Automotive Collection - American Heritage Museum

Brass Era

Beautiful automobiles from the Brass Era – the early period of automotive manufacturing, named for the prominent brass fittings used during this time.

*The car collection is viewable during special events and by appointment only.

1820 Luther Holland Bolton Quickstep Hand Pumper

1870 Cowing and Company Crane Neck Fire Engine

1883 Rumsey and Company Hand Drawn Pumper

1901 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Model R at the American Heritage Museum

1901 Oldsmobile Curved Dash Model R

1904 Franklin Type A Roadster at the American Heritage Museum

1904 Franklin Type A Roadster

1906 Pope Waverly Electric Carriage at the American Heritage Museum

1906 Pope Waverly Electric Carriage

1906 Stanley Steamer Touring Car at the American Heritage Museum

1906 Stanley Steamer Touring Car

1908 Cadillac Open Roadster Runabout at the American Heritage Museum

1908 Cadillac Open Roadster Runabout

1909 Peerless Steam Tractor

1913 Ford Model T Touring Car at the American Heritage Museum

1913 Ford Model T Touring Car

1913 Mercer Speedster Raceabout (replica) at the American Heritage Museum

1913 Mercer Speedster Raceabout (replica)

1914 Stutz Bearcat Series E at the American Heritage Museum

1914 Stutz Bearcat Series E

1915 Buick C-24 Touring Car at the American Heritage Museum

1915 Buick C-24 Touring Car

1916 Chevrolet H-4 Baby Grand Touring at the American Heritage Museum

1916 Chevrolet H-4 Baby Grand Touring

1916 Oldsmobile Model 44 Touring Car at the American Heritage Museum

1916 Oldsmobile Model 44 Touring Car

1917 Chalmers Model 35-B Sedan Lucille at the American Heritage Museum

1917 Chalmers Model 35-B Sedan Lucille

1919 Willys-Knight 88-4 Touring Car at the American Heritage Museum

1919 Willys-Knight 88-4 Touring Car

1921 Marmon Model 34 Speedster at the American Heritage Museum

1921 Marmon Model 34 Speedster

1924 Ford Model T Sedan at the American Heritage Museum

1924 Ford Model T Sedan

1924 REO Speed Wagon Fire Truck – Acton Hose 1

1926 Chevrolet Woody Depot Hack at the American Heritage Museum

1926 Chevrolet Woody Depot Hack

1927 Rolls Royce Springfield Phantom 1 Brewster Phaeton at the American Heritage Museum

1927 Rolls Royce Springfield Phantom 1 Brewster Phaeton

1928 Chrysler Model 72 Roadster at the American Heritage Museum

1928 Chrysler Model 72 Roadster

1928 Packard Eight Phaeton at the American Heritage Museum

1928 Packard Eight Phaeton

1928 Packard Model 533 Sedan at the American Heritage Museum

1928 Packard Model 533 Sedan

1928 Pierce Arrow Series 81 Limousine at the American Heritage Museum

1928 Pierce Arrow Series 81 Limousine

1929 LaSalle Model 2H at the American Heritage Museum

1929 LaSalle Model 2H

1929 Pontiac Series 6-29 Convertible Coupe at the American Heritage Museum

1929 Pontiac Series 6-29 Convertible Coupe

1930 Cord Model L29 Convertible Coupe at the American Heritage Museum

1930 Cord Model L29 Convertible Coupe

1930's Era #2 "Mel's Truck Sales" Sprint Car

1930's Era #2 “Riley Racing Equip – Four Port” Sprint Car

1931 Chrysler Imperial Series CG LeBaron Dual Cowl Phaeton

1931 Studebaker President at the American Heritage Museum

1931 Studebaker President

1932 Duesenberg SJ Dual-Cowl Phaeton at the American Heritage Museum

1932 Duesenberg SJ Dual-Cowl Phaeton

1933 McCormick-Deering Farmall F-12

1935 #4 "The Thomas Special" Sprint Car

1935 Packard Twelve Model 1208, Convertible Sedan at the American Heritage Museum

1935 Packard Twelve Model 1208, Convertible Sedan

1936 #2 Sowers Powered Midget Sprint Car

1936 Auburn Boat-Tail Speedster at the American Heritage Museum

1936 Auburn Boat-Tail Speedster

1937 #62 Slim Rutherford Sprint Car

1937 Cord Model 812 Phaeton at the American Heritage Museum

1937 Cord Model 812 Phaeton

1938 #16 Ranger Powered Sprint Car

1940 Cadillac Series 90 V-16 Produced for Al Capone at the American Heritage Museum

1940 Cadillac Series 90 V-16 Produced for Al Capone

1940's Era #15 460 Elto Outboard Powered Midget Sprint Car

1940's Era Model A Powered Sprint Car

1942 Buick Super Sedan

1942 Buick Super Sedan

1946 #4 "Studebaker" – Kurtis Kraft Midget Sprint Car

1948 #56 "Old Joe" Ford A / Gemsa Sprint Car

1948 #7 Ford V8 – Midget Sprint Car

1949 #11 "Packards Speed Shop" Ford V8 Sprint Car

1949 #47 "Walts Offy" Sprint Car

1955 #36 "Caruso" Kurtis Offy Sprint Car

1958 #5 Ford V8 / Offenhauser Sprint Car

1961 Trevis/Offenhauser Indy Car at the American Heritage Museum

1961 Trevis/Offenhauser Indy Car

1971 Lola T192 Formula A (F-5000) – Mark Donahue at the American Heritage Museum

1971 Lola T192 Formula A (F-5000) – Mark Donahue

1972 Gurney Eagle Turbo Offenhauser Indy Car

1980 Penske PC-9 Indy Car – Mario Andretti / Rick Mears

1987 March/Buick Indy Car – Rich Vogler

1995 Lola/Ford XB Indy Car – Michael Andretti