In automotive history, the pioneers of brass era were submitted to the rapid evolution of power that brought with it speed, endurance and comfort. The F. B. Stearns Co established in Cleveland offered luxury models suited for collective tourism.
At that time, the Americans do not wish to differentiate between production car and competition car. Stearns claims in due right the superiority of his vehicles. A new model is proposed each year. The 1905 40HP and the 1907 60HP can be equipped for seven-passenger touring, open to all the winds in the style of the time.
The legend tells that a Stearns 60HP was the first gasoline car to reach the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado and that such a feat was achieved with seven passengers on board. However, it is clear that the cars from this brand had all the qualities to tackle the mountain roads.
On October 5 in Philadelphia, Bonhams sells one of the few surviving examples of the Stearns 60HP Seven Passenger Touring of 1907, lot 265 estimated $ 650K.
The assumption that the first owner of this car was living in Denver is plausible. It belonged in the 1960s to a couple in Montana who was passionately collecting the wonders hidden in the Rocky Mountains. It was restored by a subsequent owner, modeled on images of original advertisements, paving its way to the Concours d'Elegance.
At that time, the Americans do not wish to differentiate between production car and competition car. Stearns claims in due right the superiority of his vehicles. A new model is proposed each year. The 1905 40HP and the 1907 60HP can be equipped for seven-passenger touring, open to all the winds in the style of the time.
The legend tells that a Stearns 60HP was the first gasoline car to reach the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado and that such a feat was achieved with seven passengers on board. However, it is clear that the cars from this brand had all the qualities to tackle the mountain roads.
On October 5 in Philadelphia, Bonhams sells one of the few surviving examples of the Stearns 60HP Seven Passenger Touring of 1907, lot 265 estimated $ 650K.
The assumption that the first owner of this car was living in Denver is plausible. It belonged in the 1960s to a couple in Montana who was passionately collecting the wonders hidden in the Rocky Mountains. It was restored by a subsequent owner, modeled on images of original advertisements, paving its way to the Concours d'Elegance.
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