1. Washington-registered vintage Buick
Firstly, another image found in a bundle of pics bought from the States, this one showing a cheerful chap in his (or his dad's!) new Buick tourer..
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I scanned this car photo in at high resolution initially, to confirm that this is indeed a Buick from the pre-1920 vintage era. Having had a look at other photos of really early Buicks on prewarbuick.com, I'm pretty sure that this is a 1917 Buick. A small handwritten note on the photograph, directly over the driver's running board, says '1918', and the license plate is dated 1919. The full details on the plate are WN 47002 X-19, WN being the code for Washington State. I believe that the plate would have had a yellow background, with black lettering.
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2. Another example of vintage Buick tourer.
I think this Buick may be a little later than the example shown above, probably circa 1920/21, but if anyone can date this one accurately please let me know.
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3. Buick saloons.
Next, two early photographs both I believe showing the same Buick saloon (or "sedan"). The first image shows a group gathered alongside the car, and the second with a lady behind the wheel, children peering out from the back.
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4. A vintage Buick outside Gravesend Railway Station.
Handily, an ink-written note on the rear of this photo confirms where this particular Buick was photographed. The date was July 6th 1929, and the group with their Buick were photographed outside Gravesend Station. Mr Beach, probably the smart Gent on the right, was setting off en route for New York. Just visible on the wall behind, is an advert for Mazawattee Tea.
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A photo of a later, mid 1930s, Series 60 Buick roadster can be found on this page, and several pictures of a 1927 Buick living in Australia are here.
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