H IST ORY
Although the first modern motorcar
was the product of late 18th century
German ingenuity, it was shrewd Gilded
Age American business acumen that
developed an automobile that the
average Joe (or Josephine) could afford.
CARS
HAVE BEEN
CRUISIN ’
FREDERICK
FOR DECADES
BY DUANE DOXZEN
22
FREDERICK COUNTY GUIDE | SUMMER 2015