The dawn of the automobile age was an exciting time for America, and the classic cars built during those early years were technological marvels both practical and popular.
"It is not outside the realm of possibility that in the century soon to dawn, the horseless carriage may be as familiar on the public highway as the bicycle is today," noted The San Francisco Call in February of 1896.
Four years later, they had indeed become more familiar because the motor car trend grew fast. As The Topeka State Journal reported at the time, "Among the recent inventions designed for...