At the 2013 Geneva Concours I spoke with the owner, Mr. Morris Dillow about this jewel of a car, the 1907 Jewel. Because of the Centennial Celebration of the Lincoln Highway there were many Brass Era cars at this show.
That was AWESOME! I'm always learning new things, so I especially enjoyed that bit about the white tires. A few years ago, I used to work as a tour guide at Morven Park, in Leesburg, Virginia. Often, I would conduct tours of the Winmill Carriage Collection there. And, there were two Stanhope Phaetons in our inventory there. Of course, these were of the horse-drawn persuasion! Frequently while giving a tour, I would find myself attempting to illustrate the continuum between carriages, and the first, very literal "horseless carriages" that would eventually herald the new era of automotive transportation. But, all I could feebly do was point to a couple of pictured illustrations, which hung on a wall. What a boon something like this would have been! LOL Incidentally, some of the carriages there had rubber-coated wheels on them: Hard rubber-coated wheels, to be exact. As vulcanization was a process yet to be invented when these were made, the wheels gave better traction than iron ones, but, soft rubber was-n't yet an option. Of course, being originally from Akron, Ohio, one might expect me to have known that! LOL Suffice to say, I had a ball giving tours there. Once again, many thanks for a superlative presentation, Chuck!
Hello Paul, I've been holding off on my reply until I could come up with a reply that is good enough to respond to your comment. I can't seem to come up with anything good so here I sit. lol Thanks for watching and commenting.
I love that someone this day and age has that much knowlege ( or however it's spelled) of back then. And that is an incredible restoration for only 117 days.
This is a great interview! I had to watch it twice. Spoiler alert! With lines such as "riding a park bench at ten miles per hour" and "just like a weed whacker" I laughed so hard that I watched it a second time so I could hear all of it.
He found the car at Chickasha Oklahoma Swap Meet ? I go there every year & i didnt see it there this year ? But then again i wasnt looking for 1 either .. HaHa ! Beautiful car for only owning it 110 days ? Amazing Restoration !
Loved this video, thanks for posting Chuck. What a beautiful Jewel! Mr. Dillow, you did a fantastic job restoring it. How does the electric start work? Maybe friction-drive on the flywheel? Makes starting these easier than hand-cranking it over I'll bet. Wondering: when I was a kid, I visited the Pioneer Auto Museum in Murdo, SD. They had (and still have) a 1902 Jewel. Their car is more carriage-like than this one: it has large carriage wheels and tiller steering, but it is motorized and has a 2 cylinder engine. Not much information about this company out there.
This automobile is very interesting if only for the reason that it appears antiquated for its time given that only one year later the Model T was introduced. With the exception of the fact that it used a steering wheel, this model looks more representative of automobiles being produced ten years earlier.
Great vid as usual, chuck; appreciate the reference to "white tyres". I didn't know that tyres were originally white even though latex is white. Guess if you live long enough, you learn lots of "new" things.
Hello: Thanks for another cool video. I wonder if green could have been an original color. My grandmother born in 1907 told me the only color see saw on cars at first was black and later navy or dark blue. I think the only cars she ever talked about was a Ford. Most people were lucky to have a used Ford in those days. Have a Good Day
