1912 Hupmobile Coupe
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Brothers Robert and Louis Hupp founded Hupp Motor Car Company in 1908. Their little four-cylinder Hupmobile runabout premiered at the 1909 Detroit Automobile Show and was an immediate success, with more than 5,000 built in 1910. Robert Hupp left in 1911, but the company continued to grow and hit its peak annual production of more than 65,000 cars in 1928.
Brothers Robert and Louis Hupp founded Hupp Motor Car Company in 1908. Their little four-cylinder Hupmobile runabout premiered at the 1909 Detroit Automobile Show and was an immediate success, with more than 5,000 built in 1910. Robert Hupp left in 1911, but the company continued to grow and hit its peak annual production of more than 65,000 cars in 1928.
Artifact
Automobile
Date Made
1912
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.95.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Louis B. Hays.
Material
Steel (Alloy)
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Leather
Brass (Alloy)
Color
Black (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 79 in
Width: 65.875 in
Length: 116 in
Inscriptions
In brass across radiator: HUPMOBILE Top of radiator cap: HUPMOBILE GASOLINE Left front hub speedometer: THE VEEDER M'F'G'CO HARTFORD, CONN. U.S.A. (PAT. DE. 1, 1913 APR 14, 1914 & JAN 19, 1915) Headlights: PAT. AP'D FOR/J.C. WIDMAN/DETROIT
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