The Ault Park Concours d'Elegance featured a group of great early cars that I started posting about yesterday. We start with a 1937 Studebaker Coupe Express. This was the very first pick-up truck model to be based on car body styling.
Packard's first ever entry into the mid-priced market occurred in 1937 with the Model 120. This model featured a 282 cubic inch straight eight engine that pushed 120 horse power.
Sporting Pennon type louvers on the hood to help with cooling is this 1930 Chrysler 70 Royal Coupe. The car generated 75 horse power from a 219 cubic inch flat head six engine.
Here is a fine example of a 1929 Ford Model A Sport Coupe. Though it was completely restored in 1982, this car sports all original styles from the interior to the paint colors.
A very rare 1939 Packard "6" Woody Wagon is the only known example of such a car with two sunroofs. The wooden body was crafted in Huntington, Long Island, NY.
One of the first cars designed by the famous Harley Earl is this 1937 Cadillac Series 60 Convertible Sedan. Earl had a few other designs, including his most famous, on display at this year's Concours.
If you needed proof that a 1931 Ford Model A Deluxe Phaeton 180 Coupe was a well built machine you only need look at this example. This car was actually a working taxi in Buenos Aries as late as 1986.
To round out the day is a replica of the 1896 Quadracycle, the very first car Henry Ford built in his backyard shed when he was working for Thomas Edison. It ran on a four horse power motor.
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