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| Sold for $11,000 at 2009 RM Auctions. | |||
This 1906 Orient Buckboard was owned by the Remember When Museum of Riverton, Wyoming during the 1990s. The next owner was a Florida collector named Al Wiseman, who sold it in 2007. The vehicle is currently titled as a 1903 model, though information suggests that it is actually a 1906.
This Buckboard is original with its wood showing some signs of its age and the fenders having minor damage.
In 2008, this Orient Buckboard was offered for sale at the Automobiles of Amelia Island Auction presented by RM Auctions. It was estimated to sell for $10,000 - $15,000 and offered without reserve. The lot was sold for $11,000 including buyer's premium.
By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2011
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Charles H. Metz produced a car named the Orient. It was a small electric roadster that was shown to the public at the New York Auto Show in 1899. It would remain a concept and never put into production. Instead, Metz turned his attention - like many other automakers - to gasoline-powered cars. He became an agent for De Dion-Bouton selling quadricycles and tricycles. For his own line of vehicles, he imported the French Aster engine to provide the power.
By 1902, his company, Waltham Manufacturing, was producing its own engines for their Orient car. During the first year of production, around 50 examples were sold. The following year, the Buckboard was introduced and would remain in production until 1908. As the 1900s progressed, so did the number of bodystyles offered by the Waltham Manufacturing company, including three-passenger cars, tonneau, surrey, and delivery vehicles.
The Buckboard was a simplistic and minimalistic vehicle that was advertised as 'The Cheapest Automobile in the World.' The price was $375 and the single-cylinder engine offered four-horsepower, capable of carrying the car to speeds up to 30 miles per hour.
By Daniel Vaughan | Mar 2009
For more information and related vehicles, click hereBy 1902, his company, Waltham Manufacturing, was producing its own engines for their Orient car. During the first year of production, around 50 examples were sold. The following year, the Buckboard was introduced and would remain in production until 1908. As the 1900s progressed, so did the number of bodystyles offered by the Waltham Manufacturing company, including three-passenger cars, tonneau, surrey, and delivery vehicles.
The Buckboard was a simplistic and minimalistic vehicle that was advertised as 'The Cheapest Automobile in the World.' The price was $375 and the single-cylinder engine offered four-horsepower, capable of carrying the car to speeds up to 30 miles per hour.
By Daniel Vaughan | Mar 2009
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