In Search of Alcos: #8 1911 40-HP Alco Toy Tonneau Touring Car on Long Island
Over the last two months, we have attempted to document the Alco "12"- the 12 existing rebuilt and restored cars made originally by the American Locomotive Company in Providence, Rhode Island. The eighth Alco is a 1911 40-HP Toy Tonneau touring car owned by a Long Island collector:
This four-cylinder Alco was built for five passengers and was priced at $4,500, the equivalent of $103,900 today.
Walter McCarthy has forwarded these images from his archives:
An ad from Joel Naive selling the 1910 Alco, 4 cylinder. "A big beautiful car for big bucks."
An undated photo of a green 1911 Alco.
The Toy Tonneau was featured in the 1911 Alco "Advance Information" brochure. The car weighted 3,985 pounds spread across its 126" wheelbase.
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Archives: American Locomotive Company
Comments
Hi Howard,
Awesome pics of an awesomely restored ALCO. It looks much heavier than 4000lbs and at $104k, I guess it was obtainable for only a few. They don’t make them like they used to. Thanks for sharing. Also nice job by Joey on the facebook aerial shots of the LIMP western terminal.