Samantha added in the comments, on Jan 23rd 2014, The car in the Sherlock film was actually made from scratch by the Special Effects Crew at Elstree studios UK. It has no heritage as it was made up of various parts that we could get our hands on; it has recently gone on a tour of the USA with Warner Brothers
The Duryea Motor Wagon Company constructed 13 identical automobiles in 1896, making them the first American company that moved from making one car to making multiple copies for sale. Although they did not build the first American automobile, the Duryeas—like a number of other early automobile pioneers—claimed they built the first American car.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthemove/collection/object_1272.html
Thanks for the post, I wondered what car that was.
ReplyDeleteThe car in the Sherlock film was actually made from scratch by the Special Effects Crew at Elstree studios UK. It has no heritage as it was made up of various parts that we could get our hands on; it has recently gone on a tour of the USA with Warner Bros.
ReplyDeletewow.. thanks for the info! How in the world did you stumble across this post? I sure appreciate the help, so many cool vehicles, and just no information out there about them without great people like yourself to help share what you know! Many thanks! Anytime you care to share some photos of vehicles you've worked on, or are working to build, I'd love to see and share them!
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