1908 Sears Motor Buggy starts after 100 years of silence

After 16 months of restoration, this 100 year old Sears car is started for the first time. It creates a real cloud of smoke and since the test is inside the shop, it gets worse as the engine continues to run.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• sears car
• Auto Buggy
• 1908
• antique
• old
• vintage
• automobile
• horseless carriage
• Motor Buggy

[sharpsaws]

This little car won Best of Class at the 2010 Columbia River Concours d'Elegance. Class A - Antique Automobiles through 1915.

[Detoyato]

How do you turn it off?

[sharpsaws]

You can either shut off the fuel, which takes a while, or pull the key out on the drivers side which disconects the battery. The key is a brass pin that when slid into the switch box, reates continuity in the battery/ignition system.

[verdemanthe1]

open a shop door before you die!!

[sharpsaws]

Believe it or not they were open. We have footage of the smoke billowing out after the buggy was shut down. We decided to call it a day and let the room clear of smoke before we proceeded.

[saysf1]

Does the engine overheat? Can the engine catch on fire if there is oil that has spilled on the engine?

[jheide58]

Actually, if any of you whiny lady men knew anything about the very early model cars, the oil was a vegetable based product that produced a very sweet aroma. It was actually healthy to breathe and is a natural stimulant. Many men at the turn of the century would gather in local garages specifically to breathe buggy fumes. It was the early American version of hookah cafes. 'La cave d'homme' as the frenchies affectionately called it.

[Hangar18Hobbies]

@sharpsaws do yall at least have a fan to push all the smoke out?

[crowbarhammer]

gotta figure the oil they used 100 years ago was probably a lot thicker

[edisonphonographs]

Where are the throttle and spark timing controls? How many speeds does it have and what are these controlled with? Does the brake work inside the transmission like in a model T?

Thanks

[56Edify]

Would like to see the morons passing out and falling to the floor. Open the door you idiots!

[steamnut2008]

Carbon monoxide is not good. Should open the doors or move outside to run it.