Goat Member Username: Goat
Post Number: 9203 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 3:02 pm: | |
A good friend of mine is looking for old photos of emblems and of the cars that were built in the early 20th century. Mainly from these manfuacturers: Packard, Hupp, Maxwell, Chalmers, Fletcher, Dodge Bros., The Canadian... She is trying to find the vehicles mainly produced in Canada but I know that many vehicles built in the USA were exactly the same as the ones in Canada but they may have had a different nameplate. Whether through other links or posted pictures here would would be appreciated. Thanks |
56packman Member Username: 56packman
Post Number: 974 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 4:12 pm: | |
AACA.org packardclub.org allpar.com |
Goat Member Username: Goat
Post Number: 9207 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, February 12, 2007 - 9:58 am: | |
Thanks 56packman. Anyone else? |
C_p Member Username: C_p
Post Number: 7 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Monday, February 12, 2007 - 5:03 pm: | |
One of my hobbies is photography.Over the years, my collection has included many shots of hood ornaments, and badges of classic cars.I have tried to post on this site, but have had no luck. It seems the size of the photo ( 4" x 6")causes a problem, or something that I can't figure out |
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 1541 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Monday, February 12, 2007 - 6:10 pm: | |
C_p, see http://www.detroityes.com/0faq .htm#How_do_I_post_a_picture . I hope to see some of your pics soon! |
Mikeg Member Username: Mikeg
Post Number: 568 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Monday, February 12, 2007 - 6:26 pm: | |
Here is a free download for a simple program that I use to resize my images before uploading to this forum: http://www.irfanview.com/
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56packman Member Username: 56packman
Post Number: 988 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Monday, February 12, 2007 - 7:56 pm: | |
Mikeg--thanks for the tip re: irfanview. I downloaded it, and am very pleased.
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C_p Member Username: C_p
Post Number: 8 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 4:47 pm: | |
Jimaz and 56packman. As I do not have a Master's degree in computer sciences, I have no idea of how these sites are supposed to help me. I know how to send a photo as an attachment, but am totally lost with these two sites. On Detroit yes the very first thing it suggests is to "prepare my photo". What the hell does that mean? Sorry to sound so "old school". |
Psip Member Username: Psip
Post Number: 1382 Registered: 04-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 4:58 pm: | |
There are many emblems in the OCF thread, you will have to page thru each page https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/6790/78791.html?11695188 26 also, ebay is a good source for pics. |
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies
Post Number: 2447 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 5:04 pm: | |
C_P it's not the physical size of the original photo thats the problem. It's the electronic stored size once it's in the computer. Computer photos are measured by the number of pixels(Picture elements) used to render the photo on the screen and the size it takes up on the hard drive. so the picture needs to be less than 550 Pixels high and 550 pixels wide. The picture file also needs to be compressed to be less that 50k bytes in size. Download the program at the site Mikg points to. Run the program. Open the picture file. Resize the scanned file to the limits stated on the document jimaz points to. Save the revised picture as a new picture. Upload the new picture according to the instructions jimaz points to. (I haven't used the above program but I'm sure there are instructions built into it.) |
Jimaz Member Username: Jimaz
Post Number: 1547 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 7:04 pm: | |
C_p, we all had to learn at one time. You're not alone. You might want to first practice with any old small jpg file that doesn't need to be prepared. Then you can skip down to the "Newbie Method:" in the link I supplied above. If you don't like the results you can immediately delete your post by clicking the X notepad icon in the upper right corner of the post. I found the following public domain jpg at Wikimedia Commons. It wouldn't need any resizing. You could just save it to disk (right-click and Save Picture As...) then experiment with it.
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Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet
Post Number: 34 Registered: 01-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 10:49 pm: | |
Heres a 1938 Nash for ya...
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56packman Member Username: 56packman
Post Number: 996 Registered: 12-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 11:12 pm: | |
Bulletmagnet--that's a '47 or '48 Nash |
Hagglerock Member Username: Hagglerock
Post Number: 400 Registered: 03-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 - 11:33 pm: | |
I have a Nash steering wheel cap. I will try to post a picture of it soon. |
Yaktown Member Username: Yaktown
Post Number: 106 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 8:46 pm: | |
Goat, if your friend (or anyone else for that matter) would like to see a nice collection of emblems and hood ornaments in person, take a road trip to the Gilmore Car Museum. It's in Hickory Corners (quaint name, no?) which is northeast of Kalamazoo. I believe they have over 500 emblems/ornaments, in addition to all the cars. Unfortunately, they're closed for the winter but check out the web page http://www.gilmorecarmuseum.or g/ |
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet
Post Number: 37 Registered: 01-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 8:58 pm: | |
56pm, o.k. it's a '48.But its yours now... |
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen
Post Number: 1948 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 6:25 am: | |
Truly the best way to get photos of vintage cars and emblems is to do it in person at the various museums, car shows, and cruise events. That way you can get the desired shot as well as know exactly what the item is. I take notes when I shoot my car and emblem photos so that I can label the photos later. But if it is websites with images you are looking for, here are a few links that I've bookmarked: http://www.1motormart.com/gall erya.htm http://www.emblemagic.com/TOC. htm http://www.carnut.com/photo/li st/list.html |
Goat Member Username: Goat
Post Number: 9215 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 10:08 am: | |
Thank you all very much. The person is doing murals for the city on numerous buildings to showcase the heritage of Windsor. |
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker
Post Number: 1756 Registered: 04-2005
| Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 12:44 pm: | |
Do a search for car badges and Smithsonian, they've an online exhibit of them. I had a link to it, but I haven't been able to find it. |
C_p Member Username: C_p
Post Number: 9 Registered: 11-2006
| Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 12:26 pm: | |
Well thanks to everyone who has tried to help me with showing some pics, but I have no idea what these sites are showing me. Is there not a simple way to do something as minor as sending a photo to this discussion site thread. I cannot percieve what is so complicated about posting a couple of photos. Thanks to Kathleen, those are excellent sites. |
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet
Post Number: 49 Registered: 01-2007
| Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 2:47 pm: | |
Here's one for ya...http://farm1.static.flickr.com /157/393205285_683e4febf2_b.jp g lol |
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen
Post Number: 1955 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 3:01 pm: | |
Hey, C_p, you're welcome. And welcome to the Forum. |