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Historic electric auto.

As a little different kind of post for today, here is a historical image of an Electric auto.

This came from a collection of historic Ford images and was supposed to be at a Ford facility.

I don’t think it was made by Ford however. Maybe someone has some knowledge they can share…

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1904 Columbia Electric Runabout…

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Ford Runabout.

As a little different kind of post for today, here is a historical image of a Ford Runabout.

This had been listed as 1904 but I am not sure what the date really should be. I notice the shape of the front radiator and other things.

Maybe someone has educated suggestions as to model and…

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1903 Prescott Steam Runabout.

This was seen at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Maine.

http://owlshead.org/

The Prescott Automobile Manufacturing Co. of Passaic, New Jersey produced steam-powered cars from 1901 to 1905 as a sideline to its stove and shoe polish…

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1901 Curved Dash Olds.

A few days ago I posted a 1903 Curved Dash Olds from the Owl’s Head Auto Museum.

This is supposed to be a picture of the first 1901 Curved Dash Olds. Also a picture with three men in it.…

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1903 Ford Model A.

As a little different kind of post for today, here is a historical image of a 1903 Ford Model A.

After two false starts in the motor industry, Henry Ford formed the Ford Motor Company on June 16, 1903 and introduced his Model A automobile the following month. A two-passenger runabout with…

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1903 Mercedes Simplex Touring.

This was seen at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Maine.

http://owlshead.org/

Gottlieb Daimler’s chief designer Wilhelm Maybach incorporated such modern features as honeycomb radiator, multiple-speed transmission with gate gear…

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1903 Franklin Runabout.…

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1903 Ford Model A-Two.

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This was seen at the AACA Museum in Hershey.…

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1902 Curved Dash Olds.

This was seen at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Maine.

http://owlshead.org/

Ransom Eli Olds, who gave his name to Oldsmobile, produced the light and dependable Curved Dash model in 1901. It was the first mass produced motor vehicle in…

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1901 Winton Bullet | Nickname: Buckeye | Motto: “Catch Who Catch Can”

With a 40-horsepower, 2-cylinder opposed gas engine, the Winton Bullet was the first production race car offered to the public, in 1901.  Only four of this particular Winton model were produced; one of these automobiles was purchased by Larz and…

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1901 Knox Runabout.…

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1900 Locomobile  Victoria Top Runabout.…

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1900 Rochet Schneider | Nickname: Young Eagle | Motto: “No Steam, No Gain”

This was seen at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Mass.

http://larzanderson.org/

Larz Anderson’s favorite touring car, the Rochet-Schneider, was a rare and innovative automobile even for its…

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1899 Winton Phaeton Horseless Carriage

This was seen at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Mass.

http://larzanderson.org/

1899 Winton Phaeton | Nickname: Pioneer | Motto: “It Will Go”

The 1899 Winton Phaeton was the first automobile purchased by…

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1898 Leon Bollee Tri-Car

This was seen at the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Maine.

http://owlshead.org/

Leon Bollee was the first person in France to build small gasoline powered vehicles, beginning in 1895.

This voiturette, as he called it, was introduced…

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1899 Locomobile F. O. Stanley & Flora. First auto to the top of Mt. Washington…

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1897 Aldrich.…

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1896 Henry Ford's Quadricycle reproduction.…

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1895 Benton-Harbor

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This was seen at the AACA Museum in Hershey.…