1899 (Oakman) Hertel Runabout at the Fountainhead Museum, Fairbanks Alaska

Greetings All -

Thanks for the forum to post some video of our collection and antics. We hope you enjoy them.

Our 1899 Hertel was one of several in the Henry Austin Clark collection and we'd like to hear from anyone who may remember it there.

Now I know where the term "contraption" came from! No wonder horses were afraid of motor vehicles back then. What a cool horseless carriage and thanks for sharing!!

Greetings - I did a Blog Post on our Museum site after I rode in it the first time. I believe one of my descriptions was - This vehicle has two speeds, Slow and way faster than you should probably drive it. It shakes and shimmy's like crazy even standing still. Of course, it is literally comprised of two bicycle frames with a motor in between... We'll post more here from time to time. Thanks for the reply and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Derik

That sounds like something from The Jetsons. Love it! I wonder where the owner would put their garage door opener?

That sounds like something from The Jetsons. Love it! I wonder where the owner would put their garage door opener?

Probably had a barn door......

But what if they had an automatic barn door? . The part of the video when the car was driven in the garage made me chuckle. That little thing pulling in that big door. Funny contrast.

Neat video & car