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Binnen kijken in de Oxford Motor Garage van 1912
Soms zou je willen dat je door een gevel of muur kon kijken die op een oude foto staat afgebeeld. Wat zou er zich achter die deur, dat raam, in die werkplaats of in die showroom bevinden? Het gebeurt maar heel af en toe dat je daar een glimp van opvangt. En dit is een van die zeldzame gelegenheden.
Dit hier is het voorterrein van Oxford Motor Garage (Collins, Kerr & Co Ltd) op 194 Oxford Terrace in Christchurch, Nieuw Zeeland. Hij werd rond 1912 gefotografeerd door Steffano Webb en het originele bijschrift vertelt ons dat er "drie Buick auto's geparkeerd staan op straat en in het gebouw". Uit het opschrift op het glas kunnen we opmaken dat de garage ook agent was voor auto's van Abbott, Rambler en Herreshoff. We moeten toegeven dat we zelf een beetje hebben gezocht naar de laatste.
Hoe dan ook, fotograaf Webb was zo vriendelijk om niet alleen deze mooie foto van de buitenkant te maken, maar ook een van wat er binnen staat. En dat is minstens zo fascinerend. Wat zien we? Een aantal geweldige riemaangedreven machines met wielen en riemen die overal heen gaan. Er is een grote draaibank plus nog veel meer gereedschap. Hé, reparaties zijn hier de specialiteit, althans dat hebben we op de reclame buiten kunnen lezen. Er is zeker veel te zien en dan hebben we het nog niet gehad over
Gepubliceerd:
woensdag maart 30th, 2022
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Alan Meredith
03 April 2022, 09:00
Unfortunately the inside view shows the premises of Tranter and Sons and not The Oxford Garage. Tranter & Sons were located at 99 St Asaph Street, Christchurch and they claimed to be 'Engineers and Motor Experts'. The photograph in question was used in their advertising material with the caption 'Part Of Our Factory'.
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Steve Diggins
31 Maart 2022, 21:10
Nice photos. The two Buicks were most likely made in the General Motors of Canada plant in Oshawa, Ontario. At that time the craftsmen who were making bodies for McLaughlin were also making bodies for Buicks. They would have been considered as Empire exports.
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alan Sutton
31 Maart 2022, 01:48
this is a great authentic pix of history in my own country thank you . there were a good number of FN four cylinder and some single cylinder models motorcycles sold in NZ ,
I know of two that were restored years ago in my home town of Invercargill
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I know of two that were restored years ago in my home town of Invercargill
stephen kidd
30 Maart 2022, 22:35
There were indeed many F.N. 4 cyl motorbikes came to New Zealand in the early 1900's The car behind the F.N. is surely a Darracq with the distinctive timer on the cross member. I note the number on the building is 162 not 194. Is it possible that this is a branch of the company in the Oxford village in rural Canterbury?
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Jeroen Booij
01 April 2022, 10:01
Thank you Stephen. The number 162 is not one to miss, is it? Somehow I did! But then the information came from the source, so they may have been wrong? Another interesting comment questioning the original info came from Michael Ware, who wrote: "Dear Jeroen, Loved the two pictures on Prewarcar.com today. I had not heard of either Abbott and Herreshoff, so looked them up in Georgano. If Georgano is to be believed these pictures must be 1914 as in that year Abbott-Detroit changed its name to just Abbott and in that same year Herreshoff went out of business. Why a garage in New Zealand wanted to be agents for two almost unknown makes appears a mystery. Buick and Rambler I can understand!"
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Bres Dominique
30 Maart 2022, 12:39
Hello,
I can't imagine that a Belgian motorcycle can be in NZ , sorry !
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I can't imagine that a Belgian motorcycle can be in NZ , sorry !
Anthony Green
30 Maart 2022, 15:35
Judging by photos on Wiki and other places, it's certainly an FN motorcycle. FN was an abbreviation for Fabrique Nationale, based in Liège, Belgium from 1905 to 1923. The FN Four was the first commercially produced motocycle with an inline-four engine.
Manufacture of a U.S. Export model was started in 1908 with a 498cc engine, so it's quite possible that one made its way to New Zealand at some stage.
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Manufacture of a U.S. Export model was started in 1908 with a 498cc engine, so it's quite possible that one made its way to New Zealand at some stage.
Christoph Röhrs
30 Maart 2022, 15:26
I don't know of any New Zealand motorbike manufacturer other than the fabulous Britten V1000 builder John Britten. And New Zealand has always been multicultural in all aspects since its occupation by Western powers.
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Anders Svenfelt
30 Maart 2022, 05:24
The four-cylinder motorcycle inside the shop is a Belgin F.N. , near the camera in the second photo
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David Liepelt
30 Maart 2022, 01:33
The pic outside, the car on the right in the alley is a Rambler. The curved reinforcements in the radiator core are distinctive. You can also see plated hub nuts on the right front wheel. In 1909 Rambler was the first company in US at least with a removable wheel instead of just a rim.
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