1907 International Highwheeler

Description

OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE

The AACA Museum at Hershey is truly America’s transportation experience. The 71,000-square-foot museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, opened on 26 June 2003 and since then has displayed vintage automobiles in a truly unique way. Visitors walk through eight decades in time while traveling from New York to San Francisco with iconic settings revealing vehicles from generations of American motoring. The AACA Museum at Hershey ranks among the top automotive museums in the world and has been recognized by the Smithsonian as an Affiliate Museum. Hagerty Marketplace is honored to offer this collection of exceptional and unusual vehicles from The AACA Museum at Hershey.  

In 1902, agricultural equipment manufacturing companies McCormick Harvesting Machine Co., the Deering Harvester Co., and other smaller brands merged and created the International Harvester Company. Their work, in part, created modern American farming as we know it. The International Harvester company branched off from supplying direct farm equipment in 1907 when they built their first light truck. Sometimes called the auto-buggy or Highwheeler, the International Harvester Model A was manufactured in Chicago, then after the first 100 units were built the company moved the production to Akron, Ohio, where they resumed building some 4,500 Highwheelers. These simple vehicles used a horizontally opposed air-cooled twin, producing around 12 horsepower through a simple two-speed transmission. The tall artillery-style wheels with hard rubber tires were well suited for the rough and muddy road conditions of the time.  

This historic 1907 International Model A Highwheeler from The AACA Museum at Hershey is one of the first produced, serial number 126, a unique vehicle created to put America’s farmers on wheels.  

Highlights 

• Offered from The AACA Museum at Hershey  

• Pioneer farm-to-town vehicle 

• AACA Senior Award 1972 

• AACA Grand National Award 1986 

• Powered by a 196 cu-in air-cooled opposed-twin engine producing 12 hp 

• Sliding gear two-speed manual transmission 

• Cummins Automatic Oiler 

• Artillery-style Sarven type wooden wheels on solid rubber tires, 38 inch front, 42 inch rear 

Features 

• Hand operated throttle  

• Internally expanding early drum brakes   

• Spark advance and retard on wheel  

• Centrifugal magneto-controlled ignition  

• Hybrid splash and pressure-based lubrication system   

• Crank-operated start  

• Primer cups for cylinders   

• Auxiliary dual magneto setup   

• Hand operated bulb horn   

• Dual chain drive 

• Oil lamps   

• Wooden steering wheel   

• Rear cargo tie downs  

Known Imperfections  

• Carburetor needs float to run 

Ownership History  

This 1907 International Model A Highwheeler has been on display at The AACA Museum at Hershey since 2011.  

Additional Notes 

 A Broad Arrow Group Consignment Specialist is working as an agent on behalf of the owner of this vehicle.   

Contact: Donnie Gould  Phone: 954.647.0779 email: dgould@hagerty.com