Old House Photo Found

After extensively searching for an old photo of the house, I just found a recent blog post from a former owner's (original I believe) family memeber (what are the odds?) and saw this photograph. Needless to say I was very excited. This photo probably dates from around 1915. Anyone have an idea as to the year/make of the car in the driveway? I think it may be a Baker Electric. In any case, this photo pretty much confirms my thought that the exterior was originally stained dark-brown.

Copper Pipes Removed and Scrapped

I took all the copper pipes from the house (they didn't look anything like this picture) to the local scrap yard in fear of a thief getting to them first. I managed to have over 400 pounds of copper and received over $1000 in cash! Well at least that covers the cost a few of the dumpsters. I can't imagine what all new copper would cost now, but I am definitely using PVC for drains and leaning towards using PEX (cross-linked polyethylene) for the water lines. Any thoughts regarding PEX?