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This is the Buckeye Gasoline Buggy and it was the first gasoline-powered automobile brought to market in America.  Oh sure, by 1891, just about everyone was trying to build a horseless carriage and get it to market, but John William Lambert beat them all to the punch with this single cylinder beauty, on the streets of Ohio City, Ohio. Unfortunately, the locals didn’t grasp the importance of the invention and no one actually bought one. We can’t blame them, though. $550 was a lot of money in 1891 and with a top speed of maybe 5 MPH, it’s a lot of money even now. A dearth of gas stations couldn’t have helped either. Market be damned! Inventing an entirely new market, regardless of the engineering feats involved, is hard work. We tip our hats to you, Mr. Lambert. Ultimately, we can’t feel bad for him. He took the lessons learned from the Buckeye Gasoline Buggy and created the successful Union Automobile Company, in neighboring Indiana, in 1902.

This is the Buckeye Gasoline Buggy and it was the first gasoline-powered automobile brought to market in America. 

Oh sure, by 1891, just about everyone was trying to build a horseless carriage and get it to market, but John William Lambert beat them all to the punch with this single cylinder beauty, on the streets of Ohio City, Ohio.

Unfortunately, the locals didn’t grasp the importance of the invention and no one actually bought one. We can’t blame them, though. $550 was a lot of money in 1891 and with a top speed of maybe 5 MPH, it’s a lot of money even now. A dearth of gas stations couldn’t have helped either.

Market be damned! Inventing an entirely new market, regardless of the engineering feats involved, is hard work. We tip our hats to you, Mr. Lambert.

Ultimately, we can’t feel bad for him. He took the lessons learned from the Buckeye Gasoline Buggy and created the successful Union Automobile Company, in neighboring Indiana, in 1902.

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