* Present ownership for more than 30 years * A correct and original example of the model * Potentially eligible for the London to Brighton * Time-warp car The J.

Stevens Arms & Tool Co.

of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts got into the automobile business in 1901, offering a car designed by J.

Frank Duryea—who, along with brother Charles, had produced America's first series-built automobiles in 1895.

In November of that same year, Frank drove a Duryea horseless carriage to victory in the first automobile race ever held in America.

First generation Stevens-Duryea cars were produced between 1901 and 1906.

Built on a 69-inch wheelbase, they were powered by a horizontally opposed 2-cylinder engine originally rated at five horsepower.

The cars featured an unusual mechanism that permitted the driver to start the engine while seated, instead of by direct cranking.

Steering was by tiller.

After 1903, a 3-speed sliding gear transmission was used and the 1904 model, with its engine now rate...