1903 car meet

[Om]

This one popped up on the local FB history page - apparently shows the inaugural meeting of the Automobile Club of North Wales at Treborth Hall, in 1903.



Anyone able to hazard some guesses?

[friederich]

The 2 at the left front look like curved dash Oldsmobiles (EY7 and EY15)
centre De Dion Bouton (EY35)
then maybe a Daimler (EY6)
far right and centre rear (EY33 and CC5) Wolseley

not sure on the other 2....

EY vehicle registrations (Anglesey) commenced Dec 1903, so likely the photo is 1904 or later....

[Willhire89]

There are two Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabouts, then a De Dion Bouton in the centre and then far right a Wolseley with another bigger one at the back.

Possibly a Panhard et Levassor by the De Dion - the ones on the left not so sure - far left has a Mors type radiator

[Yertis]

I wonder how they arranged to meet.

[85Carrera]

Maybe they actually spoke to each other …

[hilly10]

Yertis said:

I wonder how they arranged to meet.

Wrote letters

[Ambleton]

It also appears as if at least three of those cars have women drivers too!

Anyone would have you believe it's a man's hobby! I think not

[Rumdoodle]

hilly10 said:

Yertis said:

I wonder how they arranged to meet.

Wrote letters

Doggers, most likely. Those fin de siecle types were a smutty lot.

[Oldwolf]

Rumdoodle said:

hilly10 said:

Yertis said:

I wonder how they arranged to meet.

Wrote letters

Doggers, most likely. Those fin de siecle types were a smutty lot.

I'd assumed their sat nav had taken them all up the same dead end.

[dbdb]

Ambleton said:

It also appears as if at least three of those cars have women drivers too!

Anyone would have you believe it's a man's hobby! I think not

I noticed that too.

[Dogwatch]

hilly10 said:

Wrote letters

Almost as fast as email in those days!

[Ean218]

Yertis said:

I wonder how they arranged to meet.

Probably used the telephone, like we all did up to fairly recently.

[8IKERDAVE]

Just out of shot is a police car waiting to issue Section 59s to all the cruisers.

[Om]

8IKERDAVE said:

Just out of shot is a police car waiting to issue Section 59s to all the cruisers.

Only those who didn't bring their manservant to go to GBK for them...