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Museums 201: 1910 automobiles (photo diary) [1]

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Date: 2025-07-13

By 1910, the automobile had evolved from a hand-built oddity to a commercial success. Ford’s Model T, launched in 1908 as an affordable, mass-produced car, dominated the national market while many other carmakers produced cars for local and regional markets.

While cars were popular and becoming more numerous by 1910, the roads were still intended for relatively short trips in horse-drawn vehicles. Long-distance automobile travel was still difficult and often required some mechanical ability for roadside repairs. Stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Hammacher-Schlemmer promoted survival kits for long country trips. Charles Panati, in his book Panati’s Parade of Fads, Follies, and Manias, writes:

“Actually, the precautions were not such a gimmicky idea considering that roads were still treacherously rutty and roadside restaurants were still a decade away.”

I suspect that many people will not recognize some of the 1910 automobile makes.

1910 Ford Model T Runabout

In his book The American Automobile: A Centenary 189r3-1993, Nick Georgano writes:

“The Model T was not the only mass-produced car of its day, but it has passed into folklore as the car that put America on wheels. Certainly no other car aroused such affection, as well as exasperation, among owners.”

This vehicle was in the Montana Auto Museum in Deer Lodge, Montana. It originally sold for $900.

1910 Stanley Steamer Model 60 Toy Tonneau

This car was on display in the LeMay Family Collections at Marymount in Tacoma, Washington.

This car sold new for $1,140 and 670 were produced in 1910. It has a 2-wheel mechanical brake system and full-elliptical leaf spring suspension. The 3-cylinder steam engine has 10 horsepower.

1910 White Model 00 Steam Car

This car was on display at the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon. The White Motor Company, headquartered in Cleveland, manufactured automobiles and trucks from 1900 to 1980. Rollin H. White (1872-1962) patented the design for his steam car and began manufacturing it in the corner of the White Sewing Machine Company owned by his father. White built steam cars until 1911.

1910 IHC Autobuggy

This automobile was in the Yamhill County Historical Society Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. It was built by International Harvester Co. This vehicle has a 20 hp, 2-cylinder, horizontal opposed air-cooled engine. It has a 2-speed hand operated clutch on the driver’s right.

1910 Courier

This vehicle was in the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. The Courier Car Company, a division of the Dayton Motor Car Company, was created to offer a less expensive car. It sold for $1,075. The company ceased operation in 1912.

1910 Speedwell

This vehicle was in the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. This car had a 50 horsepower, 4-cylinder engine. It sold for $2,500 without the top and electric lights which were accessories. Speedwell was founded in 1907 and ceased operations in 1915.

1910 Pope Hartford Model T

This car was in the LeMay Family Collections at Marymount in Tacoma, Washington. In 1910, only 514 of these cars were produced. It sold new for $2,750.

1910 Brush Runabout

This vehicle was in the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum in Hood River, Oregon. Alanson Partridge Brush designed this light car with a wooden chassis.

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Museums 201: Extinct Cars of the Teens

Museums 201: Cars and trucks of a century ago, 1921 (photo diary)

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Museums 201: Luxury Cars of the 1930s

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