Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for identifying the autos, Sonny. I've updated the the pages to reflect the car names. Keith Whaley on the Pentax list wrote "What a beautuful MOG!" but I don't know which car he meant. These cars were brought in by their owners from all over the northeast, including parts of Canada. Mike Wilson, also of the Pentax list wrote of #11: "Triking, I think. Modern version using Moto Guzzi engines. Doesn;t look quite right for one of those but it's the only one I know in production." http://www.triking-cyclecars.co.uk/ 05 - There were a half dozen Metropolitans but I didn't take any pics of them. 10 - What does "vert" mean? 11 - The gull front candy car was another three-wheeler. There were two more, one with long windows as in a station wagon, and one with windows only in the front with the rest of the car looking like a panel truck. A car like these was used as a "sinister car" in the Mr. Bean series on television 13, 14, 15 - Yep, I like this car. A large number of the cars took turns providing free rides around this part of the estate. This owner seemed to have had the greatest time doing it, with the driver of the Triking being a close second. Everyone seemed to be having a fun time, I didn't even hear any children crying. The building in the background of some of the photos is the Museum of Transportation and was formerly the carriage house for the Andersons. Currently, there is a show of early French cars from the museum's collection. The Andersons were a very wealthy couple who owned this 26 acre estate in the early 20th century. Actually Isabel Anderson, Larz's wife, was the car collector and the museum should be named after her. I can remember when the mansion was demolished in 1955. It was mach larger than the carriage house and had a ballroom that must have been over 200 feet in diameter. Here's more information if anyone is interested: http://www.mot.org/ http://www.mot.org/Museum/andersons.html http://www.culturaltourismdc.org/calendar2532/calendar_show.htm?doc_id=273857&img=1 http://tinyurl.com/b7lvm http://www.townofbrooklinemass.com/recreation/LarzAnderson.html http://tinyurl.com/7wwe7 Jim SonC@aol.com wrote: > > > > 01 Hondas > 02 Honda Interior > 03 dunno > 04 Messerschmitt > 05 twins Messerschmitt with a Metropolitan in the BKGD > 06 mini, Citroen, Fiat and Isseta in near bkgd > 07 minis > 08 new mini > 09 citroens > 10 messerschmitt vert > 11. I think this is a BRA I see a fiat 600 in bkgd, wondering about the > green and gull front candy car in bkgd > 12 gogomobil !!!! The fancy version > 13 Fiat > 14 Fiat too > 15 you like this car? > 16 Minis and an austin panel, I think > > Looks like a fun gathering! > > > > Regards, > Sonny > http://www.sonc.com > Natchitoches, Louisiana > Oldest continuous settlement > > In a message dated 7/13/2005 4:01:04 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > Jim@hemenway.com writes: > > Nothing "artsy" or particularly well composed, just a few shots taken at > a "mini" car show at the Larz Anderson Museum in Brookline, MA last > Saturday. > > The lighting was alternately light and dark due to the passing of > tropical depression "Cindy", the remnants of which can be seen in the > last photo. > > http://www.hemenway.com/MOT/ > > Pentax isDS, 14mm used for most of them. > > Jim >