More from the Fountainhead Auto museum: 1909 Oldsmobile, 1911 Everitt &1911 Ford

1909 Oldsmobile Model D Palace Touring

The Olds Palace Touring Car was one of the first automobiles to have any type of enclosure for the driver and front seat passengers.

Ransom Eli Olds was a giant in the early American automobile industry. Although he left the Olds Motor Works in 1904 and began production of REO automobiles, the Oldsmobile marque lasted until 2004.

The Oldsmobile marque is the longest lived of any American car company.

1911 Everitt Model Four-30 Touring. Only a few brass-era Everitts are believed to still exist.

The engine on the Everitt was positioned so far back, that the radiator was mounted behind the front axle. The Everitt 30 was among the first cars to have its engine cast en bloc. It was also one of the first cars to have a self starter.

1911 Model T Ford C-cab Depot Hack

 The original depot hacks were horse drawn wagons that transported passengers and luggage between hotels and railroad stations. Eventually, automobiles replaced wagons, although the term station wagon still persists today. Typically, a chassis was purchased from an automobile factory and a coachbuilder would fit the chassis with a custom body.