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'The Most Silent and Indestructible Engine Built'
The Atlas two-cycle, 60 horsepower engine gave the car a top speed of 60 miles per hour and sales literature stated, 'The perfect two-cycle Atlas engine is the simplest, most silent, and indestructible engine built.'
The Sunset Automobile Company of San Francisco originally developed, manufactured and marketed the car as the Sunset. The 1906 earthquake and fire destroyed the Sunset factory and production was taken over by the Knox Motor Truck Company in Springfield, Massachusetts. The car was renamed the Atlas and was built from 1907 to 1911. To prove the worthiness of the two-cycle engine, Henry Knox entered a stock Atlas in the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup race. It was the first time a two-cycle vehicle had ever been entered and the car finished a respectable fifth place.
This 1910 Atlas is the largest Atlas built. It has many unique features of the period including the use of nickel plating on its lamps and accessories, as well as its powerful two-cycle engine which is coupled to a three-speed, sliding gear transmission.
This vehicle has had only four owners from new and was once a prominent part of the fames Harrah's automobile collection in Reno, Nevada. It is the only operational example in existence.
It is a right-hand-drive Touring car painted in Bordeux Red with a black buttoned leather interior. The restoration is still fresh, even after being completed in the 1980s. It has Gray and Davis headlamps, side lamps and tail lamps.
It was shown at the Meadow Brook Concours where it was awarded 'The Debut Award', which is awarded to the motor car deemed most significant on the field in its first showing. Prior to the Meadow Brook showing, it was never shown.
A few months after its Meadow Brook debut, the car was brought to the Vintage Motor Cars sale at Hershey, PA presented by RM Auctions. It was estimated to sell for $180,000 - $220,000. The estimates proved accurate as the lot was sold for $220,000.
The Atlas two-cycle, 60 horsepower engine gave the car a top speed of 60 miles per hour and sales literature stated, 'The perfect two-cycle Atlas engine is the simplest, most silent, and indestructible engine built.'
The Sunset Automobile Company of San Francisco originally developed, manufactured and marketed the car as the Sunset. The 1906 earthquake and fire destroyed the Sunset factory and production was taken over by the Knox Motor Truck Company in Springfield, Massachusetts. The car was renamed the Atlas and was built from 1907 to 1911. To prove the worthiness of the two-cycle engine, Henry Knox entered a stock Atlas in the 1909 Vanderbilt Cup race. It was the first time a two-cycle vehicle had ever been entered and the car finished a respectable fifth place.
This 1910 Atlas is the largest Atlas built. It has many unique features of the period including the use of nickel plating on its lamps and accessories, as well as its powerful two-cycle engine which is coupled to a three-speed, sliding gear transmission.
This vehicle has had only four owners from new and was once a prominent part of the fames Harrah's automobile collection in Reno, Nevada. It is the only operational example in existence.
It is a right-hand-drive Touring car painted in Bordeux Red with a black buttoned leather interior. The restoration is still fresh, even after being completed in the 1980s. It has Gray and Davis headlamps, side lamps and tail lamps.
It was shown at the Meadow Brook Concours where it was awarded 'The Debut Award', which is awarded to the motor car deemed most significant on the field in its first showing. Prior to the Meadow Brook showing, it was never shown.
A few months after its Meadow Brook debut, the car was brought to the Vintage Motor Cars sale at Hershey, PA presented by RM Auctions. It was estimated to sell for $180,000 - $220,000. The estimates proved accurate as the lot was sold for $220,000.
2024 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $175,000-USD $250,000
Sale Price :
USD $179,200
2007 Vintage Motor Cars at Hershey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $180,000-USD $220,000
Sale Price :
USD $220,000
Recent Sales of the Atlas Model H
(Data based on Model Year 1910 sales)
1910 Atlas Model H 60 hp Tourer Chassis#: 1084H Sold for USD$179,200 2024 Bonhams : Amelia Island Auction | |
1910 Atlas Model H Sold for USD$220,000 2007 Vintage Motor Cars at Hershey |
Atlas Model Hs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1910 Atlas Model H's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
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