One can’t fully read all of what’s painted on the door but enough can be discerned to determine part of the words shock and Hassler. This might suggest it’s a mobile advertisement for the Robert H. Hassler Inc. shock absorber company headquartered at 1511 Naomi Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. Checking a Google map shows the address today to be in a modern industrial area surrounded by a residential area with no sign of Mr. Hassler’s business.
Accessories evident on the (’23 or earlier) coupé in the staged photo include a front bumper, disc wheels sporting white wall tires with good tread, front shock absorbers (Hasslers of course), drum headlights, guard for the radiator, dog bone radiator cap replete with a mandatory MotoMeter, a special windshield visor capable of unknown motoring miracles, and a bright protective polished step plate on the running board.
What untold accessories are hidden from view? One might speculate there’s a rear bumper to compliment the front one. Is it unrealistic to expect dual running/brake lamps? A spare tire cover advertising the Hassler shocks is not out of the question. A rear window pull down shade to cut down on glare from the nighttime headlamps behind your machine is a possibility. Bud vases might be on interior pillars with the fragrances of seasonal flowers masking the aroma of mohair upholstery. To augment the T Model’s Almost Brakes aka A-B, external contracting brakes of the A-C line out of that nearby toddling town may have been fitted for safety. What other aftermarket items may have been installed? Who knows what vital add-ons are there under the hood? The possibilities are nearly endless and perhaps some actually did what was claimed of them.
