Who doesn’t like big brass cars? I think I’ve only ever seen one Winton in person. I know very little about them but I acquired this great collection of Winton photos and sure wish I had one now. If anyone has any knowledge on the cars, please chime in.
I'll look to see if there is a Winton registry or club. If not we may need to start one. Those are great pictures.
@alsancle There is the Winton World Wide registry but when I reached out to their contact about it, who was former HCCA president, he told me they were more or less inactive at this point. It didn’t look like anything had been going on with their Facebook page in several years.
@Hupp31 @Chandler-Six and I are setting up a Chandler club this week hopefully. Maybe next week I can reach and see if there is interest in creating a rumbleseat club site. I can do the heavy work (which is actually easy) when there is someone that will administor the club. Wintons are very great cars and there needs to be a gathering place for them.
@alsancle Looking forward to the Chandler club. Great cars in their own right, plus there’s the Hupmobile connection toward the end. With the Winton registry, it sounded to me like the same problem affecting other small clubs. Key members aging out and nobody left to pick up the flag and carry on.
For sale on the HCCA website for $150,000. Estate sale. They had 3 cars for sale but this is the only one still listed.
When I was at the Reynolds-Alberta Museum in 2007, they were restoring a big 1918 Winton touring car.
Winton produced cars well in to the 1920s, last cars produced in 1924 I think. However, I can't remember ever seeing anything nearly that late. These were big luxury cars and I would love to have one!!!
@Royale835Sedan The photos I have of them are from the middle of their run, from the late-aughts to mid-teens when most of the luxury cars were open touring cars. This runabout intrigues me though. I’m hoping to find out more about which model it is.
I remembered that I had a photo of this Winton. I think it was a crime that it didn’t win its class. Near as I can tell, I believe it was the same model as this period photo.
A couple great Winton roadsters.
@Hupp31 Great photos. I need to see if I can find any existing Winton roadsters. Most I can remember are touring cars.
Crazy top on the white car!!!!
@alsancle Would have been a real pain at a 4-way intersection. Couldn’t see a thing.
@alsancle the dress, hat, and look of the woman getting into the car makes me think she was probably pretty good at giving orders, but maybe not at taking them.
@JohnBloom The same woman was in several photos. She was Florence Roberts who was a stage actress who later moved into films.
This town car is the only closed Winton that I have a photo of. Nice relaxing limousine ride…on tire chains. 😬
@Hupp31 This is the one for sale on hte HCCA site. There were 3 or 4 cars, all from the Roger Allison estate.
@alsancle Definetly a later car by accesories and cowl is slightly different. But otherwise many similarities.
Seattle to Boston in this 1911 Winton must have been quite an adventure. I don’t know what he paid his chauffeur, but I’m sure it wasn’t enough.
@Hupp31 Travis, PM me the name of the Winton registry guy and maybe we can help him put a site together. You have too much cool stuff for it not to be organized.
@alsancle I sent you his info. It would be nice to have an active site for them. Doesn’t look like anything has been going on with the FB group for years.
@alsancle I have a good friend, and they have a fabulous Winton. Maybe 1916? He would have a lot of valuable input if there was a Winton site.
@JohnBloom I'm gonna get the email out today. I 'm working on the KRIT registry and when I finish that I can take on another one.
@Hupp31 The issue is I'm gong to learn all about Winton and then I'm going to want one. The list is very long at this point and the reserves are very low...
@alsancle
when will we get the desperately needed laughing emoji?
@alsancle 😀It is funny how cars are the exact opposite of wives and kids in that respect. Fortunately for me, I learned from other people’s mistakes with the kids.
From the HCCA Facebook page.
@alsancle Ha! That got around quick. I have the original.
@alsancle The caption on the photo says Dr. E.J. Somerfield of Pendleton, Oregon. I believe it was taken in 1912 and is an early model 17-D
@Hupp31 Something I learned a long time ago. Once its on the Internet it travels fast!
Here's the 1916 WINTON MODEL SIX-33 TOURING that sold at the Stan Lucas Collection that Gooding Chisties had recently. The car went for $78,400.
Car Highlights
The Property of Noted Collector Ann Klein’s Family for Nearly 60 Years
A Spacious and Well-Engineered Motorcar Designed for Long-Distance Touring
A Powerful and Rarely Seen Six-Cylinder Classic
Technical Specs
347.9 CID L-Head Inline 6-Cylinder Engine
33.75 HP (Rated)
4-Speed Manual Gearbox
@Chandler-Six Interesting headlight/parking lamps on that one.
@Chandler-Six What a great auction! If you were able to attend I'm jealous! That is where @DuesyGuy bought his Doble.
@Royale835Sedan Yep, I was there when he bought it. I knew Stan fairly well as he was a member of our Horseless Carriage Club group.
Some newer Wintons at the 1920 Cleveland auto show.
Here's one from Central California and the story that came with it:
AUTOCAR ON AMBULANCE TRIP
N. F. Wilson has just returned from , flying trip of 968 miles, all of which he covered in six days, and embracing Coalinga, McKittrick and the Bakersfield oil fields, and which he covered in his Winton. He found road conditions throughout the oil districts to be very bad, due to the laying of pipe lines, which have cut them up.
rest in part 2 due to character limits in the post....
At Paaiso Warm Springs Wilson placed his car at the disposal of a family, one of he daughters of which had broken her arm.
The girl was taken to Salinas. forty-six miles, had her arm set and she was brought back in six hours none the worse for her trip.
@Chandler-Six Another great story. That looks to be a model K.
@Chandler-Six I guess the image must be flipped because it wouldn’t be left hand drive.
@Hupp31 good point. Who ever made the print from the negative missed that detail. Now you can see both sides of the car 😜
This is a great auction. One of the cars is this 1922 Winton. Fairly late in the production run.
https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/32353/preview-lot/6138470/1922-winton-model-40-touring-chassis-no-37495-engine-no-2486/
Andrew Carnegie in a Winton town car. Posted by Twin6 on AACA forums.
A similar town car, maybe a year or two newer, is on the left here.
