deeply american SOLVED! 1908 Custom Built Studebaker Electric

[grobmotorix]

this one is deeply american. Do you know its very unusual story? It is female and it has a twin brother 

[Otto Puzzell]

Gretel?

[grobmotorix]

 

No, let´s give a big hint:

you may find this in Indiana.

But it won´t be enough to name just the company. This vehicle has got a very special history.

[Paul Jaray]

Is it also from indiana?

[grobmotorix]

I think so, yes, but this one did its job in Washington D.C....

[Stephen M]

Is this the 1864 Woods Brothers carriage that was given as a gift to president Lincoln?

I read that it was recently restored and soon to return to public display at the Studebaker national museum in Indiana.

[Stephen M]

Errr... skip that last guess. This is a 1909 "backward-forward" car, one of two electric Studebakers used in the tunnel between the capitol and senate office building.  So named because it didn't have to turn around in the tunnel to head the other way.

A pic of its sibling can be found here:

http://www.swigartmuseum.com/rotation/studebak.htm

[grobmotorix]

Very well done!

[pnegyesi]

an archive photo