Wednesday, March 14, 2007 · Page 19 A 1910 Cadillac in New Brunswick A 1910 Cadillac Model Thirty five-passenger touring was purchased new by Maria "Minnie" Shives of Campbellton, N.B. Mrs. Shives was the widow of Kilgour Shives, a prominent local lumber mill owner and popular philanthropist who died in an accidental shooting at Grog Brook, N.B., in 1905. With no Cadillac dealership nearby, Mrs. Shives probably had to order the car directly from the factory in Detroit. It was shipped on the Grand Trunk Railway in a special boxcar labelled "Automobiles." The base price (without options) was $1,600 US, a lot of money in 1910 when many people worked all day for a dollar. Mrs. Shives had to pay extra for the two-piece folding windshield and the folding top. Bumpers were optional and her car does not have any. Standard equipment on all 1910 Cadillacs included a pair of acetylene headlights (optional until this year), a pair of side oil lamps, a tail lamp, a rubber and brass horn, a set of tools, a tire pump, tire repair kit, and tire holder. The optional spare tire was carried on the righthand-side running board with the toolbox on the opposite side. No 1910 Cadillacs had front doors (and of course no seat belts) but the bucket seats in the front helped to protect the occupants from being thrown out of the car while cornering. Nearly all early cars (including Mrs. Shives' Cadillac) had the steering wheel on the right so the driver could keep a close eye on the ditch. When Henry Ford began building the Model T in 1908, he put the steering wheel on the left because, with his plans for mass production, he figured the oncoming traffic posed a greater risk than the ditch. Cadillac switched to the left in 1914. The tires on Mrs. Shives' exactly what Riverside did as Essex rattled off five unanswered goals in the second, three of them coming off the stick of Colin Delaet with a little help from his friends Tony, Lyle, Blain, Alex, Kyle, and Tyler R. Also scoring in the second was Tony with assists going to Tyler and Blain. Then Travis showed us his sharp shooting skills with a bullet shot over the goalie's shoulder with Tony and Jessie picking up the helpers. Going into the third up 5-2 our goalie Wes decided to get in on the action as he and Tyler Cadillac were white (unless covered with mud) because that was the natural colour of rubber. Starting around 1916, carbon was added to the rubber to make the tires stronger, and this turned them black. Her front wheels had ten wooden spokes and the rear wheels twelve. The car was rear-wheel drive and the extra two rear spokes added extra strength to the wheels when the car was going through heavy mud. Under the hood of the car was a flathead four-cylinder assisted Tony on a beautiful short-handed goal. Throughout the rest of the period our grinders Chad and Ryan kept constant pressure on their "D", and Jessie finished off a rush with Alex and Kyle preserving a 7-4 win. With that win we travel to LaSalle with a 3-0 record in playoffs. Great job boys and many thanks to the coaching staff for all their hard work! engine that had to be cranked by hand (electric starting was still two years away). Fortunately, Mrs. Shives had three sons (Arnold, Reginald, and Robert) to do the cranking. The engine produced 30 horsepower, hence the designation `Model Thirty.' Mrs. Shives appears to have driven the car herself at times, and had it driven for her, for a number of years. She died in 1927 and nobody alive knows what became of the car. Do you have any photos of old cars to share with our readers? Email bill@car story.com or write to Bill Sherk, P.O. Box 10012, Leamington, ON, N8H 2C3. CARSTORY I S SPONSORED BY Your Security. Our Responsibility. Bantam A Essex Source for Sports Friday night lights under the dome in Riverside was the scene for the Bantams' hird playoff game. With a short bench and ot much action in the last week the team came out a little sluggish and spotted Riverside a one-goal lead by the end of the first. But, like they say, "never wake a sleeping giant!" That is Atom A Forest Machine March 10 - Chatham vs Essex. With the playoff finals still in sight the boys came out hitting with ferocious hits from Sean Santarossa and Jeff Miller. A nice pass from Jonah Fuerth to Dillon Jarvis resulted in a terrific chance but Dillon got robbed. Chatham popped one in with 2:00 left and the first ended 1-0. Pressure from Jarvis, Zanier and Richard almost got one. After Dillon put a lick on their captain they 2007/2008 REGISTRATION NOTICE: Essex Minor Hockey Association Saturday March 31st, 2007 8 am - 4 pm at Essex Arena Payment by cash or cheque Due to collection problems in past years, we regret we can no longer accept post-dated cheques. Payment must be made in full at time of registration knew we meant business. Kyle Hill kept us in the game with a number of nice saves. The second ended still 1-0. With our playoff lives on the line our boys were really taking it to the Maroons with a thunderous check by Derek Morris and numerous scoring chances from Mitch Huddy. We were all over them but couldn't find the equalizer. Chatham scored late in the third to ice the game 2-0. What a fantastic game. Great job Ravens. REGISTER ONLINE!!! 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