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1900 Motor Wagon 1904 ST. LOUIS MOTOR CARRIAGE TONNEAU 1906 Success 1924 Dorris 1924 Moon

1906 SUCCESS AUTO-BUGGY
Manufactured by Success Auto-Buggy Company of St. Louis



Wheelbase: 62 inches
Engine: Two cylinder air-cooled
Horsepower: 10–12
Price new: $250

BACKGROUND: This 1906 Success auto was produced in the St. Louis factory located at 532 DeBaliviere Avenue. The car's original owner, Dr. Henry Simpson, purchased it new at the factory and then had it transported by railway to his home in Perryville, Missouri. Dr. Simpson used the car around town and for sick calls to the rural farms, which usually ended with the car being towed back to town.

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