The Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM) in Hood River, Oregon, has on display more than 130 antique automobiles. Shown below are some of the automobiles of the 1920s which are on display.
1922 Velie Model 58 5-Passenger Touring Car
1923 Locomobile Model 58 Sportif
Freelan Oscar Stanley and Francis Edgar Stanley, twin brothers who had created a successful business in manufacturing photographic plates, began to tinker with some possible automobile designs and produced their first steam powered automobile in 1897. In November, 1898, they opened an automobile business. Their new vehicle caught the attention of John Brisben Walker, publisher of Cosmopolitan magazine, who inquired about buying the business. The brothers set a ridiculously high price--$250,000—and, much to their surprise, Walker bought the business. Walker’s partner in the new business was Amzi Lorenzo Barber, commonly known as “The Asphalt King” as he had made a fortune in paving U.S. cities.
The name Locomobile came from “locomotive” and “automobile.” The partnership between Walker and Barber did not last long (two weeks according to some sources). Barber took the Locomobile name and moved the production of the new cars to Watertown, Massachusetts. The Stanley twins stayed with the Locomobile Company of America as general managers.
In 1919, Locomobile introduced the Model 48 which featured a straight-six engine and a price tag of about $10,000 (at this time a Ford Model T Phaeton sold for about $300).
In 1922, Durant Motors acquired Locomobile and continued to use the Locomobile brand name for their top of the line automobiles until 1929. Until 1925, the Model 48 was the only Locomobile model. In addition to the Sportif, the Model 48 was available as Seven Passenger Touring, Touring Limousine, Brougham, Victoria Sedan, Enclosed Drive Limousine, and Cabriolet.
1924 Hupmobile Model 12-R Touring Car
By 1908 it was apparent to many people that the automobile was more than just a passing fad, so Robert Craig Hupp and Louis Gorham Hupp organized the Hupp Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan and began seeking financial backing for their new venture. Robert Hupp had started working for Olds Motors in 1902 and then had joined the Ford Motor Company in 1906.
The Hupp brothers introduced their first car, the Hupmobile Model 20, to the public the following year at the Detroit Auto Show. Their demonstration vehicle was a two-seat roadster with an 86-inch wheelbase.
In the 1920s, the Hupmobile prospered and competed strongly against Ford and Chevrolet. Hupmobile had a reputation as a good-quality, unpretentious cars. Hupmobile stopped production in 1940.
1929 Graham-Paige Model 612
1929 Franklin Model 135 4-Door Sedan
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