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Edit: MtrRider got it: it's a Franklin. New pic! A whole decade earlier than he thought, though - 1910.
This one may be a good bit easier than the Soviet from last time. Or maybe not.
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Ford Model T?
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Wild guess: Model T?
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Nope. Model T's have a common engine/trans sump, just for one.
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It's a Franklin chassis from the 1920s.
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Nope. Only loosely similar to a Model T on a handful of points. In some respects this car's a good bit more advanced. A Model T has transverse (not longitudinal) springs, too, though it also has only rear axle brakes.
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1910, actually, but well-made. The air-cooled engine is a *huge* hint.
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So close, yet so far. I can't believe people actually drove around in/on cars like that. It looks so weak and wobbly.