible to name each one. Go to the City of Vancouver Archives and use these numbers separately for each photo.
CVA 99-100
Str P372
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CVA 99-100
Str P372
Steve Diggins
22 Februar 2020, 01:08
There is one photo in there by mistake. It is the one of two cars packed up with luggage and people about to depart from one of the 'road houses' to go further up country. about 1912. They are Winton Sixes and have replaced the stage coaches. It is a good photo of the time and I like seeing how the people are dressed.
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