1909 Packard Speedster

1909 Packard Speedster
Owned by Lauderdale Antique Car Museum
Photo by Roy D. Query

Packard automobiles were built following strict quality standards and gained a loyal following accordingly.In 1909 Packard introduced the Model Eighteen, a downsized Model Thirty, which rode on a smaller chassis and was powered by a smaller engine and had a lower price tag than its popular big brother. The Model Eighteen had an eighteen horsepower 4 cylinder T-head engine and a three speed sliding gear transmission. This one has a white on white color scheme with a grey interior, a brass radiator, white artillery style wheels with solid white tires.

1907 Maxwell

1907 Maxwell Tourabout
Car owner, Richard Baril
Photo by Ozzie Sweet

The Maxwell was a well built handsome automobile for its time, with a good reputation for reliability. In 1903 Benjamin Briscoe, an investor in the Buick automobile, was convinced that the Buick would not amount to anything and he sold his stock in the company to team up with an engineer named Jonathan Maxwell to build their own car. As it turned out we see that the Maxwell didn't last while the Buick is still doing good. This car has a 2 cylinder, 12 horsepower horizontally opposed engine with mechanically operated inlet valves. it had a honeycomb radiator with thermal syphon cooling, a two speed gearshift, a drive shaft instead of gears and chain and right hand steering.

1901 Lane Steamer Run-about

1901 Lane Steamer Run-about

Owned by Arthur Eldredge, Jr

Photo by Ozzie Sweet

Steam powered automobiles were very popular at the turn of the century from the 1800's to the 1900's. With gas prices going out of sight we might see them coming back again too! At that time they had a potential for a larger market than either electric or internal combustion gas engines. William, Georgia and John Lane were avid proponents of steam powered automobiles and began building them in 1900. They were rugged, powerful and compact and soon began receiving awards for their outstanding endurance and performance. This one had a 6 horsepower engine and featured kerosene lamps. The original price for this car was $350,