Elliott Collection

<div class="title">1903 Stanley Steamer</div><br /> The Stanley Steamer is the most famous and longest-lived steam car in the world. It represents the early pioneering days of the automobile in America. It was offered with either “stick” seats having spindled backrest and arms, or “solid seats” with flat panels as in this example. The boiler and burner could create 250 pounds of steam from cold water in about five minutes. Like a horse, the Stanley motor took water and fuel as it needed it. Unlike a horse, it always started and stoped when the driver wanted it to!<br /><br />This is Sterling Elliott’s first car. Original price: $790
<div class="title">1903 Cadillac</div><br /> The 1903 Cadillac was among the most popular cars in America when the Automotive Age began. It was the first car with interchangeable parts. It was also the first North American car to be recognized in the worldwide automotive industry by receiving the Dewar Trophy, a British award given "to the motor car which should successfully complete the most meritorious performance or test furthering the interests and advancement of the [automobile] industry." In the beginning, Buick served as the central product for the startup General Motors, but it was Cadillac that kept the young company alive until it could get on its feet. <br /><br />The Elliott car’s serial number, “113,” is believed to make this the oldest Cadillac in existence. Original price: $750
<div class="title">1905 Oldsmobile Standard Runabout Model B</div><br /> The Model B Curved Dash Oldsmobile was introduced at the beginning of 1905 and remained in production until 1906. It was the first mass produced automobile and the most popular car in America during the automobile’s infancy. It was the first car to negotiate the Oregon Trail, first to cross the US from east to west, first to go over the Cascade Mountain Range and first to be the subject of a popular song. <br /><br /> Original price: $650
<div class="title">1907 Maxwell H. B. </div><br /> The 1907 Maxwell Model was the third in a line of Maxwells that achieved perfect or near perfect scores in the prestigious Glidden reliability tour. It was also proven competitively as one of the most reliable American automobiles. The Maxwell took first prize in its class in the Mount Washington, NH hill climb and won several endurance competitions including the world’s non-stop record for traveling 3,000 miles on the road without stopping. The automaker was the first to sponsor in a drive across America by a woman. It carved out a lasting heritage that was carried on later by the Chrysler Corporation. <br /><br />Original price: $1,450, top $125 extra
<div class="title">1909 Model T Ford Touring Car</div><br /> First manufactured in 1909, the Model T was the car that - more than any other - put America on wheels. It was the car that introduced high-volume assembly line mass production, the first affordable car to truly meet the needs of the rural American motorist, and the first car to be profitable at ever decreasing prices due to volume production. <br /><br />There were no frills on the Model T. There was no gas gauge. Owners were instead provided with a ruler to dip into the gas tank. No shock absorbers, no water pump. Gas was drawn into the carburetor by gravity eliminating the need for a fuel pump and resulting in owners backing up steep hills to keep fuel going to the carburetor! Original price: $850, top extra
<div class="title">1909 Hupmobile</div><br /> The Huppmobile began production in 1909 and was aimed at the nation’s large urban market with limited purchasing power. In the first year 1,618 cars were sold. This powerful and well-engineered vehicle was more successful than most of the many two-passenger runabouts on the market at that time. It featured a two-speed sliding gear transmission while its competitors, including the Ford Model T, had less advanced technology.<br /><br />The Elliott’s Hupmobile is from the first year of production. It is the first car owned by Sterling Elliott’s son, Harmon.
<div class="title">1910 Moline Model M Touring Car</div><br /> The Moline was designed and built by an assistant professor of mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois. Promoted under the slogan “The Car of Unfailing Service” Molines regularly won reliability and endurance contests and earned the name “Dreadnaught Molines.” In 1910 it held the best Glidden Tour record of any car entered. That tour was the longest undertaken up to that time and covered 2,851 miles with an average day's travel of 178.
