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The importance of the Studebaker family’s contributions to the nation’s expansion should not be understated. Their advanced metallurgy and manufacturing techniques helped supply early settlers with strong long-lasting wagons and quality tools to help conquer the wild west and, in the process, made Studebaker one of the world’s largest producers ..

From its October 1908 introduction, Henry Ford’s Model T completely revolutionized automobile design, production, and its maker. An uncanny combination of durability, reliability, and affordability, the Model T remained in production for nearly 19 full years with some 15 million examples of the beloved “Tin Lizzie” built. Visually similar to the..

In the early 20th century, prior to the advent of the modern motorhome or RV, house cars were built by enterprising individuals who wanted to enjoy the comforts of home while they toured America’s highways and byways. Like automotive travel trailers, house cars became popular post-WWI and boomed throughout the Great Depression, as those seeking ..

In 1915, Louis Chevrolet, race car driver Joe Boyer, Indianapolis car dealer William Small, and Zenith Carburetor president Victor Heftler established the Frontenac Motor Corporation with the expressed purpose of engineering, building, and racing high-performance automobiles. Frontenac cars went on to capture back-to-back wins at the Indianapoli..

Building upon the succession of updates and improvements applied to Ford’s wildly successful Model T since its introduction, changes for 1916–1917 most visibly included a change to a black radiator-shell finish, new rounded fenders, and a revised hood design. Formerly brass-finished components now sported nickel plating. Catalogued since 1909, t..

While Ford’s first truly dedicated light-duty pickups were based on 1928–1931 Model As, the new V8 models for 1932 revolutionized the concept and trumped archrival Chevrolet’s six-cylinder offerings. Ford’s V8 truck lines soon proved so popular that the long-running four-cylinder engine was cancelled in 1934. Accompanied by a copy of th..

Progressing beyond the light and relatively affordable, two-cylinder Model A of 1903–1904, the fledgling Ford Motor Company soon offered several four-cylinder models and by late 1905, the range-topping, six-cylinder Model K. While Henry Ford was primarily focused on his concept for an inexpensive “people’s car,” which would soon manifest as the ..

As recounted by Mark Smith in a document on file, this fascinating 1934 Ford V8 is believed to have been constructed for the 1934 Olympia Motor Show in London. Built at considerable expense with coachwork by Holbrook of Wolverhampton, UK, the Ford features a well-preserved full-leather interior and a large sunroof over the front-passenger seats...

Rooted in the Pope Manufacturing Company established by Colonel Albert A. Pope in Boston in 1876, Pope-Hartford was one of the company’s numerous automotive marques. While first a highly successful bicycle manufacturer, the company commenced automobile production with the Pope-Waverley in 1897. In the ensuing years, the Pope Manufacturing Compan..

The Ford Motor Company’s introduction of the Model A in 1927 marked a huge advancement for the automaker. Versatile, innovative, and reliable, the Model A sold in the millions and helped Ford continue its reign as the nation’s market leader in automobile production. The new model was offered in multiple body styles and the two-door sedan, or Tud..