Mr. Ed's Old Car Pictures

The American Automobile

Ever since man stuck four rubber tires on a steel frame with an engine to make it go, we have been a country on wheels. And the fasination didn't stop with those first few contraptions.

The American public have been driving for over one hundred years now. And even though modern cars are built far better than their ancestors were, it's the antique and classic autos that hold our interest.

This blog is dedicated to the everyday motor car. The pictures here, for the most part, show cars in everyday use. And drivers having fun just driving.

Griswold Automobile

Howard Lee Griswold (1878-1955) built the automobile shown in this photograph for the president of the Columbus Railway, Power and Light Company in the early 1900s. Griswold is seated in front with his wife Cora (1884-1949). This early example of a homemade machine shows the conversion of a large farm wagon body with wheels propelled by a belt and flywheels.Howard Lee Griswold completed correspondence courses in electrical and mechanical engineering from International Correspondence Schools in Scranton, Pennsylvania.