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c.1916 MOON 6-30 TOURING
Chassis No. 70072
Engine No. 7W 1160
Maroon and black with maroon interior
Engine: six-cylinder Continental, 224ci, 24 1/2 hp; Gearbox: three-speed; Brakes: rear wheel drum; Suspension: front, semi-elliptical leaf springs, rear, semi-elliptical leaf springs. Left hand drive.
Joseph W. Moon was one of five farming brothers who, at the age of twenty one, was given a horse, a saddle and bridle and told to make their own place in the world. Joseph Moon made his way to St. Louis, Missouri where he set himself up in the Buggy business and in 1905 introduced his first car, a Model A four-cylinder 30/35hp model promoted as "The Ideal American Car". Four cylinders were replaced by six-cylinders in 1913 as a 38hp Tourer and remained that configuration thereafter. The Moon was, infact, an assembled car using Falls and Continental engines and other proprietary components. The total assembly produced a high quality, refined motor-car.
The 1916 Moon was donated to the museum by Liston Zander in 1960, and the files show that some restoration was done on the car between 1954-1957. It can be described fair to good overall condition. The brightwork has been replated in chrome instead of the original nickel for ease of maintenance. The spark and throttle have broken and need to be recast.
Chassis No. 70072
Engine No. 7W 1160
Maroon and black with maroon interior
Engine: six-cylinder Continental, 224ci, 24 1/2 hp; Gearbox: three-speed; Brakes: rear wheel drum; Suspension: front, semi-elliptical leaf springs, rear, semi-elliptical leaf springs. Left hand drive.
Joseph W. Moon was one of five farming brothers who, at the age of twenty one, was given a horse, a saddle and bridle and told to make their own place in the world. Joseph Moon made his way to St. Louis, Missouri where he set himself up in the Buggy business and in 1905 introduced his first car, a Model A four-cylinder 30/35hp model promoted as "The Ideal American Car". Four cylinders were replaced by six-cylinders in 1913 as a 38hp Tourer and remained that configuration thereafter. The Moon was, infact, an assembled car using Falls and Continental engines and other proprietary components. The total assembly produced a high quality, refined motor-car.
The 1916 Moon was donated to the museum by Liston Zander in 1960, and the files show that some restoration was done on the car between 1954-1957. It can be described fair to good overall condition. The brightwork has been replated in chrome instead of the original nickel for ease of maintenance. The spark and throttle have broken and need to be recast.