Antique Motor Vehicles

AMVETS, Berne-Knox Post 19
Make, model and year?

There are numerous photos of old cars, trucks, buses and tractors on this site. To browse through them, click on Transportation in the Category section found on in the left column on the main page.

This page which is an attempt to identify as many of these vehicles as possible by year, make and model. Please look at the page and make it like a game. If you think you know the answer:

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Thanks!

Thanks to my brother-in-law, Mike Vincent, who has volunteered to get some of his buddies together and try to identify the vehicles on this page.
Special thanks to Kathy Sturgess for being the first other than me to post a photo to this page of an Fordson tractor.

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CARS

Chesebro family car

L-R Luther Sand, Mrs. Chesebro, Watson Chesebro, Eve Chesebro and Morris Chesebro.

Chesebro Family

Dr. Deitz's new car

This car was owned by Dr. Wallace E. Deitz (1856-1928) who lived in the hamlet of Berne. A current image of the house in the hamlet of Berne is posted on the Berne - Then and Now page. With him is his third wife, Theodora E. Ball (1866-1920) whom he married in 1899. Don't you just love her hat? And notice the two dogs at their feet. His new car is a ...

Dr. Wallace E Deitz
From the collection of the Berne Historical Society

Gallup Car

Homer Gallup and his daughter Camille in their 19?? Model? Ford.

Wood Car

Warren and Bernice Wood in their ....

from the collection of the Berne Historical Society

Main St. Berne

The cars are ...

ca. 19??
from the collection of the Berne Historical Society

East Berne Garage

Ted Quay's Garage.

The car is a ...
From the collection of Willard Osterhout
The car is a ...
From the collection of Willard Osterhout

Cars in front of Allen's Tea Room, now Foxenkill Lodge

What make, model and year for these cars?

Photo probably from the collection of Will Osterhout??
The start of Foxenkill Tavern, 1928

Mr. Spencer

Mr. Spencer at the Huntersland Creamery. His car is a ..

from the collection of ??

Studemaker

Hubert Miller -(Studebaker 1932 ?) - Picture taken spring of 1937.

Old Car

Beauty queens in a ... at Warners Lake.

from the collection of Willard Osterhout??

Roberts Family

Family of Fred Roberts in their ...

from the collection of Mary Lou Yeomans

Car and snow plow

This photo was taken around ... The snow plow is a ..... The car is a ...

from the collection of Roger Smith

From the 1960's and 70's

These cars are in front of Foxenkill Lodge in 1973. Anyone want to tell us what they are?

Garrison Family Cars

The Garrison Girls; In this photo: Carolyn Harriet Garrison, Dolores (Dorsey) Irene Garrison, Ernestine Luella Garrison
Photo courtesy of Dorsey Garrison Clark
In this photo: Effie Chrysler, Tina Garrison, Carolyn Garrison, Bill Garrison, Ellen Garrison, Dorsey Garrison, Chrylser Family
Photo courtesy of Dorsey Garrison Clark

Cars of Omer Becker

Omer Becker holding Norma & Frances Becker standing - Abt 1924
Photo courtesy of Marilyn Miller Nardolillo

Merritt W. Tallman

Merritt W. Tallman and Jennie (Eldridge) Tallman lived in South Westerlo. Photo Date: 1915
Photo courtesy of Russ Tallman

TRUCKS

Berne Fire Trucks

First fire truck for the Berne Volunteer Fire Company was a 1929 Model A Ford truck. The second was a 1928 Model T Ford truck known fondly as the "Village Queen." It is still the pride and joy of the company.

First fire truck, 1929 Model A Ford with Clyde Schoonmaker
from the collection of the Berne Historical Society
1928 Model T Ford truck
from the collection of the Berne Historical Society

I want a "Now" picture to go with this!

Knox Fire Trucks

Images from the collection of the Knox Fire Department

First Apparatus, 1922 American-LaFrance, purchased in 1951 from the Scotia Fire Department for $595. 750 GPM Pump, 350 Gal. booster tank, 100 GPM portable Pump. (1953 Berne Memorial Day Parade; Benny Quay Driving)
First Tanker - 1946 2200 Gallon Brockway. Converted from a Fuel Delivery Truck
The Fleet in 1972: 1970 International Tanker; 1954 GMC/American LaFrance Pumper; 1963 International Howe Pumper.

Bassler Trucking

Peter Bassler picked up milk from local farmers in 10 gal. milk cans weighing upwards of 100# and delivered them to the Sealtest Plant in Schenectady.

Truck delivering fire wood.
from the collection of ??
Truck loaded with milk cans.
from the collection of ??
Pete Bassler delivered fire wood in this ...
from the collection of ??

Adams Brothers

Freight truck drawing from Berne and East Berne to Albany. Byron Adams driving with his brother Willard Adams. Note the chain driven rear wheels on this ...