When Was This Car Made? [Part Two]

"Raphael Orlove" (orlove)
08/20/2014 at 22:34 • Filed to: History

I was foiled by my arch nemesis/co conspirator Jason Torchinsky on the first installment of !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , so here's a second take.

Ok, I know the answer to this one, but let's see what you guys think. When was this car made?

Photo Credit: Getty

DISCUSSION (15)

Brian Silvestro > Raphael Orlove
08/20/2014 at 22:36

1885

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Raphael Orlove
08/20/2014 at 22:37

1868.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Raphael Orlove
08/20/2014 at 22:37

1886

 > Raphael Orlove
08/20/2014 at 22:37

According to Google reverse image search...1885

My citroen won't start > Raphael Orlove
08/20/2014 at 22:39

In a Monday by the looks of it. (1885 is the real guess)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Raphael Orlove
08/20/2014 at 22:39

It was made for the first ever burning man festival in 1879. It's actually pedal powered and that front part is just a giant bong.

GhostZ >
08/20/2014 at 22:40

You just ruined the game by both posting hte accurate time (by 'cheating') and informing everyone else that they can't even guess for fun because they'll be wrong.

EDIT: Goddammit. You're not even correct. I did a reverse search and got a different answer. I'll be a martyr here and not post it.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? >
08/20/2014 at 22:40

https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/225326…

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Raphael Orlove
08/20/2014 at 22:41

1885

Raphael Orlove > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
08/20/2014 at 22:41

10/10 would rip again

 > GhostZ
08/20/2014 at 22:43

Cheating? I call it ample use of all available resources.

Raphael Orlove >
08/20/2014 at 22:44

you are correct! and you'd be a cheater if I had actually set up any rules, but I didn't so, you and Brain Silvestro nail this one.

Here's the caption in full from Getty

Amedee Bollee Junior's light two-seater steamer built in 1885. The Bollee family were bell founders in Le Mans who began to built steam carriages in the 1870s.

JustAnotherIdiot > Raphael Orlove
08/20/2014 at 23:39

1885 miata

wkiernan > Raphael Orlove
08/21/2014 at 06:47

That big-ass engine makes me think of those old brick-sized cell phones . It's tough being an early adopter of new technology!

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Raphael Orlove
08/21/2014 at 08:43

From the photo alone, I was going to guess 1890...