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This is the picture that Karen found at George's house. It is a picture of my mother, Adelaide Congdon, with her grand uncle Kenyon Hampton driving. This was taken circa 1926 when my mom was about 11 years old. She was living in Glendale, California with her grand Aunt Grace and grand Uncle Kenyon. I sent a message to the Los Angeles historical society and they identified the building as the Los Angeles Amory. This is one of the last great city armories still standing. It is located in Exposition Park which includes beautiful rose gardens. The Los Angeles Coliseum is nearby. Today the Amory has been converted to a science museum and includes an Imax theatre. Notice in the picture to the right below the exact spot where the picture was taken next to the lamp post. I can only imagine that they were on a outing to tour Exposition Park. My mom used to say that they took rides into Los Angeles on weekends and that her uncle had many fender benders with that car. The car is a 1924 or 1925 Ford Model T with nickle radiator shell. This car cost $685 in 1924 and based on inflation, the price today would be about $8,300.
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This is the picture that Karen found at George's house. It is a picture of my mother, Adelaide Congdon, with her grand uncle Kenyon Hampton driving. This was taken circa 1926 when my mom was about 11 years old. She was living in Glendale, California with her grand Aunt Grace and grand Uncle Kenyon. I sent a message to the Los Angeles historical society and they identified the building as the Los Angeles Amory. This is one of the last great city armories still standing. It is located in Exposition Park which includes beautiful rose gardens. The Los Angeles Coliseum is nearby. Today the Amory has been converted to a science museum and includes an Imax theatre. Notice in the picture to the right below the exact spot where the picture was taken next to the lamp post. I can only imagine that they were on a outing to tour Exposition Park. My mom used to say that they took rides into Los Angeles on weekends and that her uncle had many fender benders with that car. The car is a 1924 or 1925 Ford Model T with nickle radiator shell. This car cost $685 in 1924 and based on inflation, the price today would be about $8,300.
1924 Ford Model T and advertisement
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People on the Edmunds chat seem to think it is a 1924 Chevrolet. Based on pictures I have found of 1924 Cehvrolets, I tend to agree.
thats odd, it looks nothing like the '24 Chevys I have seen.....
Your people are wrong, heres a photo of a 1924 Chevrolet with closed body
http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/1924-chevrolet-series-f-superior-2.jpg
So, you think the advertisement published by Chevrolet has the wrong picture in it? Possible but not likely.
Your picture is a 2-door sedan. The vehicle in question is a 4-door, 5-passenger sedan.
Jeepers! That's way cool!!
-M
Who says "Jeepers"?
Ok, The ad for the 24 Chevy and the picture Andy posted look the same, but they both look different from the car Grandma Adelaide is in. Look at the slope of the line from the rear of the hood up to the base of the windshield. That slope is not present in the ad or Andy's pic. The hood ornament is also different although that doesn't mean as much as the body lines do.
-Rob
its a Ford
OK! I give up! It's a Ford.
There seems to be some doubt on the Ford Model T club forum that it is a Ford.
http://www.modeltforum.org/cgi-bin/webbbs/webbbs_config_512.pl?read=116709#Responses
what do those people know
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