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1910 Sears 14hp Model K Motor Buggy

United Kingdom • 3 Nov 2023

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This is a 1910 Sears 14hp Model K Motor Buggy, one of approximately 3,500 built by Sears Roebuck & Co. This Motor Buggy has been with the current owner since 2006 and comes with some historical documentation, including a Dating Panel Report, purchase receipt, correspondence, MoTs from the 1980s, and photocopied manuals.

Condition

7 / 10

Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

3058

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

DS 6697

RHD/LHD:

RHD

• Built marketed by Sears Roebuck & Co • One of circa 3,500 made • Present ownership since 2006 "If you need the happy combination of a refined city business runabout and a two-passenger automobile that will travel as far as the best touring car and at less tire (sic) expense, then you will make no mistake in selecting the Sears Model 'K' which is, without a doubt, one of our most popular cars." - Sears Roebuck & Co.

The year 1908 was a momentous one in the history of the automobile, marking the release of the Ford Model T and the first appearance of a motor car in the mail order catalogue of Sears Roebuck & Co.

Founded in 1893, Sears would go on to open a nation-wide chain of department stores and rise to become America's largest retailer, a position it held for several decades.

A 'high wheeler', the Sears Motor Buggy was designed by Alvaro S Krotz, builder of an electric car in 1903/1904 , and produced in Sears' new factory in its home town of Chicago.

The car was powered by a 1....