1912 Stoddard Dayton

Stoddard-Dayton can trace its roots to well before the turn of the twentieth century. Prior to making automobiles, they made agricultural equipment and tools. In the early 1900s, Charles Stoddard…

1909 Locomobile

Initially founded with the intent to produce steam powered motorcars, Locomobile would eventually find its niche as a purveyor of fine quality, large scale luxury automobiles. The company started life…

1907 Pope Toledo

No fewer than five companies bore the surname of the ambitious industrialist Col. Albert Augustus Pope; a man who created a short-lived but prestigious empire of automobile manufacturers which offered…

1907 Rainier

John T. Rainier got his start in the automobile business around the turn of the 20th century when he purchased the Brooklyn, New York-based truck and bus manufacturer Vehicle Equipment…

1938 Mercedes-Benz

This 1938 Mercedes-Benz 320, chassis number 435053, is a beautiful example of the W142 (the internal designation for the 320 series). Wearing attractive and desirable Cabriolet B Coachwork, it was…

1921 Chevrolet

After establishing General Motors in 1908 and then losing control of the company in 1910, Billy Durant started a new company in 1912 called Chevrolet.  He wanted to build a…

1917 Haynes

Elwood Haynes had his start in the automobile business in 1893 when he purchased a Sintz marine engine, which he intended to install in a horse buggy. Lacking the necessary…

1915 ALF Rhino

This vehicle began life as an unrestorable 1925 American LaFrance ladder truck and is the product of the imagination of its owner, Richard Prizen and Deoon and Jeff Hammers of…

1912 Rolls Royce

When the 40/50 horsepower “Silver Ghost” debuted in 1907 it was the most advanced motorcar money could buy. Centered on Henry Royce’s 7,428cc side-valve inline-six, the Silver Ghost was an…