Introduced at the New York Automobile Show at Madison Square Garden in January 1903, the Buckmobile was produced in Utica, New York from 1903 to 1905.

The vehicle was powered by a 15-horsepower two-cylinder engine cooled by either air or water with a chain-driven rear axle.

It was exclusively produced throughout its short run with a runabout body from a local carriage builder named Charles H.

Childs.

With an initial capacity to produce two cars a week, the enthusiasm for the car after its debut in New York City necessitated an expansion of the factory to meet demand.

However, the orders never reached the numbers needed to keep the company afloat and the firm was sold at a sheriff’s sale in August 1905.

The example on offer bears the chassis number 244 upon a brass plate just above the hand crank and is believed to be one of only a handful of survivors from this early American marque.

Made obvious by the radiator up front, this example features the water-cooled variant of the twi...