New York mystery motor

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There are old pictures and there are contemporary ones, right? Well, with PreWarCars as a subject, they are now all on their way to the centenary, but there may well also be an in-between category. And this mystery photograph fits that group. The car shown here on the lawn of what seems to be a show looks to be a late-1920s, early 1930s motor. The photograph itself was taken somewhere in the 1960s (no further information known) when the car was yet to be considered a classic. The picture itself is now some 60 years old.

But it’s the car itself that attracted us in the first place. What is it? With those steel wheels our first thought was it could be a Packard. But perhaps not. Yes, it seems safe to say the picture was taken in the US, and with its New York plate an American make would certainly make sense. But hang on, this one is a right-hand drive. That had us mystified. And then there’s that unusual rear, with a kind of fastback-shaped roof with two bulges ending in low rear windows. It makes it look very wide. It’s definitely unusual. And how about that framework? Meant to hold what?

Fact is it was admired by many at this show in the 1960s, which also makes you wonder how special it was — and possibly still is 60 years later. We’d love to hear from you.

Words Jeroen Booij. Picture Ebay.

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