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Old 04-18-2021, 02:36 PM   #21
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Photo Courtesy of Richard Palmer. Does anyone know him. Definitely a photo shop job. The car appears floating.
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Old 04-18-2021, 03:17 PM   #22
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I agree. Go to the source.
Haha. Now what fun would that be! I'm enjoying the conjecture and comments
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Old 04-18-2021, 03:46 PM   #23
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My theory is that it is a Canadian export RHD car maybe in OZ,NZ or South Africa.A flipped picture to get the steering wheel to the left side .Maybe Mr Palmer could tell us .

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Old 04-18-2021, 05:17 PM   #24
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I think Mr. Endy has it correct. If you look at the Ford oval on the radiator surround, it appears to be flipped.
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Old 04-18-2021, 07:10 PM   #25
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Interesting front bumper clamps too.
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Old 04-18-2021, 07:24 PM   #26
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GeneBob may have the correct clue. It looks like it spells droF. I tried blowing up the photo but it is too blurry to be sure. If anyone has the printed catalog and a good magnifying glass they may be able to tell.


Snyders may have felt that the car looks better on the front cover going from right to left. Another reason to flip it.
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Old 04-18-2021, 07:44 PM   #27
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..If anyone has the printed catalog and a good magnifying glass they may be able to tell...

Sorry to disappoint - not enough resolution to be able to read it (at least for my eyes)
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Old 04-18-2021, 08:27 PM   #28
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Hmmm, but the steering wheel is on the left...
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Old 04-18-2021, 09:03 PM   #29
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This link will show Richard Palmer building his RIGHT HAND DRIVE model A that is on the cover of the catalog.
Google Richard Palmer model A Ford.
Took 5 seconds to figure out the mystery.

http://www.vccsa.co.za/BUILDING%20A%...d%20Palmer.pdf
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Old 04-18-2021, 09:13 PM   #30
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Photoshopped: view out the back window doesn't seem to match well with the rest of the background.

Car has been "placed on" the scene.
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Old 04-18-2021, 09:23 PM   #31
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so bottom line it was not a good move on Snyder’s part. Should have used a customer’s car !

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Old 04-18-2021, 09:42 PM   #32
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Picture must be Photochopped. Look at the shading around the wheels and how it appears to be floating on the pavers. Look through the spokes of the front-right tire and there is greenery behind it, where you should see pavers.
On a technical note, there is no hole on the radiator shell left side for the horn conduit. So perhaps the shell is from a RHD vehicle
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Old 04-18-2021, 09:48 PM   #33
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Picture must be Photochopped. Look at the shading around the wheels and how it appears to be floating on the pavers. Look through the spokes of the front-right tire and there is greenery behind it, where you should see pavers.
On a technical note, there is no hole on the radiator shell left side for the horn conduit. So perhaps the shell is from a RHD vehicle
Go back and look at post # 29 to see the before and after photoshop of the RIGHT HAND DRIVE car
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Old 04-18-2021, 09:56 PM   #34
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so bottom line it was not a good move on Snyder’s part. Should have used a customer’s car !
I agree.
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Old 04-19-2021, 12:45 PM   #35
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Got this fro Don:

Hi Steve,
The car was a photo sent to us by one of our customers in South Africa and is actually a right hand drive car. Mike our catalog man here flipped the photo to make it suit the background better which made it a left hand drive car but “unintentionally” put the horn on the wrong side! LOL I completely missed that when I proofed it!

The background which the car was transposed on was taken from the Rose garden in Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, OH.

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Old 04-19-2021, 01:45 PM   #36
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You took all the fun out of it with your practical explanation. I liked the theory of the "floating" model A. Either an extraterrestial or Model A equipped with flubber!

Oh, did I mention I liked your new catalog format?

Thank you

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Old 04-19-2021, 01:58 PM   #37
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Thanks for the explanation, Don, Some of us had some fun with it and it sure gave Snyder's some free extra exposure.
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The car has a reproduction radiator shell and some person making the shell made a mistake when making the shell. He put the hole for horn conduit on the right side by mistake. That shell was sold for half price and the car owner received a bargain.
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The car has a reproduction radiator shell and some person making the shell made a mistake when making the shell. He put the hole for horn conduit on the right side by mistake. That shell was sold for half price and the car owner received a bargain.

Obviously the correct solution, I dunno why the previous 30 people didn’t think of it.
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Old 04-19-2021, 09:51 PM   #40
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Actually, it would make sense to put the horn on the left hand side of the car for a left hand drive because that is where the horn wire is coming from. But then it would require making and stocking a left hand radiator shell.
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