New here, but I admit as much as I'd like to be able to afford a late '50's Olds, I only have a few parts here on our old farmstead from when, I'm sure, a really vintage Olds was parted out here many years ago. Attached, hopefully, is a photo of the car in question. I am not good at old car i.d., so I first need to ask you all, is this really a 1913 Olds??? I was told it was when I copied the old snapshot from the elderly folks we bought the farm from.

Once I can confirm I'm in the right place here, I'll be back with more trivia about this nice car's demise.

Dennis in E WA state

 

Here is one I found in an image search.

 

If you still have the radiator grill the emblem would plainly show it. The emblem was a stylized shield with a scroll in front of it with the word Oldsmobile on it. Pretty evident. I am sorry but I cannot say for sure from the photo. I think the model 53 was longer wheelbase with a longer hood. I hope someone here has more intimate knowledge of the older cars and can help you out. Welcome to CO.

 

I Googled 1913 Oldsmobile 53 Images and one came up that had a dark green body,black fenders and top and did not have the braces from the windshield. Looked very much like the one that was pictured in the original article. It had a OLDSMOBILE script in very Bold letters on front of grill, and a round old type Oldsmobile emblem toward the top of the radiator. Larry

 

Thank you everyone. I think we're closing in on this but I'm still trying to pin more down. Twintracks, I had found that same image on Google; thank you. Oldsguy, no, I don't have the radiator. What I have is a two-piece windshield, good shape, and the frame, (!), but it has had the front horns cut off. Too bad, as the rest that I do have is in nice shape. It's in the rafters of one of my outbuildings.....dry storage. Oddly, I think I know where the horns are.

Rocketowner, I'll look for Olds 53 some more. So do we think that is the model?

Dennis

 

I would also suggest that you check over at the H.A.M.B. to see what those guys know about it. The reason I say that is that they are really into the older cars and there are a lot of those guys over there that do very in depth work, both restorative and custom; I am talking down to the frame stuff. So if you have a frame and can good photo of it they might be able to i.d. it for you.

 

I would check with the Antique Oldsmobile club. They would be your best bet for information

http://www.antiqueolds.org/

 

Good referral Pat.

 

Welcome, don't forget this site, their pretty helpful. In fact, my favorite posts to read "what year is this car"? People ask that a lot.

http://forums.aaca.org/ If you post that picture, someone will have the answer.

 

X2 though not as active in the Oldsmobile forum as here still a lot of very informative people there...Tedd

 

From a number of tell-tail features, I reckon this Olds is a "Defender" model (4 cylinder) sold in 1912 and into 1913. This was the period when Olds switched from Right Hand Drive to Left Hand Drive but given this is a RHD car I'd suggest more likely to be 1912.
The R.E Olds Museum may also be a good contact point to help to verify this.
Cheers
From "Down Under"