By the way, it appears that the horizontal bars in the grill were not present in the 1936 Fords.
On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Darren Addy <pixelsmi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, I'll play Sherlock here. > The lines of the car (we can't discount TRUCK, but the window shape of > the open door suggests CAR to me) are definitely mid-30s. The photo > was taken in 1937, which was essentially the close of the Depression. > So a new car struck me a bit "affluent". So I did a little searching. > Assuming that "Odessa" is "Odessa, Texas" we can do a little research > on that area. It seems that Ector County was part of the Texas oil > boom, with a big strick in the area in 1926. "Odessa became the > shipping and oilfield supply center for the county's burgeoning > petroleum boom. County lands produced almost 12,330,000 barrels of oil > in 1938". In 1930 3,958 people lived in Ector County; the population > increased to 15,051 in 1940. > http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hce02 > > Now let's turn our attention to auto dealerships in Odessa in the > mid-30s. Today there exists a Sewell Ford in Odessa. Did it exist in > the mid-30s? Yep! In fact, "In 1935, (Sewell) sons Carl Sr. and Woody, > purchased the the bankrupt Love Motor Company in Odessa. Located at > 2nd Street & Texas Avenue, Carl Sewell Motor sold half of their > 22-vehicle inventory on opening day. New cars sold from $695 - $1,035. > A new truck could be bought for $635." > http://www.vancesnewsletter.com/sewell-ford-history.html > > Could this car be a 1935 Ford Sedan, purchased on that opening day in > 1935? Let's take a look: http://goo.gl/UcR6RB > Notice the horizontal bar going across the grill that, if extended, > would go across the top portion of the headlights? It can be seen in > Stan's family picture. Notice the shape of the bottom corners of the > windshield (also a match). Notice the groove running through the > middle of the front bumper? I'm guessing that we are looking at a > 1935 Ford Sedan, purchased from Sewell Ford in Odessa, TX in 1935. > http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=118448 > > But that's just a guess. > :) > > > > On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Stan Halpin > <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: >> No others at this point. My Aunt has many of the photos from that era, but I >> don't have ready access. >> >> stan >> >> On Dec 19, 2013, at 3:37 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: >> >>> My first inclination was "Ford", too. Any other pix that show the car any >>> better? >>> >>> -p >>> >>> On 12/19/2013 2:19 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: >>>> It looks like a ford. Not much to go on here though. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Stan Halpin >>>> <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: >>>>> A cousin is working on family history stuff and recently came up with >>>>> this photo of my father (15 yrs old at the time) and his siblings in 1937. >>>>> >>>>> The question is, what make/model was the family car? >>>>> >>>>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e1babf2a8 >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> >>>>> stan >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > I don't have a problem with idiots. > I have a problem with the fact that they have an internet connection. -- I don't have a problem with idiots. I have a problem with the fact that they have an internet connection. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
