File talk:George B Selden driving automobile in 1905.jpg
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George B Selden built this vehicle for legal reasons. While original car from 1877 had been lost, he tried to explain with this car why the jury should follow his arguments. This replica resides for long in the Henry Ford museum.--Chief tin cloud (talk) 15:54, 19 April 2014 (UTC)
- There were in fact two "replicas" of the vehicle, the earlier (c. 1902) built by the Electric Vehicle Co. in Hartford as a demonstrator. The other was built by the inventor, George S. Selden, and his sons at home in Rochester, New York, in 1907. They used the original engine cast back in 1877.
- This picture is one of a series taken during demonstration runs held for the court of justice in the Ford trial. It took place in May, 1906, at the Decauville Automobile Co. in NYC, located at Broadway and 56th street. Other pictures show the Hol-Tan dealership for FIAT automobiles on the opposite side of the street. Here, George Selden is seen with a passenger, and E.V.C. officials and attorneys looking.
- These picture show the Hartford car, which was introduced as “Exhibit #157” in the court case.--Chief tin cloud (talk) 20:30, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
