7 hp, 159.5 cu.in L-head horizontally opposed two-cylinder engine, three-speed manual transmission, solid front axle and live rear axle with fully elliptical leaf springs, and two-wheel mechanical drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 69 in.

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Frank Duryea is rightfully recognized as the father of the American automobile industry.

After making a pioneer journey in a car built with his brother Charles, in Springfield, Massachusetts, in September 1893, the two formed the Duryea Motor Wagon Company and turned out 13 near-identical cars.

By 1898, however, the brothers had split, and in 1900 Frank designed another automobile he called the Hampden, after a nearby town.

The following year, Duryea’s prototype Hampden came to the notice of the J.

Stevens Arms & Tool Company of nearby Chicopee Falls.

The name of the car was changed to Stevens-Duryea, and production began toward the end of 1901.

A light two-cylinder, 7-horsepower runabout, the Stevens-Duryea featured a three-speed sliding gear transm...