30
June
1922 Mercer
The Mercer Company, financed by the famed Roebling family, is often attributed to be the first company in America to build a sports car. The company introduced the Raceabout in…
1922 Mercer
30
June
1914 Oakland
Oakland automobiles were built in Pontiac, Michigan from 1907 until 1931. The company was founded by Edward M. Murphy who built horse drawn buggies and Alanson P. Brush who was…
30
June
1914 Stutz
In the catalog of great early American automobiles, the memorable Stutz “Bearcat” conjures up an image of speed, glamour and endurance. The Bearcat is very much a sports car and…
30
June
1912 International Harvester
Highwheeler vehicles of the early 1900s were designed to meet a very specific condition: Mud. Paved roads in 1912 were rare; most roads were existing dirt roads that were mud…
30
June
1910 Buick
The General Motors Company was founded in 1908 when William C. Durant combined the existing Buick, Cadillac and Oldsmobile companies. The Buick line was the most successful of the three…
30
June
1909 Cartercar
The Carter Car Company was started by Byron Carter in 1905. Byron Carter was the most successful developer and builder of the friction drive transmission which differed from other vehicles…
30
June
1904 Oldsmobile
The Curved Dash Oldsmobile is credited as the first high-volume mass-produced automobile. The runabout could seat 2 passengers, and sold for $650.00, the lowest price point on the market. The…
30
June
1904 Winton Flyer
Built for the 1969 film “The Reivers” This car was built from scratch by the legendary California custom car builder “Von Dutch” (born Kenneth Howard) for the film “The Reivers”…
30
June
1899 De Dion-Bouton
Count Albert De Dion, born into a lineage of French nobility and engineering prowess, harbored an early fascination with steam engines. Collaborating with George Bouton, he ventured into constructing steam-powered…
30
June
1886 Daimler
In 1886, Gottlieb Daimler and his partner Wilhelm Maybach developed and patented a small lightweight internal combustion gasoline engine. It is recognized as the prototype of the modern gasoline engine,…