Duryea Power Company Cars

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1893 Duryea - The First Duryea Built	1893 Duryea - The First Duryea Built 1893 Duryea - The First Duryea Built Blackhawk Auto Museum in Danville, California. Photos By: Douglas Wilkinson by Douglas
1903 Duryea Three-Wheeled Phaeton	1903 Duryea Three-Wheeled Phaeton 1903 Duryea Three-Wheeled Phaeton Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Location: The National Automobile Museum in Reno, Nevada. by Douglas
1894 Duryea (Original)	1894 Duryea (Original) 1894 Duryea (Original) Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Date: September 14, 2009 Location: Tallahassee Antique Car Museum Address: 3550A Mahan Drive (Highway 90) City/State: Tallahassee, Florida Phone: (850) 942-0137 Website: http://tacm.com by Douglas
1893 Duryea (Replica)	1893 Duryea (Replica) 1893 Duryea (Replica) Photo By: Douglas Wilkinson Date: September 14, 2009 Location: Tallahassee Antique Car Museum Address: 3550A Mahan Drive (Highway 90) City/State: Tallahassee, Florida Phone: (850) 942-0137 Website: http://tacm.com by Douglas

Duryea Power Company Cars

Duryea Power Company
Reading, Pennsylvania

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many mechanics in different parts of the world were independently trying to build better automobiles. It is generally acknowledged, however, that the first successful gasoline automobile built in America was that of two brothers, Charles and Frank Duryea.

"One Hand Does It All" was the Duryea claim for the steering mechanism of their three-wheel invention. Twisting the control handle activated the gear selector and throttle. Moving the handle left or right controlled the steering. A driver could easily operate the machine from either the left or right seat because of the central location of the control handle.

Duryea automobile production continued until 1913.

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