A car with single-family ownership catches your attention, right? What if that goes back to when Theodore Roosevelt was U.S. president? That’s right, this 1912 Simplex has stayed within the same family since first bought, a tenure of 111 years.
William P. Snyder Jr., born 1888, bought the …
He met his future wife, Marie Elise Whitney, who also had a Simplex, on the Long Island Ferry. William suggested to Marie that they race their cars after the ferry docked. It is said he lost that contest.
That's adorable. I love cars with stories attached to them.
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