The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-09
OlD-TIME "HORSElESS
CARRIAGES" IN AUTO
EXHIBIT AT STATE Fair
First Cars and Celebrated Mr.
chimes Will Be Shown
to Visitors
PIONEERS INTERESTING
Little Resemblance Between the
Original Makes and Those
of Today
PIONEERS INTERESTING

old-time automobiles, cars that
were once palatial and the best to ba
hau, automobiles with regulations and
care OF interest generally are TO be
exnioited at the Michigan State Fair,
eue management giving a lot OF valu-
aoie space In the top floor Of the auto
moDlIe building Tor the purpose.
Inc makers generally have been
asked To display celebrated cars and
tnelE nrst automobile and have re-
sponqed readily, bringing together
PROBABLY the most celebrated collec.
ZION OF the age and an exhibit surpass-
ing like exhibit at Madison Square
Garden, New York, two years ago.
ne Detroit manufacturers have
paced certain cars In the field from
time TO time TO do stunts and with
the reputation gained for sterling per-
lormances have kept these cars going
Tor a reputation and record
Among the many cars so far offered
Tor this exhibit at the fair. the frst
OF Its sort ever attempted at a state
Fair, are the first car ever made by
the Packard Motor Car Co. and the
Transcontinental Packard truck. frst
motor truck to cross America. Be-
tween the first Packard and the car
o. today there is little resemblance
Eacn mad an engine and four wheels,
out that's about the only similarity.
ihen there Is the Hupmobile with
which Geo. s. Drake travelled around
Ire world and the Abbott Bulldog,
which travelled into every state OF the
union, into Mexico, up TO Alaska and
through portions or Canada, doing 50.-
coo miles OF hard route work. The
Regal Plugger Is another car with
record OF achievement In the way OF
travelling and Is today covered with
:ags and business cards OF most OF
the states OF the union. The Warren
Wolverine is another car with a rec
ord. Among the others are the Her
reshoff car used for thousands and
thousands Of miles from coast to coast
on commercial trips by Geo. Brown,
VINO preferred travelling by auto TO
travelling by train, the Federal Motor
truck which acted as baggage wagon
on the Glidden tour OF last year and
the Rapid truck which climbed pixies
Peak and which passed through two
Glidden tours, one to Denver and one
10 Dallas, Texas, and return.
The Studebaker Texas Long Horn
ana the Studebaker pathfinder OF the
tour to Denver are both cars which
have gained fame In long and arduous
trips nd incidentally piled up enor-
nous faleages. The Maxwell, Gid
den toIr winner OF last year, in com.
pany with the Glidden trophy, is GER
tain to create interest.
Other cars that are likely to be
shown are the Old Reliable OF the
Chalmers company, the first car to
reach the City Of Mexico and a car
with $4,000 miles or more to it's credit
and one OF the first Cadillac cars and
perhaps the first Olds car.
In the Industrial building which
takes the place OF the former Main
building, will be seen an automobile
factory in full blast, Henry Ford, who
Will manufacture 100000 cars at least
this year, having agreed to construct
a factory larger than many factories
right In the center of the building
The Chalmers Motor Co., the Warren
Motor Car Co., and the rich Corpor-
alton will all be seen building cars
and taken altogether these four max.
ers will present complete view
an automobile factory with cars going
through to completion.