Hi Keith:
Sonny Carter identified most of the cars and I've updated the the pages
to reflect the car names. Which car do you think is the MOG?
These cars were brought in by their owners from all over the northeast,
including parts of Canada.
Thanks to Mike Wilson for naming "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/
11 - The gull front candy car in the background of this photo 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 - 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
keithw wrote:
Jim Hemenway wrote:
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.
Ji
Oh, what a treat!
Only a few I couldn't recognize right away.
Nostalgia time!
What a beautiful MOG!
And a Messerschmidt!
Even a few authentic Minis! ;-)
Thanks for a good look-see!
keith whaley
P.S. Who's Larz Anderson?
