Description
1900 Haynes Apperson Twin Cylinder Phaeton
Registration No. BS8275
Engine No. 17
VCC Dating Cert No. 2255
£89500 GBP
Elwood Haynes of Kokomo, Indiana, US, was one of the first Americans to build a motorcar. A brilliant metallurgist, Haynes invented Stellite stainless steel, by the age of 27 he had devised a process for producing tungsten chrome steel. Aided by the Apperson Brothers, he developed his first motor powered buggy in 1894, its first run on Independence Day. The Haynes-Apperson company for established in 1898 and their cars were lauded as the finest quality American cars of the day. The two family’s went separate ways in 1901, but the cars were continued to be marketed under the same name. In 1902, a new 8HP motorcar was developed, the Runabout.
A 1903 Haynes-Apperson sales advertisement -
“It is unique. It is it’s own type. It has proved to be the best for American roads. Better than foreign types. Better than the so called American type of motor car. It is the oldest make in America. One of the oldest in the world. The most throughly developed. Shall we put you down for one?”
The car offered here today is believed to be the oldest Haynes Apperson motorcar dated by the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain. The car is listed as a 7/ 8 Horsepower, however its power is more likely equivalent to 10/ 12HP. This 1900 example presents in beautiful original condition throughout, featuring the beautiful copper water tanks down the rear sides of the vehicle, the front mounted additional seating and tiller steering.
This Haynes Apperson is a very imposing car, it is much larger than its equivalent American cars of the period and due to its large size and power output, early marketing information shows that they even made a 6 seater variant. The car is in nice running order today and has been subject to a substantial restoration in the not too distant past. The car is also fitted with electric starting.
This fantastic, large American Veteran, is the perfect opportunity for a new owner to acquire a very early starting London to Brighton car, capable of carrying 4 people that is the earliest recorded survivor of its Marque. The addition of electric starting and basket to the rear for tools or luggage mean that this is a very versatile and usable example.
