Vintage Car Ads: The Locomobile

There has been a crazy run Locomobile ads lately which makes me wonder. When I first started selling on eBay I had a collector buy all my Locomobile ads for a book he was writing. Then, things slowed down for the old Locomobile.

I still posted them tho because how crazy is it to ride around town in your LOCOMOBILE!

The Locomobile was produced from 1899 to 1929. They began with steam cars but were deemed unreliable so they began to experiment with the gas engine in 1902.

Here is a 1902 Locomobile Stanhope B:

Here is great one from a 1902 Country Life showing the Locombile in Japan:

Locomobile became known for well built, speedy luxury cars. Here is the 1907 Runabout:

And, in 1908 Locomobile became the first America car to win an International motor race, the Vanderbilt Cup. The model that won the cup was a 1906 (not these, tho):

Here are some happy guys and gals in their 1908 model:

Here is a 1920:

Durant Motors bought Locomobile out and then phased them out in 1929. I might buy a Locomobile if I could? How about you?