1932 Ford

This circa 1932 Ford “Bobtail” speedster was built to resemble what would have been a typically created speedster or homebuilt race car assembled during the late 1930s. This speedster competed…

1939 Packard

Packard introduced a series of three distinctly different body styles late in 1939.  These body styles were created by the noted California designer “Dutch” Darrin and became instant sensations.  Built…

1932 Chrysler

Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Automobile Company in 1924. Chrysler was the first affordably built automobile to use four-wheel hydraulic brakes and have a body that was constructed of…

1914 Locomobile

The Locomobile Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut was one of the most prestigious American cars in the early twentieth century.  They came into being in 1899 selling a steam-powered runabout that…

1919 Meisenhelder

Roy Meisenhelder owned Meisenhelder’s Sheet Metal, Auto and Body Works Company based in York, Pennsylvania where he repaired and customized cars.  It is said he built 4 unique, speedster automobiles…

Stahls Auto Museum 1909 Austin

1909 Austin

Walter Austin, the son of  lumber baron James E. Austin, started the Austin Automobile Company in 1903 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  The first Austin had been a big, tw0-cylinder vehicle…

1904 Oldsmobile

This attractive Oldsmobile differs from the cars the company was famous for in its early years.  The Curved Dash Olds’ signature look in this era, but this Model N has…

1901 Winton

In 1897, a Scottish bicycle manufacturer living in Cleveland, Alexander Winton, set up a car-manufacturing company, the Winton Motor Carriage Company.  The 1897 Winton featured leather seats, rubber tires (made…

1907 Thomas Flyer

In February 1908, the New York Times and the Parisian newspaper Le Matin teamed up to sponsor a race from New York’s Time Square to Paris, by way of San…

1906 Pierce-Racine

The Pierce-Racine Company was established in 1904 in Racine, WI. It was founded by Andrew J. Pierce who was a former engine superintendent at the Racine Hardware Company, which built…