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To finish out the week here we have a pair of unique images of high-performance early automobiles parked on a street in different locations. The lead photo contains an impressive American Underslung “Traveler” on the left and a large and powerful Thomas-Flyer “6-70” roadster or “speedster” parked out in front of the Upham Gas Co….
This 1912 Mercer Raceabout, serial number 623, was found during the summer of 1941. The location was in Brightwaters, New York, about six miles due east of Lindenhurst on the south shore of Long Island. Alec Ulmann, an early collector who was very active in the Veteran Motor Car Club of America in the pre and…
Recently we featured a 1915 Mercer L-Head Raceabout and today we have a photo of one the last of the famous T-Head Mercer Raceabouts that were produced in 1914. George F. Schulz, who lived in Dedham, MA at the time owned the car. His grandson, Brendan Harrington, shared both photos with us, and tells us…
The Mercer was manufactured in Trenton, New Jersey from 1911 to 1926. Originally built as a racing car, it was soon turned into a production machine because it was one of the very best cars in its class. The 1911-14 T-Head Mercer has been covered here many times, along with a few posts on the…
A young Mercer enthusiast is seen above posing in a 1911 Raceabout. This is the first year in the four year run that the legendary cars were made. The Raceabout above has been equipped with added electric head, side lights and a small horn or siren at the base of the fire wall. 1911 Raceabouts came from…
This 1921 Series Five Mercer Raceabout has been in a very fortunate Eric Mickelson’s family for quite some time. He has these photos of the car back in the period and is hopeful that someone with access to license plate data can come up with the name of the owner at the time they were…
We had to machine a new shift rod for a Mercer Raceabout recently, because an original broke (due to being very lightweight and having lead a long life). It original broke through the hole and the material on either side of the flat lever you see above on the left hand side that looks like the…
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