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 1908 Lancia Alpha Miller Brothers Touring | 1908 Lancia Alpha Miller Brothers Touring 1908 Lancia Alpha Miller Brothers Touring Location: 2009 Concours d'Elegance Amelia Island, Florida Date: March 15, 2009 Photos By: Douglas Wilkinson by Douglas |
 1908 Maxwell HC 18/20 Runabout | 1908 Maxwell HC 18/20 Runabout 20,900.00 USD Offered For Sale at the: RM Auction - Vintage Motor Cars at Meadow Brook Hall August 6, 2005, Auburn Hills, Michigan RM Auctions One Classic Car Drive Blenheim, Ontario N0P 1A0 Canada Phone: 519-352-4575 Website: www.rmauctions.com 1908 Maxwell HC 18/20 Runabout LOT: 030 Chassis No. 3127 Sold at a price of $20,900 18/20hp two-cylinder opposed engine, two-speed planetary transmission with shaft-drive, leaf spring and solid axle front suspension, live axle leaf spring rear axle and rear wheel braking. Wheelbase: 90" In 1903, convinced he was backing the wrong builder in David Dunbar Buick, Benjamin Briscoe, with two-thirds of the $150,000 needed coming from associate J. P. Morgan, decided to build the two-cylinder car created by Jonathan Maxwell. Ten were built in 1904, rising to 823 more in 1905. In 1906 Maxwell won a survey conducted in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It was the car of choice and Maxwell promptly added a “doctor’s” model based on the specifications requested by physicians making house calls. The Maxwell was also one of the first shaft-driven cars to become a top seller. The Maxwell was fitted with a sliding-gear transmission that made it necessary for the driver to pass through second gear when going from low to high gear and vice versa. Maxwell’s continued popularity resulted in sales reaching 4,455 units and ranking fourth in the industry in 1908. In the past Maxwell automobiles had performed well in the Glidden Tours, but a change in the rules favored more powerful makes, such as Pierce-Arrow. As a result Maxwell took out ads stating, “…we challenge the winner of the Glidden Tour to an endurance race from New York to San Francisco…Winner to dispose of $5,000 purse.” The challenge was not accepted, but such was the confidence of the makers in the Maxwell. Elsewhere, in a light car race before the 1908 Grand Prix event, a team of five Maxwell cars finished 6th through 10th against far more powerful competitors. The beautifully restored example presented here is fitted with all the brass accoutrements of the era. These gleaming brass fittings and optional equipment set this already exceptional Maxwell Runabout apart from the crowd. Its sporty runabout body in red with its rich black leather upholstery and carriage-like black top hearken back to a time when show was more important than go. There is no problem with go in this Maxwell as its robust, reliable two-cylinder has been completely rebuilt. An early Maxwell slogan was, “There’s nothing to do but ride.” That is how it is with this fully restored 1908 Maxwell HC 18/20 Runabout, painted top to bottom and detailed for pride of show. The little two-cylinder Maxwell requires only a driver and companion fashionably dressed in clothes of the period. by Douglas |
 1908 Ford Model T | 1908 Ford Model T 1908 Ford Model T Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Towe Auto Museum in Sacramento, California. by Douglas |
 1908 Kissel Kar Touring | 1908 Kissel Kar Touring 1908 Kissel Kar Touring Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance in Rochester, Michigan, August 7, 2005. by Douglas |
 1908 Ford Model S | 1908 Ford Model S 1908 Ford Model S Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) in Hershey, Pennsylvania. by Douglas |
 1908 Glide Touring Car | 1908 Glide Touring Car 1908 Glide Touring Car Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Tupelo Automobile Museum in Tupelo, Mississippi. Keywords: pictures photos antique car automobile by Douglas |
 1908 American Underslung Model 50 Roadster | 1908 American Underslung Model 50 Roadster 1908 American Underslung Model 50 Roadster Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Blackhawk Auto Museum in Danville, California. by Douglas |
 1908 Sears Model J Runabout | 1908 Sears Model J Runabout 1908 Sears Model J Runabout Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Vintage Motorcar Museum in Hardy, Arkansas. by Douglas |
 1908 Ford Model K | 1908 Ford Model K 1908 Ford Model K Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Antique Automobile Club of America Museum (AACA) in Hershey, Pennsylvania. by Douglas |
 1908 Sears Motor Buggy Automobile | 1908 Sears Motor Buggy Automobile 1908 Sears Motor Buggy Automobile Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The Forney Museum of Transportation in Denver, Colorado. by Douglas |
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