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Title:	Early Landmarks in Automotive Engineering
Date:	12/16/2022 - 3/5/2023
Address:	Audrain Automobile Museum, 222 Bellevue Avenue,
Location:	Newport, RI
Hours:	10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Cost/Cover:	Free
Web Page:	https://www.audrainautomuseum.org/future-exhibitions
Contact Info:	(401) 856-4420

Details:

Our 27th Exhibition: The earliest years of the automobile in the late 19th Century were an incredibly productive time with hundreds of shops and manufacturers building their ideas of better transportation technology. These were new ideas with no precedent other than the horse drawn carriage and the velocipede. The development of the 1st horseless carriage, a true marvel, was the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen. Within the first decade of the 20th Century industrialization fueled the thirst for self-sufficient transport. The incredible pace of experimentation and technology will be illustrated in this exhibit with highlights from Audrain Collections. Each representing a significant moment in technology advancement, really the foundation for coming of the modern car in the late 1940s onward. From the simple 1899 Crouch Steam Runabout and 1912 Rauch & Lang Electric Roadster, to the early mass-produced Ford Model A. The sophisticated 1916 Packard Twin Six Runabout, and on into 1920s & 30s when automobiles became a mark of power, reliability, and luxury with touring capabilities. Cars like the 1930 Duesenberg Model J and 1932 Marmon Sixteen LeBaron Coupe. Or, the height of European road going performance, the 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Touring Coupe.