OHTM Registrar Jonah Carter and Ground Vehicle Conservator Warren Kincaid lead a discussion of the museum's 1916 Scripps-Booth.

Designed to meeT the ideal of drivers of big, expensive family cars who want a light car of equal luxury and equipment.” According to the ads for Scripps-Booth’s Model C, this car would stand beside $3,000 or $5,000 motor cars at its modest $775 introductory price.

Some Model Cs actually made their way into the homes of the rich and famous; Mrs. Jay Gould, Reggie Vanderbilt, the Queen of Holland, the King of Spain and Winston Churchill. The Model C was conceived in 1914 by James Scripps-Booth in an attempt to create a luxurious light car. For the design, he turned to William Stout, formerly of the Imp Cycle Car Company. In February of 1915, the first Model C rolled off the line, featuring a German silver radiator shell, torpedo stern, Houk wire wheels, push button horn and step down frame design.

The car was mostly assembled with parts supplied by outside sources, creating problems with the initial startup run. Another problem the C encountered was with the original push button door opener. Dust and moisture corroded the contacts, forcing the use of traditional door handles. Production of the Model C ceased in 1916.

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