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1941 Packard One-Twenty Super 8
1938 Chrysler 4-door convertible
1928 Auburn Boattail Speedster
A close look at one of those original Auburn spoked wheels
1935 Lagonda with aluminum body and steel fenders, made in England
The Lagonda's 6-cylinder engine
The Lagonda's steering wheel on the right for driving on the left on English roads
1907 White Steamer
1902 Winton — in 1903, a Winton was the first car to be driven coast-to-coast
Picture viewer once popular in arcades —
some of them X-rated
Just when I thought there were no cars left I hadn't heard of, along comes the Schacht —
this is the 1905 model — made in Cincinnati
The front end belongs to the 1955 Chrysler C-300, the first muscle car
The C-300 was the first of Chrysler's fabled "lettered" series
The C-300's V8 was the first to achieve a 300-horsepower rating
1909 Buick Touring
Also pictured on the title page, this is the 1918 Stutz Bearcat
The Stutz sold new for $2,750
The Bearcat's 4-cylinder dual-ignition engine was rated at 90-horsepower
1909 Pierce Arrow Miniature Touring — not all that miniature, but there was an even bigger model
Pierce Arrow hadn't yet acquired its trademark fender-integrated headlights —
they'd be introduced in 1914
No CD player
1907 Stanley — steam-powered
In case you think a steam-powered car might be under-powered, a Stanley
reached 127 mph in 1906. The following year, a Stanley hit 189 mph before
it became airborne and crashed. It would be many years before that speed
record was broken by a car with six times the horsepower.
The Stanley's gauges and steam controls
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