A century ago, in the era between 1910 and 1919, the automobile was making the transition from a horseless carriage to a vehicle of its own. At the same time, the automobiles of this time were just starting to be mass produced consumer products. With hundreds of companies vying to get into this new business, there were cars powered by the internal combustion engine, steam engines, and electric motors. Steering wheels began to replace steering tillers, though they could be on either the left or the right. Shown below are photographs of automobile brands from this era that later went extinct.
LeMay—America’s Car Museum
Shown above is a 1910 International Model MW. After 1910, International produced only truck models.
Shown above is a 1913 REO, the Fifth-ST5, 5-Passenger Touring.
Shown above is a 1913 Oakland 35 Roadster.
Shown above is a 1913 Daimler Type 20 Touring.
Shown above is a 1916 National Highway Six Touring.
Shown above is a 1916 Pierce Arrow, 38-C Series Brougham Limousine.
According to the display:
“Pierce-Arrow was considered the American equivalent of Rolls-Royce, making this one of the finest cars available in 1916.”
Montana Auto Museum
Shown above is a 1912 Flanders Model 20 Runabout. Flanders Mfg. Co. was organized in 1910 by Walter Flanders, a former Ford production manager. By the end of 1912, Studebaker had taken over Flanders Mfg. Co. In 1913, Flanders organized the Flanders Motor Company and introduced the Flanders Six, but only a handful were ever produced.
Shown above is a 1913 Cole Model 60. This is a 7-passenger touring car. It sold for $2,800.
Shown above is a 1914 Detroit Electric Car. The Detroit Electric was manufactured by the Anderson Electric Car Company from 1907 to 1939. The company built about 13,000 cars. The car was advertised as getting 80 miles between battery charging and had a top speed of about 20 miles per hour.
According to the display:
“It was as an urban vehicle, one for women drivers especially, that the Detroit enjoyed most of its success.”
Shown above is a 1917 Oakland Touring Convertible. It sold for $875.
Shown above is a 1915 Trumbull. The Trumbull Motor Car Co. manufactured two different models—a roadster and a sedan—in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The car was advertised as “America’s first fully equipped light car.” About 2,000 Trumbulls were made between 1913 and 1915 and about 1,500 were exported to Europe and Australia. When the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine, twenty Trumbulls went down with the ship. Isaac Trumbull was also on the ship. The 1915 Trumbull had a top speed of 50 miles per hour and sold for $425.
Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum
Shown above: 1910 Brush Runabout. Alanson Partridge Brush designed this light car with a wooden chassis.
Shown above: 1911 Overland Model 49 Touring Car. The Overland Automobile Company was founded in 1903. In 1912, the company became Willys-Overland and Overland cars were produced until 1926.
Shown above: 1912 Auburn Touring Car. The Auburn Automobile Company, which grew out of the Eckhart Carriage Company in Auburn, Indiana, manufactured touring cars from 1900 until 1935.
Shown above: 1912 Jackson Model 25. The Jackson Automobile Company of Jackson, Michigan, manufactured cars from 1903 until 1923.
Shown above: 1915 Overland Model 82 Touring Car