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Post-Mortem: 1930

From around 1930 comes this image of a wrecked 1920s Buick and an ominous pair of shoes. 8x10 Eastman acetate negative signed "Winstead." View full size.

From around 1930 comes this image of a wrecked 1920s Buick and an ominous pair of shoes. 8x10 Eastman acetate negative signed "Winstead." View full size.

 

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A.D. 1923

The car was made by Buick in 1923. The tire size of 33 X 4 1/2 helps to differentiate it from the similar looking 1922 Buicks (which had a different tire size). The exact model is pretty hard to determine from the single photo, but it looks like either the Model 23-48 Coupe or 23-41 Touring Sedan Both of these were two-door six-cylinder cars.

The coupe was a 4-passenger vehicle with a sloping body behind the passenger cabin. The body was maroon with black fenders, it cost $1,895, and weighed 3,440 pounds. A total of 10,846 were produced.

The sedan was a 5-passenger vehicle with a larger passenger area that extended farther back on the chassis than that of the coupe. It also had a leather covered external trunk between the passenger area and the rear-mounted spare tire. This model cost $1,935, weighed 3,380 pounds, and production reached 8,719.

Truck impact?

I'm thinking the impact was lateral to the right front quarter, high enough to fold the top of the wheel well back like that. It may have damaged the radiator of the impacting vehicle leading to the dirty water stains on this car.

Earthquake damage?

The car in the photo may be a survivor of the earthquake which hit Long Beach, California in 1933. Immediately after the quake hit, local photographer George Winstead took an estimated 150 photos showing extensive damage to buildings and vehicles crushed by falling debris, prints of which were sold from the Winstead Brothers photography plant and studio in Long Beach. Most Winstead negatives were marked by hand with the "Winstead" name and photo number at the lower left corner.

Eerie

I'd be afraid to colorize this one.

The Salesman

"Just what do I have to do to put you in this car?"

Sharp edges

Pre-safety glass. That broken windshield looks deadly!

Failed!

No NCAP star for this model.

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