WHO DESIGNED AND BUILT THOSE EARLY DURYEA CARS by J Frank Duryea 1944 Book NM

Description

This is an important historical book about the very first Duryea automobiles (early "horseless carriages") which were built, and raced in the 1890s.
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WHO DESIGNED AND BUILT THOSE EARLY DURYEA CARS
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i
s a First Edition that was privately published in 1944 by J. Frank Duryea. It
is a softbound 47 page volume, with numerous black & white photos and illustrations.
This book was privately issued by J. Frank Duryea to establish exactly who, and how, the first automobile was created in America. C
harles and J. Frank
Duryea built their first car between 1893-1894. In 1895 J. Frank Duryea drove the winning car in the very first automobile race that was held in the USA (1895 Chicago Times-Herald Race). In 1896 J. Frank Duryea took one of their current 1896 production cars to England, where he was the first to finish the 1896 London To Brighton Run ('The Emancipation Run').
This informative book is in NEAR MINT condition with slight rubs on the rear cover.