Well, I'll play Sherlock here. The lines of the car (we can't discount TRUCK, but the window shape of the open door suggests CAR to me) are definitely mid-30s. The photo was taken in 1937, which was essentially the close of the Depression. So a new car struck me a bit "affluent". So I did a little searching. Assuming that "Odessa" is "Odessa, Texas" we can do a little research on that area. It seems that Ector County was part of the Texas oil boom, with a big strick in the area in 1926. "Odessa became the shipping and oilfield supply center for the county's burgeoning petroleum boom. County lands produced almost 12,330,000 barrels of oil in 1938". In 1930 3,958 people lived in Ector County; the population increased to 15,051 in 1940. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hce02
Now let's turn our attention to auto dealerships in Odessa in the mid-30s. Today there exists a Sewell Ford in Odessa. Did it exist in the mid-30s? Yep! In fact, "In 1935, (Sewell) sons Carl Sr. and Woody, purchased the the bankrupt Love Motor Company in Odessa. Located at 2nd Street & Texas Avenue, Carl Sewell Motor sold half of their 22-vehicle inventory on opening day. New cars sold from $695 - $1,035. A new truck could be bought for $635." http://www.vancesnewsletter.com/sewell-ford-history.html Could this car be a 1935 Ford Sedan, purchased on that opening day in 1935? Let's take a look: http://goo.gl/UcR6RB Notice the horizontal bar going across the grill that, if extended, would go across the top portion of the headlights? It can be seen in Stan's family picture. Notice the shape of the bottom corners of the windshield (also a match). Notice the groove running through the middle of the front bumper? I'm guessing that we are looking at a 1935 Ford Sedan, purchased from Sewell Ford in Odessa, TX in 1935. http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=118448 But that's just a guess. :) On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 3:32 PM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > No others at this point. My Aunt has many of the photos from that era, but I > don't have ready access. > > stan > > On Dec 19, 2013, at 3:37 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > >> My first inclination was "Ford", too. Any other pix that show the car any >> better? >> >> -p >> >> On 12/19/2013 2:19 PM, Zos Xavius wrote: >>> It looks like a ford. Not much to go on here though. >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Stan Halpin >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> A cousin is working on family history stuff and recently came up with this >>>> photo of my father (15 yrs old at the time) and his siblings in 1937. >>>> >>>> The question is, what make/model was the family car? >>>> >>>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e1babf2a8 >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> stan >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- I don't have a problem with idiots. I have a problem with the fact that they have an internet connection. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
