Automobile parade, New York, 1899

Automobile Parade 1900, New York
This may be the first annual automobile parade, held on November 4, 1899 in downtown Manhattan. At least ten different makes and models are seen, including electric and steam powered machines. Only three years earlier, in 1896, Henry Ford, Charles Brady King, Alexander Winton and Ransom Eli Olds had each introduced their gasoline cars. In 1900, the first National Auto Show was held at Madison Square Garden and the favorites were the electrics and the steamers. In 1901, new oil fields in Texas made gasoline affordable. That same year, mass production techniques were introduced into car manufacturing. These two factors would prove to be key developments in the rapid growth of the American automobile industry.

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[SouthwesternEagle]

@wrestlefanatic77 You might think this is crazy, but the cars from the 1880s and 1890s were all electric. They even had an electric rocket car in 1899!

[SouthwesternEagle]

It used to snow in New York City in November?!

[handymanjim58]

Now thats what I call being cut off!! Even over a hundred years ago!!

[Zolcon53]

Thank you



[sauroid1]

Cool, carts with engines. I like the autos with the driver above, and to the rear, of the passengers.

[BookerBird66]

I counted two people thumbing their nose at the camera.

[wrestlefanatic77]

It's weird to think that the earliest version of the Car existed in the 19th century.

[biglongcadillac]

amazing, thanks for posting!

[GeminiNightOwl]

Thanks for sharing this - I really enjoyed it. It's so phenomenal that we have this and other footage to go through the "time portal" into a past that almost looks like a dream. I can't even fathom 111 years ago although I would have liked to have been there.

[RevolutionX94]

so cool