1922 Hupmobile Series R

Sold for $15,400 at 2009 Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey by RM Auctions.
Robert Craig Hupp had a resume in the automobile industry that included work at Olds, Regal, and Ford. He built his own experimental car in 1908. It was a light two-passenger runabout that was introduced to the public as the Hupmobile Model 20 at the 1909 Detroit Automobile Show. The car was immediately successful and aided in establishing a company that would flourish for years to come.

The company attracted a talented group of individuals that helped with the series production which had begun in 1908. Larger cars were introduced in 1912 with the seven-passenger, 134-inch wheelbase Model N introduced in 1916.

After World War I, the company returned to smaller and lighter car production with the series R, which was its bread-and-butter vehicle that would carry the company into the mid-1920s.

In 2009, this Touring car was offered for sale at the Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey presented by RM Auctions where it was expected to sell for $15,000 - $25,000 and offered without reserve. As bidding came to a close, the lot had been sold for the sum of $15,400, including the buyer's premium.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2009