Chevrolet (top) 1916 Royal Mail roadster (bottom) "Old Number One" the first Chevrolet
Automobile Reference Domestic Cars, Makes A-Z
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Item No: arcd01833
Title: Chevrolet (top) 1916 Royal Mail roadster (bottom) "Old Number One" the first Chevrolet
Media Type:
Photographic Prints
Source: Automobile Reference Collection
Notes:
(1) One of the Earliest
Mr. and MRs. T.J. Finerty, San Antonio, with their 1916 "Royal Mail" roadster, one of the frist 12,000 cars built by the Chevrolet Motor Company.
(2) In the Old "Gas Buggy" Days
Doesn't this take you back to the days when you had to get out and hold your horse to let the motorist pass? Photo is of "Old Number One", the first Chevrolet ever built. It ran under its own power in a recent "dress" parade at Detroit.
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