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| The '''Duryea Motor Wagon''' was among the first ] ]s and among the first powered by ]. Fifteen examples were built by the ] of ], between 1893 and 1896. Their enterprise followed the first commercially available automobile which was patented by ] on January 29, 1886, and put into production in 1888. | The '''Duryea Motor Wagon''' was among the first ] ]s and among the first powered by ]. Fifteen examples were built by the ] of ], between 1893 and 1896. Their enterprise followed the first commercially available automobile which was patented by ] on January 29, 1886, and put into production in 1888. | ||
| To construct the first Duryea Motor Wagon, the brothers had purchased a used horse-drawn buggy for $70 and then installed a 4 HP, single cylinder gasoline engine.<ref name="ausbcomp.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cars/carhist.htm |title=The First Car – A History of the Automobile |publisher=Ausbcomp.com |accessdate=2011-07-17| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716152705/http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cars/carhist.htm| archivedate= 16 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> The car had a friction transmission, spray carburetor, and low tension ignition. It was road-tested again on 10 November, when the newspaper '']'' made the announcement.<ref name="ausbcomp.com"/> The car was put into storage in 1894 and stayed there until 1920 when it was rescued by Inglis M. Uppercu and presented to the ].<ref name="ausbcomp.com"/> The Duryea Motor Wagon remained in production until 1917 |
To construct the first Duryea Motor Wagon, the brothers had purchased a used horse-drawn buggy for $70 and then installed a 4 HP, single cylinder gasoline engine.<ref name="ausbcomp.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cars/carhist.htm |title=The First Car – A History of the Automobile |publisher=Ausbcomp.com |accessdate=2011-07-17| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110716152705/http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cars/carhist.htm| archivedate= 16 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> The car had a friction transmission, spray carburetor, and low tension ignition. It was road-tested again on 10 November, when the newspaper '']'' made the announcement.<ref name="ausbcomp.com"/> The car was put into storage in 1894 and stayed there until 1920 when it was rescued by Inglis M. Uppercu and presented to the ].<ref name="ausbcomp.com"/> The Duryea Motor Wagon remained in production until 1917. | ||
| The Duryea brothers entered their ] in many shows and races. The Duryea Motor Wagon carriage won first place in the first-ever American automobile race, the ], in 1896. The 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>{{cite web |url=http://www.machine-history.com/THE%20PERFECTED%20DURYEA%20CARRIAGE%201896 |title=The Perfected Duryea Carriage 1896 |publisher=Machine-history.com |accessdate=2011-11-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126110057/http://www.machine-history.com/THE%20PERFECTED%20DURYEA%20CARRIAGE%201896 |archivedate=2011-11-26 }}</ref> | The Duryea brothers entered their ] in many shows and races. The Duryea Motor Wagon carriage won first place in the first-ever American automobile race, the ], in 1896. The 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>{{cite web |url=http://www.machine-history.com/THE%20PERFECTED%20DURYEA%20CARRIAGE%201896 |title=The Perfected Duryea Carriage 1896 |publisher=Machine-history.com |accessdate=2011-11-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126110057/http://www.machine-history.com/THE%20PERFECTED%20DURYEA%20CARRIAGE%201896 |archivedate=2011-11-26 }}</ref> | ||
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The Duryea Motor Wagon was among the first standardized automobiles and among the first powered by gasoline. Fifteen examples were built by the Duryea Motor Wagon Company of Chicopee, Massachusetts, between 1893 and 1896. Their enterprise followed the first commercially available automobile which was patented by Karl Benz on January 29, 1886, and put into production in 1888.
To construct the first Duryea Motor Wagon, the brothers had purchased a used horse-drawn buggy for $70 and then installed a 4 HP, single cylinder gasoline engine. The car had a friction transmission, spray carburetor, and low tension ignition. It was road-tested again on 10 November, when the newspaper The Springfield Republican made the announcement. The car was put into storage in 1894 and stayed there until 1920 when it was rescued by Inglis M. Uppercu and presented to the United States National Museum. The Duryea Motor Wagon remained in production until 1917.
The Duryea brothers entered their horseless carriage in many shows and races. The Duryea Motor Wagon carriage won first place in the first-ever American automobile race, the Times-Herald race, in 1896. The 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.
Davidson-Duryea Gun Carriage
The Duryea was used as the basis of the Davidson-Duryea car of 1898, which has the distinction of being the first American armored car. The car, which was photographed by the Chicago Tribune, was adapted from the commercial passenger model by installing a forward-firing M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun operated by the front passenger. It featured an armored shield between the front wheel and steering tiller. The conversion was devised by inventor Major (later Colonel) R.P. Davidson, of the Illinois National Guard, then commandant of the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, Highland Park, Illinois.
The First Duryea
| Year | Engine | HP | Wheel size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 1-cylinder | 4 | 54 |
References
- ^ "The First Car – A History of the Automobile". Ausbcomp.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- "The Perfected Duryea Carriage 1896". Machine-history.com. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- Icks, Robert (1972). Profile AFV # 40 US Armored Cars. Coburg Hse Sheet Street, Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1EB: Profile Publications Ltd. pp. 169–170.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - "America on the Move | Duryea automobile". Americanhistory.si.edu. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- "Museum Vehicle:". Genesis2scale.com. 2010-10-06. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
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