Few American car manufacturers maintain as mythical a reputation as Locomobile.

Not only did Locomobile build the greatest American racing car of the heroic era with "Old Sixteen" but it also built extremely high quality cars for the road.

The Locomobile Company's rise to automotive royalty was not the path one would expect.

Locomobile began with two brothers from Maine and their cleverly designed steamer.

The Stanley Steam Carriage design was acquired by Locomobile and along with it the talents of the Stanley Brothers for a few years.

The brilliant little steam carriage was just the thing for the emerging American market and Locomobile rapidly became the largest builder of automobiles in the US.

Sales were strong for a few years but after 1901 it was clear that the steam carriage was not going to be the direction of the industry.

After a few bumps in the road and the departure of the Stanley brothers the pieces were put into place to begin the design of a gasoline automobile.

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