1913 Stevens Duryea Model C Touring

Stevens Arms and Tool Company was a successful bicycle manufacturer in the U. S. In 1892, he commissioned his brother J. Frank Duryea to design and build a motor vehicle. The result was successful, becoming the first motor car in the U.S. In 1895, a version of the vehicle was entered in the first race held in the U.S., and the Duryea-built motor vehicle captured first place.

Stevens-Duryea introduced its first 6-cylinder model, priced at a whopping $5,000, in 1906. During the years that followed, Stevens-Duryea cars became more expensive and even more impressive until, in 1913, the company introduced the C-Six, built on the well-proven 6-cylinder chassis.

This Five Passenger Touring model was carefully cared for by its first owner in Vermont until 1946. Its next owner was equally fastidious about the car's upkeep, and apart from regular routine maintenance, nothing was changed. Despite the incredible state of preservation, the car was used quite regularly for fairly long road trips, including climbing the arduous Smugglers Notch in Stowe, Vermont. The original leather is in perfect condition, as is the top, which is believed to have never even been folded. The original flooring is still intact, the engine compartment is exactly as the factory delivered it, and although it has faded, the paint still shows its original pin striping.

This car is powered by a six-cylinder engine developing 48 horsepower.

The 1913 Model C was built on either a 131- or 138-inch wheelbase and was the first Stevens-Duryea offered with electric lights and starter.