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Found near the old Alamo: 1917 Dodge Brothers Winter Touring



Yesterday I purchased a 1917 Dodge Brothers Winter Touring car almost in the shadow of the old Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.   One family owned for the last ninety seven years.  Has sat in the spot you see it since 1937 when they could no longer find the required tire size.

In that year the Dodges had only built roadsters and touring cars.  In order to market a winter car they contracted Rex Top in Connersville, Indiana to design and engineer such specifically to suit their cars.   Mine is one of about for total still known to exist.

An "oily rag" restoration is intended.  After all the hobby has tires for this today and it was running just fine when it was parked seventy seven years ago. They are STILL OUT THERE.

editor: hey! Mr. S.O. There, tell us your name and address. You've deserved yourselves a PreWarCar Reporters Cap!   

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domenica febbraio 2nd, 2014
Sconosciuto
11 Marzo 2014, 23:13
Photo credit: Louis Beaumier III
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Sconosciuto
04 Febbraio 2014, 02:33
It is a shame that there is no like button. That is definitely Putin. Well observed
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StillOutThere
04 Febbraio 2014, 02:32
The car was not walled up, just a number of building stones and others around it and some plywood leaning against it so as to be minimally visible from the street or over the fence.
The photo prior to commencing is by a professional photographer and magazine publisher. He took a couple hundred others.
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Sconosciuto
03 Febbraio 2014, 19:08
Glad to see another oily rag restoration I couldn't agree more ! Congratulations on a great find and it has obviously got the owner it deserves !
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Rick Ford
03 Febbraio 2014, 17:02
http://www.rick-ford.co.uk/Dodge%201917.jpg
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Rick Ford
03 Febbraio 2014, 16:39
Splendid discovery, as a photographer I am very impressed with the lighting quality, despite poor image quality. Descriptive link to Rex Top excellent, thank you. Alarmed however by appearance, on page one,of Vladimir Putin under the guise of Charles C. Hull. Rick Ford.
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Sconosciuto
03 Febbraio 2014, 09:20
was it walled up?
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