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- 1899 Locomobile Runabout - This steam-powered runabout, by Locomobile, was built from designs by twin brothers F.E. and F.O. Stanley. These early vehicles were fast, cheap, and relatively uncomplicated. However, fuel needs, excessive water consumption, and other inherent problems dogged the lightweight steamer. In 1902 Locomobile began production of a gasoline internal combustion engine. The company phased out its steam-powered vehicles in 1904.
- 1899
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1899 Locomobile Runabout
This steam-powered runabout, by Locomobile, was built from designs by twin brothers F.E. and F.O. Stanley. These early vehicles were fast, cheap, and relatively uncomplicated. However, fuel needs, excessive water consumption, and other inherent problems dogged the lightweight steamer. In 1902 Locomobile began production of a gasoline internal combustion engine. The company phased out its steam-powered vehicles in 1904.
- Locomobile Company of America and Reo Motor Car Company Advertisements, November 1906 - Racing and advertising have always gone hand in hand in the automotive industry. Locomobile promoted its success at 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup racing events in this ad, published in <em>McClure's</em> magazine in November 1906. Two years later, a Locomobile would win the Vanderbilt Cup -- the first American car to win that major race.
- November 01, 1906
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Locomobile Company of America and Reo Motor Car Company Advertisements, November 1906
Racing and advertising have always gone hand in hand in the automotive industry. Locomobile promoted its success at 1905 and 1906 Vanderbilt Cup racing events in this ad, published in McClure's magazine in November 1906. Two years later, a Locomobile would win the Vanderbilt Cup -- the first American car to win that major race.
- 1906 Locomobile "Old 16" Race Car - In 1908, driver George Robertson and mechanician Glenn Ethridge took this car to victory in the Vanderbilt Cup, America's first great automobile race. It marked the first time an American-built car won a major international road-circuit race. The Locomobile competed while wearing number 16, and it's been known as "Old 16" ever since.
- 1906
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1906 Locomobile "Old 16" Race Car
In 1908, driver George Robertson and mechanician Glenn Ethridge took this car to victory in the Vanderbilt Cup, America's first great automobile race. It marked the first time an American-built car won a major international road-circuit race. The Locomobile competed while wearing number 16, and it's been known as "Old 16" ever since.
- Locomobile Advertisement, "Locomobile Winning the International Vanderbilt Cup Race," 1909 - After one of its cars, a 1906 racer nicknamed "Old 16," won the prestigious Vanderbilt Cup race in 1908, Locomobile featured the victory prominently in advertisements. This ad, run in <em>Harper's</em> magazine in 1909, boasted about the car's impressive 64.3 mph average race speed, and its durability under the competition's extreme conditions.
- 1909
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Locomobile Advertisement, "Locomobile Winning the International Vanderbilt Cup Race," 1909
After one of its cars, a 1906 racer nicknamed "Old 16," won the prestigious Vanderbilt Cup race in 1908, Locomobile featured the victory prominently in advertisements. This ad, run in Harper's magazine in 1909, boasted about the car's impressive 64.3 mph average race speed, and its durability under the competition's extreme conditions.
- 1904 Locomobile Gasolene Touring Cars - Locomobile promoted its "gasolene" touring cars in this 1904 sales catalog. The company began in 1899 by building steam-powered cars. And Andrew L. Riker, who designed this Locomobile, was known for creating electric-powered vehicles. This catalog provided buyers with the information and assurances of the Locomobile's quality.
- 1904
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1904 Locomobile Gasolene Touring Cars
Locomobile promoted its "gasolene" touring cars in this 1904 sales catalog. The company began in 1899 by building steam-powered cars. And Andrew L. Riker, who designed this Locomobile, was known for creating electric-powered vehicles. This catalog provided buyers with the information and assurances of the Locomobile's quality.
- Locomobile Sales Catalog, 1902 - Steam cars were popular in the early days of automobility. This Locomobile catalog features the 1902 models of the company's fast, powerful steamers.
- 1902
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Locomobile Sales Catalog, 1902
Steam cars were popular in the early days of automobility. This Locomobile catalog features the 1902 models of the company's fast, powerful steamers.
- Locomobile- Up Pike's Peak and Elsewhere, 1901 - Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- 1901
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Locomobile- Up Pike's Peak and Elsewhere, 1901
Car brochures have evolved from straightforward product catalogues into polished creative sales tools. Their quality paper, rich color, inventive formats, and sophisticated graphic design all contribute to a buyer's developing impression of a car in a showroom. Advertising might entice people to a dealership, but brochures extend and deepen the relationship between vehicle and potential buyer.
- Stanley Stanhope Model No. 1 "Locomobile" Advertisement, September 1899 - Compared with gasoline and electricity, steam was a time-tested technology when automobiles debuted in the late 19th century -- a point emphasized in this 1899 Locomobile advertisement that described steam as "the one power universally known and understood." The ad also downplayed the perceived risk of a boiler explosion, noting that Locomobile's automatic-feed boiler required "no more care than a teakettle."
- September 01, 1899
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Stanley Stanhope Model No. 1 "Locomobile" Advertisement, September 1899
Compared with gasoline and electricity, steam was a time-tested technology when automobiles debuted in the late 19th century -- a point emphasized in this 1899 Locomobile advertisement that described steam as "the one power universally known and understood." The ad also downplayed the perceived risk of a boiler explosion, noting that Locomobile's automatic-feed boiler required "no more care than a teakettle."