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Subject: [Leica] Old car in the woods - can you ID it?
From: leica_r8 at hotmail.com (Aram)
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:02:32 +0000
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To all who answered, thanks.  A 53 Ford wagon.  A few bolts and a fresh coat 
of paint and I'll have a classic.

And Douglas, I love your take on it.  Since it is a wagon, there is plenty 
of room for lots of coal.

Aram

-----Original Message----- 
From: Douglas Barry
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2017 12:33 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Old car in the woods - can you ID it?

I'm wrong, it's a 1953 Ford Country Sedan.

Douglas

On 20/06/2017 19:30, Douglas Barry wrote:
> It's a 1956ish Ford badge so it's either a Country Squire or Country 
> Sedan.
>
> Great cars. President Trump is going to have them made again with steam 
> powered engines - powered by coal of course....
>
> Douglas
>
>
> On 20/06/2017 14:41, Aram wrote:
>> While hiking with a friend in northern Idaho this weekend we ran across 
>> this old car.  Not much left in the way of writing or symbols to ID it, 
>> but maybe someone can help.
>> Images start here:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/c/Old+Car-4662.jpg.html
>>
>> Some impressions where writing use to be.  Looks like Country Sedan
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/c/Old+Car-4668.jpg.html
>>
>> And perhaps a characteristic shape to the emblem on the back.
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/misc/c/Old+Car-4670.jpg.html
>>
>> A few more images show the impression of more writing.  There is a single 
>> round tail light, too.
>>
>>
>> Any help in the collective memory of Leica Aged users would be 
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Aram
>>
>>
>> Aram Langhans
>> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
>> & Unemployed photographer
>>
>> ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin 
>> himself would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson
>>
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