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1925 Cunningham Sedan

1925 Cunningham Sedan

1925 Cunningham Sedan (Model V-6; Style 187 A)

Notes: This 1925 Cunningham was built for Air Force Major M. K. Lee on a 142 inch wheelbase chassis. This car had shatter-proof glass, a 50-gallon gas tank, an oil supply good for 5,000 miles, a Kellogg one-shot lubricator (pressing the foot pedal lubricated all chassis points) and triple windshield wipers. The dashboard contained a combination of 42 instruments, switches, and miscellaneous gadgets including many normally found only in aircraft cockpits. Among them were a tachometer, radio switch, fuel gauge, altimeter, voltmeter, ammeter, oil gauge, light switch, ignition switch, an imported French speedometer engraved with Major Lee's name, two motometers, aviator's compass, air speed indicator, etc. There were 8 lights beamed forward, 2 headlights, 2 "ditch" lights, 2 inside adjustable spotlights, and 2 sidelights. There were also parking, dome, dash and running board lights. This also had a 5-tube radio made by Rochester's own Stromberg-Carlson that was mounted on the back of the front seat. The aerial was built into the top of the car, and the loudspeaker jutted down on the right, just aft of the chauffeur’s compartment. Major Lee ended up paying $15,000 for this grand auto.

In The Pursuit of Excellence by Noel Hinrichs (1964) it says that this is a 1922 but two other sources including a newspaper article says it is a 1925. It also has a 1925 Washington, DC license plate and is sitting in front of the Cunningham factory on Canal St. in Rochester.


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