<div class="title">1914 Detroit Electric</div><br /> The Detroit Electric was the longest produced, most famous and most refined electric car in the world. It set new standards for luxurious city transportation and only the best materials were used in its design. Cut glass flower vases and card cases with watches were standard equipment and it could be driven from either the front seat or the back seat! With the current interest in hybrid cars powered by a combination of gasoline and electricity, it is interesting to note that nearly 100 years ago this vehicle was designed, manufactured and traveling the roads with electricity-powered efficiency. <br /><br />Original price: $3,000 with battery: $3,880
<div class="title">1914 Packard “38” Standard Touring Car</div><br /> The Packard was produced by one of America’s prestige automakers. Some of its features include an electrical self-starter and electric light generator, a control board just beneath the steering wheel containing every switch and operating adjustment, a top that could be raised or lowered by one man from inside the car, and a gasoline tank outside the body on the rear of the frame where it is “not necessary to disturb a single passenger when refueling.” <br /><br />The Elliott’s 1914 Packard was originally owned by outboard motor heir Ralph Evinrude and his wife actress Francis Langford. The Packard reminded Evinrude of the car on which he learned to drive. Original price: $3,850
<div class="title">1920 Hudson Touring Limousine</div><br /> The Hudson was a successful car crafted by one of America’s most successful independent automakers. It took the closed sedan to a high level of comfort and elegance. It was literally a car for kings and celebrities. <br /><br />In 1920, Hudson produced only 22,268 cars, including the Elliott’s very special touring limousine which was originally owned by the famous opera singer, Enrico Caruso. Other touring limousine owners included opera soprano Mary Garden and Spain’s King Alfonso. Original price: $3,925
<div class="title">1922 Star Station Wagon</div><br /> The Star was produced to compete with the Model T Ford. It was the first station wagon to be offered from the factory of a major auto company. When it was introduced in 1922 the Star was judged by the media to be “a great deal of car for the money.” In less than a year 100,000 Stars had been produced. <br /><br /> Original price: $425
<div class="title">1923 Stutz Roadster</div><br /> The Stutz was one of the most famous names in American auto racing. Unlike most manufacturers, the Stutz company adhered to the early custom of testing cars under actual driving conditions which resulted in the remarkable dependability, durability and efficiency of Stutz cars after they reached their owners. This model is a certified “classic” and an excellent example of a sport “Roaring Twenties” car. <br /><br /> Original price: $2,000
<div class="title">1926 Bugatti T 35B Grand Prix Race Car</div><br /> The 1926 Bugatti was world’s first mass produced racing car and one of the most successful in the history of international racing. It had the first series-produced multi-valve engine. Bugatti pioneered modular engineering, a concept used today to make several different cars by reconfiguring the same parts. It was one of the first automobiles to be seen as a work of art, with artistry applied to the mechanicals as well as to the body design. <br /><br /> Original price: $6,075
<div class="title">1928 Chevrolet Landau Coupe</div><br /> The 1928 Chevrolet was the first car to unseat Ford for sales leadership since 1906, moving Chevrolet to first place in sales in the American automobile industry, a position it would hold until 1970 except for two years. <br /><br />The 1928 Chevrolets were larger than their predecessors and included styling features such as bullet type headlamps, double moldings, and instrument panel gauges were lit by indirect lighting. This vehicle also had four-wheel brakes.
<div class="title">1930 Lincoln Model L Brougham</div><br /> This luxury car, designed to be chauffeur driven, was built by custom coachbuilder Brunn &amp; Company of Buffalo, NY and was one of only 68 produced by Lincoln in 1930. The rear compartment is equipped with a divider window, a microphone through which to communicate with the chauffeur, pull down curtains, a clock and ashtrays. <br /><br />The term brougham, which initially described an enclosed carriage for two to four persons drawn by a single horse, is named for Englishman Lord Peter Brougham. By 1930 the term was used to designate a car with an open front driving compartment.
