Touring

National built cars from 1900 to 1924 in Indianapolis, originally powered by electric motors. Electricity was phased out as a power source in 1906 when Arthur C. Newby became company president. Newby was one of the four founders of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway where National won the 500-mile race in 1912 with an average speed of 78.2 mph. National still holds the record for the largest engine ever to win the Indy 500. That four-cylinder engine displaced 490 cubic inches.

This car is the only surviving 1905 National and the oldest National in existence. The 1905 National set the World Record for 24-hour endurance run traveling 1094 miles. The average speed while running was 52 mph. It was driven by W.F. Clemens and Charlie Merz, who also drove a National in the first Indy 500 race, finishing 7th.