Miami Valley's Marvelous Motor Cars: From the Apple-Eight to the Xenia Cycle Car 1886-1960 - Paperback

by Roger L. Miller (Author), Michael M. Self (Author), Ben F. Thompson (Author)

Miami Valley's Marvelous Motor Cars contains wonderful stories about the automobile history of the Miami Valley, including: * When Orville Wright raced his airplane against an automobile* Harry C. Stutz's efforts at auto building before the Bearcat* How a child actor helped popularize "the smallest car on earth"* The rise and fall of over 50 local automobile and truck manufacturers Over 125 photographs, drawings and illustrations covering 74 years of automobile manufacturing in Dayton, Eaton, Hamilton, Miamisburg, Middletown, Piqua, Springfield, Trotwood, Troy ad Xenia Ohio.

Author Biography

Curt Dalton has written over 20 books on the history of Dayton. As the Visual Resources Manager for Dayton History he takes care of the organization's 1.5 million photographs, negatives and motion picture films.