Exhibits

From 1900 to 1915, the Knox Automobile Company of Springfield, Massachusetts built sturdy, reliable vehicles, all excellent examples of what are referred to today as “brass and gas” autos.

R. E. Olds founded Olds Motor Works in 1897 and was the first to conceive of a small, affordable car. [...]

Ransom Eli Olds experimented with steam, electric, and gasoline automobiles early in his career. He built a new factory in [...]

Brothers J. Frank and Charles Duryea were the first to build a successful gasoline-powered car in 1893. To prove their [...]

This car is a car that Henry Ford never wanted to build. He firmly believed that the Model T [...]

This fire truck was put into service in New Portland, Maine, a community of about 800, in June of 1922. [...]

In 1915 Henry Ford had not yet begun to offer the Model T in a truck configuration. If a buyer [...]

When Henry Ford introduced the Model T in 1908, it revolutionized the auto industry. For the first time, a practical, [...]

After Henry Ford developed earlier Models R and S, he decided to design a new car. In a secluded room [...]

When E.L. Cord purchased Duesenberg in 1926, he challenged mechanical engineer Fred Duesenberg to design the best car in the [...]