During the second decade of the twentieth century, American automobile manufacturers were beginning to catch up with and even surpass their European counterparts. During this period, cars looked less and less like horseless carriages and began to develop a style of their own. 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.
Harold LeMay, a Tacoma businessman, loved cars and managed to collect more than 3,000 automobiles, trucks, and motorcycles over forty years of collecting. A number of the vehicles from his collection form the nucleus of the LeMay—America’s Car Museum. This collection of more than 300 cars, motorcycles, and trucks is displayed in a four-level building in Tacoma, Washington. Shown below are some of the automobiles from the 1910s which are on display in this museum.
Chevrolet:
Shown above is a 1919 Chevrolet FB, 5-Passenger.
Cadillac:
Shown above is a 1919 Cadillac Type 57 Phaeton.
Buick:
Shown above is a 1916 Buick D-45 Touring.
Pierce-Arrow:
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.”
REO:
Shown above is a 1913 REO, the Fifth-ST5, 5-Passenger Touring.
National:
Shown above is a 1916 National Highway Six Touring.
Daimler:
Shown above is a 1913 Daimler Type 20 Touring.
International:
Shown above is a 1910 International Model MW. After 1910, International produced only truck models.
Oakland:
Shown above is a 1913 Oakland 35 Roadster.
