细节
1909 OVERLAND MODEL 30 TOURING
Engine No. 1172
Red with black buttoned upholstery
Engine: four cylinder, L head, 30hp; Gearbox: two speed planetary; Brakes: rear wheel only; Suspension: rear, full elliptic leaf springs, front, semi elliptic. Right hand drive.
The Overland first appeared in 1903. Initially made at Terre Haute, Indiana, it was designed by Claude Cox and funded by Charles Minshall of the Standard Wheel Company. In 1907, after a change of location to Indianapolis and a new backer, David M Parry, the company was in serious difficulties until John North Willys, a car dealer from Elmira, New York, took over. In 1908, before Willys could secure factory premises, he built 465 Overlands in a circus tent! In January of 1909 Claude Cox left the company aghast at the feverish pace Willys was setting, but during that year 4,907 cars were produced. Also in 1909, Willys took over the Marion Motor Car Company and the purchased the former Pope-Toledo factory in Toledo, Ohio, from where all future Overlands were made. He renamed his new organisation the Willys-Overland Company.
This 1909 Overland is a particularly attractive "Brass Era" vehicle which would be highly suitable as a tour car and is eligible for many Horseless Carriage events. According to the Willys Overland Club Archive, this vehicle was a show car for Overland. The special Roi Des Belges-style tonneau body with very elaborate door and body hardware seems very much in keeping with a show vehicle. It has particularly fine brassware with Overland Acetylene headlamps, side lamps, dog leg windshield, speedometer, hand horn and a carbide generator.
Some early history information, including a copy letter from the daughter of an early owner, accompanies the car. In addition, there is a 1937 newspapr clipping, reputedly of this same vehicle. By 1962 the car was titled in New Jersey. In the late 1980s a full mechanical and body restoration was carried out by Wilkinson & Sharp of Feesterville, PA. The invoices account for over $20,000 in restoration costs and include a complete engine/axles and transmission rebuild. This Overland clearly has had minimal use since the restoration--it still appears very fresh indeed, and the owner reports that it drives like new. Recently a starter motor was fitted, making the car a far more practical machine.
Engine No. 1172
Red with black buttoned upholstery
Engine: four cylinder, L head, 30hp; Gearbox: two speed planetary; Brakes: rear wheel only; Suspension: rear, full elliptic leaf springs, front, semi elliptic. Right hand drive.
The Overland first appeared in 1903. Initially made at Terre Haute, Indiana, it was designed by Claude Cox and funded by Charles Minshall of the Standard Wheel Company. In 1907, after a change of location to Indianapolis and a new backer, David M Parry, the company was in serious difficulties until John North Willys, a car dealer from Elmira, New York, took over. In 1908, before Willys could secure factory premises, he built 465 Overlands in a circus tent! In January of 1909 Claude Cox left the company aghast at the feverish pace Willys was setting, but during that year 4,907 cars were produced. Also in 1909, Willys took over the Marion Motor Car Company and the purchased the former Pope-Toledo factory in Toledo, Ohio, from where all future Overlands were made. He renamed his new organisation the Willys-Overland Company.
This 1909 Overland is a particularly attractive "Brass Era" vehicle which would be highly suitable as a tour car and is eligible for many Horseless Carriage events. According to the Willys Overland Club Archive, this vehicle was a show car for Overland. The special Roi Des Belges-style tonneau body with very elaborate door and body hardware seems very much in keeping with a show vehicle. It has particularly fine brassware with Overland Acetylene headlamps, side lamps, dog leg windshield, speedometer, hand horn and a carbide generator.
Some early history information, including a copy letter from the daughter of an early owner, accompanies the car. In addition, there is a 1937 newspapr clipping, reputedly of this same vehicle. By 1962 the car was titled in New Jersey. In the late 1980s a full mechanical and body restoration was carried out by Wilkinson & Sharp of Feesterville, PA. The invoices account for over $20,000 in restoration costs and include a complete engine/axles and transmission rebuild. This Overland clearly has had minimal use since the restoration--it still appears very fresh indeed, and the owner reports that it drives like new. Recently a starter motor was fitted, making the car a far more practical machine.