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August 17, 1937. (1937-08-17) Headquarters. New York, New York. , United States. Brewster & Company was an American custom carriage and motorcar coachbuilder. James Brewster established the company in 1810 which operated for approximately 130 years. Brewster got its start in New Haven, Connecticut, and quickly gained a reputation for producing ...
The Locomobile Company of America was founded in 1899, the name coined from "locomotive" and "automobile". John B. Walker, editor and publisher of Cosmopolitan, bought the plans for an early steam-powered vehicle produced by Francis and Freelan Stanley for a price they could not resist, US$ 250,000 (equivalent to $9,156,000 in 2023).
Carini was born in Portland, Connecticut, on October 13, 1951. He is the son of Robert (Bob) Carini who owned a collision repair and auto restoration business in Glastonbury, Connecticut . [ 3 ] He eventually inherited half of the family business as a gift.
Columbia was an American brand of automobiles produced by a group of companies in the United States. They included the Pope Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut, the Electric Vehicle Company, and an entity of brief existence in 1899, the Columbia Automobile Company. In 1908, the company was renamed the Columbia Motor Car Company and ...
83001278 [1] Added to NRHP. June 3, 1983. The Shore Line Trolley Museum is a trolley museum located in East Haven, Connecticut. Incorporated in 1945, it is the oldest continuously operating trolley museum in the United States. The museum includes exhibits on trolley history in the visitors' center and offers rides on restored trolleys along its ...
Built in 1848, purchased by the H&NH in 1850. [7] Middletown Extension Railroad. NH. 1857. 1861. Hartford and New Haven Railroad. Formed to build an extension of the Middletown Railroad to the Connecticut River. Built in 1860, consolidated into the Hartford and New Haven Railroad the following year.
A yellow cab company shook up the New York Cab system in the mid-1880s, offering cheaper, more predictable fares than competitors. One of the first automobile cabs in London, in the 1890s, was a yellow electric automobile. [1] The Yellow Cab Company of Chicago was founded by John D. Hertz in 1907. [2]
Here are the top 10 most expensive cars sold during Monterey Car Week 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider — $17,055,000 (RM Sotheby’s) 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider ...