Oct 5

This Is What Makes Antique Cars So Great

One of my customers is at the young age of 92 and was dropping his car off with me for repairs today. He’s an old car guy from way back and has stopped in before when my Hupmobile was parked out front so he could take a look at it. He was a Nash guy and has had a few of them from the mid to late 20’s. He had restored a big sedan at one point and sold it and still has the remains of another sedan and a roadster.

I knew I had photos of a Nash dealer with a roadster of about the same age as his so I was sure to show him today. His face lit up when I showed him the photos. Apparently he bought the roadster in 1951 and had driven it on a trip up to Mt. Washington before deciding to take it apart to restore and that never panned out. But anyway, I think it made both of our days. Here’s a guy that’s over twice my age and we were both relating over these cars.

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Oct 5, 2026

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· 3w

Exceptional story Travis. Those photos are awesome. What do we think this is with the cycle fenders?

· 3w

That’s a great question, I’ve been stumped by it for almost a year. The fenders and wheels say Kissel to me but there are differences.

· 3w

Kissel is a good guess. How about Daniels?

· 3w

Those auxiliary lights are in such an uncommon place on the cowl, you’d think that might be definitive to solving the riddle? On the other hand, maybe they were just thrown on there and the factory didn’t produce the car with them in that location.

· 3w

Daniels is another option. There are several that are close but not quite. Wheels look very similar to those on Mercer or Cadillac V63 but not a match on the body.

· 3w

John, are you seeing auxiliary lights on the touring car? I see something there but I’m not sure if that’s in the engine compartment.

· 3w

Whatever it is, I like it.

· 3w

What a great dealership building. What a man cave that would make now!

· 3w

@BuickBoy41 Agreed. The beams and skylights are great.

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· 6h

Oh wow. That is what I want for a man cave when I win the lottery.

· 3w

The wheels and rear spring perches look a lot like Hudson. I’m wondering if it was a coachbuilt body.

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· 3w

Thanks for sharing that - anyone that is 92 and still in it, is someone to behold! The Nash is a great marque, that thanks to the Bulgari Collection and others,has gotten a lot of respect.

· 3w

He’s still sharp too. When he was looking at the photos of the Nashes, he went right to counting the wheel lugs to identify them. Six lugs for the big cars, five for mid-range, and four for economy.

· 3w

I particularly like the "Hud-Sex" sign in the upper right of the building.

· 3w

Do you think that the sign painter asked “Are you sure?”.

· 3w

This gentleman stopped back in today with some photos to show me. The first were the Nash that he restored. I was mistaken, it was a coupe, 1927 Advanced Six. Very nice job. Then he showed me photos of a Mercedes Torpedo touring/ town car that he had worked on at a restoration shop in Vermont. Two separate bodies and apparently it was at Pebble in 2011.

https://sportscardigest.com/1915-mercedes-28-60-hp-town-car-with-hollywood-history-heads-to-auction/

· 3w

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· 3w

Of course it’s there. Are they auctioning it with both bodies? What was the estimate on that?

· 3w

I guess I included the wrong placard. It sold last night for 324k.

· 3w

This was his Nash coupe. Love the colors.

· 3w

Me too! Love the look of that car.