A Fad That Should Not Be Missed

For a few visionary geniuses in the late 19^th century the automobile was not a laughing matter, it was the future. In an interview published in Scientific American on May 21, 1892, Ransom E. Olds was quoted as saying about the automobile that, “…it never kicks or bite, never tires on long runs, and never sweats in hot weather. It does not require care in the stable and only eats while on the road.”

By 1900 automobile mania was sweeping Wall Street and the world of high finance. It was an industrial gold rush that led owners of established and profitable businesses to abandon everything in the quest to become an automotive tycoon. It also fueled a new breed of unscrupulous hucksters and unleashed the imagination of countless dreamers.

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