1909 Locomobile Model 30 Touring

This extremely rare 1909 Loco­mobile Model 30 is in almost its exact orig­inal barn-find condition with all orig­inal and correct accessories. The vehicle has had three owners, the first of whom, a fruit and vegetable salesman, pur­chased the car in Conn­ecticut. In the 1940s, he moved to Victor, New York, to farm and he used the car until the 1950s. After that, the vehicle was tucked neatly into a garage alongside boxes until 1997. The family considered a restoration at one point and removed most of the orig­inal deep blue paint but got no further than that. The son of the orig­inal owner met a father and son, Clark and Clark Rittersbach, driving an 1899 Loco­mobile Steam carriage at a local show, and sold the Model 30 to the enthusiastic pair. They declared that the “Locomobile found them.”

The upholstery did not weather the years as well as the rest of the vehicle, and since entering the collection of Dick Shappy, it has been painstakingly replaced and repaired with era-correct leather along with the top. The clutch has been repaired, and multiple mechanical adjustments to the engine and drivetrain were performed. It now runs smoothly and is ready for touring and show. It comes with the VIN PSR17676 and Rushmore Lens-Mirror Searchlight Solar Model 726B lamps, manufactured by Rushmore Dynamo Works in Plainfield, New Jersey. Rushmore also patented the Auto­matic Shaking Grate Generator. The ignition is a dual-coil Bosch, and the Moto­Meter is a traditional Boyce from the Moto­Meter Com­pany. It also comes equipped with an Ingraham steering-column-mounted clock, a Loco­mobile speed­ometer, and a Lavigne Mfg. Co. lubricator from Detroit, Michigan.