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The '''Duryea Motor Wagon''' was among the first ] ]s and among the first powered by ]. Fifteen Motor Wagons were built by the ] company of ], between 1893 and 1896. The '''Duryea Motor Wagon''' was among the first ] ]s and among the first powered by ]. Fifteen Motor Wagons were built by the ] company of ], between 1893 and 1896.


Before this time, all automobiles were one-off individual models, {{Fact|date=February 2007}} The first commercially available automobile was patented by ] on January 29, 1886 and put into production in 1888. Before this time, all automobiles were one-off individual models, {{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} The first commercially available automobile was patented by ] on January 29, 1886 and put into production in 1888.


It is not clear whether the ] or this vehicle was standardized first.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} The Duryea Motor Wagon remained in production into the 1920s. It is not clear whether the ] or this vehicle was standardized first.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} The Duryea Motor Wagon remained in production into the 1920s.


The Duryea brothers entered their horseless carriage in many shows and races. The Duryea Motor Wagon carriage <b>won</b> the first prize in the first ever American automobile race ], a 54-mile course, in 1896. Duryeas also won first and second place in the Cosmopolitan Race on ], 1896 in New York City. On November 14, 1896 they joined the Procession/] England.<ref></ref> The Duryea brothers entered their horseless carriage in many shows and races. The Duryea Motor Wagon carriage '''won''' the first prize in the first ever American automobile race ], a 54-mile course, in 1896. Duryeas also won first and second place in the Cosmopolitan Race on ], 1896 in New York City. On November 14, 1896 they joined the Procession/] England.<ref></ref>

==External links==
*{{gutenberg|no=30055|name=The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology}}


==References== ==References==
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==External links==
*{{gutenberg|no=30055|name=The 1893 Duryea Automobile In the Museum of History and Technology}}


==See also== ==See also==
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Patent drawing for the Duryea Road Vehicle, 1895

The Duryea Motor Wagon was among the first standardized automobiles and among the first powered by gasoline. Fifteen Motor Wagons were built by the Duryea Motor Wagon Company company of Chicopee, Massachusetts, between 1893 and 1896.

Before this time, all automobiles were one-off individual models, The first commercially available automobile was patented by Karl Benz on January 29, 1886 and put into production in 1888.

It is not clear whether the Benz Velo or this vehicle was standardized first. The Duryea Motor Wagon remained in production into the 1920s.

The Duryea brothers entered their horseless carriage in many shows and races. The Duryea Motor Wagon carriage won the first prize in the first ever American automobile race Times-Herald race, a 54-mile course, in 1896. Duryeas also won first and second place in the Cosmopolitan Race on Decoration Day, 1896 in New York City. On November 14, 1896 they joined the Procession/Race from London to Brighton England.

References

  1. The Perfected Duryea Carriage 1896

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