1911 Hispano Suiza "King Alfonso XIII" Double Berline

the horse drawn carriage look is prevalent here, and having such a double image style is strange to look at

the write up from the auction listing mentions how sophisticated and race ready the Hispano Suiza's were, proof of this is the other 1911 Hispano at the Mullins museum http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/12/1911-hispano-suiza-alphonso-xiii-45-cr.html

Young Alfonso XIII, King of Spain, took a great liking to the Hispano-Suiza marque early on; a pioneering and enthusiastic motorist, he bought the first of many Hispano-Suizas that he would own in 1905 and would ultimately have over 30 examples in his fleet, which led to the naming of the model after the marque’s biggest patron.

photos from http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1049849 from the always great source of cool stuff, http://stipistop.com/

how a car get designed sometimes is happenstance

photo from http://www.conceptcarz.com/z13765/Cooper-T43-Mark-II.aspx

John Cooper put the engine behind the driver, because when he built F3 cras, he used motorcycle engines and they connected to the drive wheels by chain.

Cooper cars dominated in F3, so the designer Owen Maddock took the concept to F1

the buick racing team was once known as a tour de force, and traveled by rail

read about them at http://www.buickheritagealliance.org/content/pdf/BuickRaceCarsFromHell2.pdf  from a post on http://buickcity.blogspot.com/2013/05/terry-dunham-stories.html

the Buick Bug of 1910, in the Vanderbuilt Cup, and it's driver Louis Chevrolet

Bob Burnham is a name you might recognize from the Blitzen Benz land speed record runs on Ormand Beach http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=burman

Photos from http://buickcity.blogspot.com/

US Post Office delivery truck, 1914

http://www.shorpy.com/node/12927#comment-136306

it's a KisselKar

railroad station Magnolia Massachusetts

stradling the era of brass era and horse drawn carriages

I don't know where I got the photo from

in 1905

1. Oldsmobile.............................................6,500
 2. Cadillac................................................3,942
 3. Rambler................................................3,807
 4. Ford.....................................................1,599
 5. Franklin.................................................1,098
 6. White...................................................1,015
 7. Reo.........................................................864
 8. Maxwell...................................................823
 Some figures are estimates or calendar-year

John Jacob Astor, Jr. spends $30,000 maintaining 20 cars
American Automobile Association holds the first Glidden Tour to test car reliability and show the need for good roads
Patrick Tierney of New Rochelle New York makes diners modeled after railroad cars
Buick spends $100,000 on its racing team
Chicago bicycle police officer arrests Flo Ziegfield and Anna Held for violating the 12-mph speed limit
http://local.aaca.org/bntc/mileposts/1905.htm