Help to identify car MICH26 599

[spanton]

I have a wonderful photo of my great uncles in Detroit in Oct 1926 standing next to cars.
I would love to find out more about this US branch of our family and am starting with trying to identify the cars.
The photos show Frank John Justice b1896 Plymouth,England and George James Harold Justice b1897 Chatham,Kent,England.
Frank had filed a Declaration of Intention to Naturalize just one month before and was living in Detroit.

[*Sandra*]

Perhaps the photograph would get a good audience for dating on the Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs board.

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/free-photo-restoration/


Previous thread - Frank and George Justice.

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=529592.0

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Don't think this was on the previous thread

FIND A GRAVE

Frank J Justice 1896 - 1966

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113778061/frank-j-justice

spouse Nora (Patricia nee Kelly) 1911 - 1987

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113778087/nora-p-justice

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Nora Kelly married Frank J Justice - 1 October 1930 Cook County Illinois.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Daughter - U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index -

Pat Noreen Justice - Noreen Patricia Newton
Patricia Newton - Pat Newton
Birth Date 24 Oct 1930 Chicago, Illinois - Death Date 17 Apr 2004
Father Francis J Justice - Mother Patricia N Kelley.

Obituary info -

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPR-19ZV

Sandra

[spanton]

Thanks Sandra
I had forgotten I had posted a query about this back in 2011. I had kept details of the records mentioned but forgot where I found them here! Mind you it was nearly 10 years ago and I blame my age!
Thank you for the links and extra information Sandra. I found a photo of the gravestone for Frank and Nora.
I am still trying to identify the car and hope something new might turn up.
I will certainly try that old photographs board. Best wishes Glenn

[spanton]

Brilliant link-I knew she had died in 2004 and I had names but this link on family search gives a lot more details of her family. My new line of enquiry is to try and track down some of these living relatives. I have been researching in uk for 20+ years but US research is new to me. Thank you Glenn

[arthurk]

I know you're about to try the photo board for an ID on the car, but as I've just been looking at possibilities I thought I'd post here while it's fresh in my mind - feel free to quote my reply there if you want.

From looking at American cars in general of that date, it seemed to me that the shape of the trim round the top of the radiator here was quite distinctive. The closest match I could spot was a Buick Sedan of about 1925-26, but I'm not certain of this. Here are a couple that I've found - see what you think:

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/62276407320205553/

http://car-from-uk.com/sale.php?id=309793&country=us

[*Sandra*]

Looks a good match

Sandra