The Pathfinder represented a pivot for the partners who now owned the former Parry Auto Company. They renamed it to be the “Motor Car Mfg. Co.” to buy themselves some time with which to invent a company name. Motor Car Mfg. made touring bodies and also a racy speedster, finally deciding on “Pathfinder Mfg Co.” - and that was in 1916, the year before they went bankrupt. Ironic, eh?

The Parry brothers began their careers in buggy manufacturing, with one moving on to cars while another made truck bodies. But it didn’t stop there. In fact, in one way, Parry is still going… its DNA is found in the modern Jeep!

From tow truck obscurity to show circuit celeb, this story chronicles a remarkable Lincoln, rescued from an inglorious end in some forgotten junkyard. A speedster that would go on to win at Pebble Beach and other prestigious concours!

A hundred years ago young hot-rodders were building Model T speedsters in their backyards. For motivated tinkerers on a serious budget, The Kuempel Red-I-Kut kit gave this gal or fella a set of plans and patterns with which to fashion a snappy speedster body. This episode features the only known surviving Kuempel Red-I-Kut Model K9.

Now, go ahead and say that name 10 times!

Does a random expression ever set your mind to thinking about speedsters? For me, it’s “Great Jumpin’ Jehosaphat!” And, of course, I imagine speedsters leaping through the air…

The speedster movement is alive and well, both with classics or modern. This episode considers two marques in the U.K. that produce a speedster.

The roads are alive with classic and home-built speedsters. This post begins a series that we’ll revisit from time to time: owners who own, build, and drive ‘em!

During the last three episodes of this series we have focused on sketched ideas of reader-designed speedsters of the nineteen-teens. In this issue we’ll share some photos of reader-designed speedsters.

We came across some more reader-inspired speedster designs from the nineteen-teens. Check out what we found!

This episode closes out our look at Model T speedster manufacturers. Oh, sure, there are many others to cover, but we’ve given you a taste of the variety that were available. Here are two more to check out!