A Willys Overland in British Columbia, Canada.
While researching the identity of the following car, Rob sent over a copy of this old family photo to get a second opinion. One car that had made it onto his list of possibilities was Willys Knight, or something of that ilk. I think that it's a circa 1925 Overland Model 91, or Overland Four, in two-door sedan (saloon) guise. Friends of mine used to own something very similar, albeit in tourer form.
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The LHD Overland sports a British Columbia licence plate, dated 1928. An unidentified badge is fitted above it - hopefully one of the visitors to this page from BC will be able to identify this extra fitting. There appears to be a crown at the top, with text extending across the badge from left to right.
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Powering the Overland Four of the early 1920s, was a four-cylinder engine that produced 27hp. One notable design feature was the suspension, that unlike the contemporary Model T Ford with its single tranverse front spring, incorporated a pair of quarter-elliptic springs, mounted in a "V" arrangement.
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Overland sales agency, Surrey.
Several years ago, I received a scan of an old photo that portrays an old motor agency located in Surrey. The garage had a finger in many pies, one of which was being an approved sales agency for Overland motor-cars. They also sold the compact Rover 8. More information regarding this old agency, and photographs of the premises, may be found on this page, on Old Classic Car.
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Thanks for allowing me to share the photo on OCC.
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Return to Page 19 in the photographic archive, or visit the main index here, where you'll find many more photos of early cars like this.
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