The Duryea Motor Wagon was among the first standardized automobiles and the first powered by gasoline, fifteen Motor Wagons were built by the Duryea company of Springfield, Massachusetts, between 1893 and 1896.
The Duryea Motor Wagon Company was established in 1895 by Charles Duryea and his brother J. Frank Duryea. According to the Springfield newspaper the car was driven from a barn at 52 Spruce St. down to Florence St. It is considered the first successful gas-engine vehicle built in the U.S.
In 1895 a second Duryea driven by J. Frank Duryea won the Chicago Times-Herald race in Chicago on a snowy Thanksgiving day. He travelled 54 miles at an average 7.5 mph, marking the first U.S. auto race in which any entrants finished.
The Duryea Motor Wagon probably was the first standardized automobile competing with Benz Velo.
In 1895 a second Duryea driven by J. Frank Duryea won the Chicago Times-Herald race in Chicago on a snowy Thanksgiving day. He travelled 54 miles at an average 7.5 mph, marking the first U.S. auto race in which any entrants finished.
The Duryea Motor Wagon probably was the first standardized automobile competing with Benz Velo.