Automobiles

Rivalries between auto manufacturers are not a recent phenomenon. Like early race car rivals Mercer and Stutz, Ford and [...]

A close look at the 1899 Winton makes it clear why early automobiles were called “horseless carriages.” Our Winton, one of exactly 100 that were produced in 1899, has a wooden body and still has the original tires!

The Stutz was one of America’s first real sports cars. It was designed for speed and racing with an early version of a performance engine. The car was built low to the ground with fenders, running boards, and lighting equipment which could all be easily removed to reduce weight. Stutz’s victories were highly publicized. Based on a favorable outing in the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, Stutz adopted the motto “The car that made good in a day.”

In the early days of motoring, lightweight and inexpensive autos like this one were very popular. Referred to as [...]

In 1909, newly-elected president William Howard Taft turned the White House stables into a garage and purchased four automobiles: two [...]

For Ford, the 1935 model year included a complete refresh over previous models. This car had a more modern [...]

Prior to 1908, automobiles were built by hand with non-interchangeable parts. Each part required time-consuming filing and hand-fitting. Cadillac [...]

The Brewster Company began in 1810 as a producer of high-quality horse-drawn carriages for wealthy clients. They made their first auto body in 1896, and continued building car bodies for American and imported European chassis until the outbreak of World War I in Europe. With their supply of chassis threatened, Brewster turned to making their own complete automobiles.

While the Auto Red Bug looks like a go-cart, it was conceived as a simple, low-cost automobile. It combined [...]

A classic example of the American station wagon, the Country Squire is emblematic of suburban life in the 1960s and [...]