<div class="title">1936 Austin Nippy Sports Model</div><br /> The 1936 Austin Nippy was one of the forerunners of the European sports cars that introduced Americans to the fun of driving after WWII. It was made by one of Great Britain’s foremost manufacturers, the Austin Motor Company. <br /><br />The Elliott’s Nippy was owned by Harmon Elliott and taken on his 92’ yacht “Harmonell” for shore use.
<div class="title">1941 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet</div><br /> Considered one of the most beautiful American cars ever made, the 1941 Continental marked a high point in Edsel Ford’s quest for design excellence. <br /><br />While driving a prototype of the Continental around West Palm Beach while on vacation, Edsel reported back to Detroit that he “could sell a thousand of them down here right away.” By the time he returned to Detroit he had decided he would incorporate the Continental as part of Lincoln’s regular production starting with the 1940 model year. Original price: $2,840
<div class="title">1953 Cunningham C-3 Continental Cabriolet</div><br /> The Cunningham was one of the first post WWII American cars to combine American engineering with European style. It was the first American car built to satisfy production requirements to enter the LeMans. Its styling represents the work of one of Europe’s most highly regarded designers, Giovanni MIchelotti. <br /><br />The Cunningham is the only car ever built in West Palm Beach, FL. Less than 30 C-3s were built, the Elliott’s being one of only five that were Cabriolets. Our 1953 C- 3 was shown at the 1953 New York Auto Show at Grand Central Palace. Original price: $10,000
<div class="title">1954 Chevrolet Corvette</div><br /> The 1954 Corvette was a forerunner of 1950s American automobile styling trends. It was America’s first and only successful fiberglass sports car, the first post WWII American show car to go into production almost unchanged, and the first production sports car built by Chevrolet. <br /><br />Whenever a dealer received a Corvette it drew people to the showroom and helped sell more practical Chevrolets. The ability to attract attention was instrumental in the decision to continue production of the Corvette even though only 3,640 were produced in 1954. It is still in production today.
<div class="title">1955 Ford Thunderbird</div><br /> The Thunderbird was the first car to be marketed as a “personal” or “sporty” car, but not as a sports car in the European tradition, thus capturing new market segments for Ford. In order to address an earlier complaint that there was not enough luggage space, in 1956 the spare tire was mounted out back “continental-style.” <br /><br />The Elliott’s Thunderbird is one of only 16,155 Thunderbirds produced in 1955. It’s styling came from Ford Division designers working under Frank Hershey. Original price: just below $3,000 without options.
1957 Chevrolet Belaire
<div class="title">1964 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible</div><br /> The 1964 Corvair is the most famous of the first generation of American compact cars and an unusual example of the “Europeanization” of the American automobile. It is the most creative American response by the American auto industry to the popular European design of the rear-engine Volkswagen beetle. <br /><br />The Corvair is also identified as the car that focused public attention on the need for government regulation of safety improvements of automobiles because of the danger discovered in a design miscalculation that could potentially cause loss of control of the car. Production of the Corvair came to an early end in 1969 because of the notoriety caused by this miscalculation.
<div class="title">1975 Citicar</div><br /> Produced in Sebring, Fl, the 1975 Citicar is credited with being the first American mass-produced electric car in 1974 and 1975, and the most successful. It is another example of a production model electric car that preceded the current growing interest in electric car technology and efficiency. The car was built for urban use and has a range of up to 50 miles between charges. <br /><br />Original price: $2,988
1903 Stanley Steamer

The Stanley Steamer is the most famous and longest-lived steam car in the world. It represents the early pioneering days of the automobile in America. It was offered with either “stick” seats having spindled backrest and arms, or “solid seats” with flat panels as in this example. The boiler and burner could create 250 pounds of steam from cold water in about five minutes. Like a horse, the Stanley motor took water and fuel as it needed it. Unlike a horse, it always started and stoped when the driver wanted it to!

This is Sterling Elliott’s first car. Original price: $790