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This fully restored 1908 Pullman Model H Touring car was made in York, PA and is the earliest Pullman Motor Car that is restored and operational. Out of approximately 23,000 cars only 27 have survived and only half of those are restored.

The current owner acquired the car in 1982 from a collector in Virginia. The original owner was a farmer who used the car up until the late 1920's, when it was put in a barn on blocks.

This car is a five passenger open car, powered by a 4-cylidner 20 HP engine, utilizing carbide gas headlights and kerosene fuel side and taillights. It has shaft drive, I-beam front axle, selective sliding gear transmission, three forward gears and one reverse, ignition storage and dry cell batteries.

The car has obtained the AACA Senior and First Grand National Award and several First in Class at concours events.
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