Thanks to CAA members Jerry & Rita Trapani for alerting us to this wonderful old video. Be sure to look for both the traditional Hansom Cab and the “Hansom Cab” automobile taxis.

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According to the blog where Jerry & Rita found this (which, in turn, was quoting the Library of Congress): “This may be the first annual automobile parade, held on November 4, 1899, in downtown Manhattan. At least ten different makes and models are seen, including electric and steam-powered machines. Only three years earlier, in 1896, Henry Ford, Charles Brady King, Alexander Winton and Ransom Eli Olds had each introduced their gasoline cars. In 1900, the first National Auto Show was held at Madison Square Garden and the favorites were the electrics and the steamers.”

To see the entire blog post where Jerry & Rita found this video, check out last Wednesday’s entry at The Vanderbilt Cup Races.