New Croton Dam, May 13, 1913. Courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. In 1913 the Overman Tire Company in New York City ran a test to demonstrate “the ability of Overman cushion tires to withstand the abuse to

which tires ordinarily are subjected by the average driver.” A National touring car was outfitted with a set of Overman cushion tires and driven over different routes and road surfaces within a 50 mile radius of New York City. 1 New Croton Dam, May

13, 1913. Courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. Luckily for us the route went by the New Croton Dam, there was a photographer along to record the trip, and the entire collection of 342 photos is available

online courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. Bridge below the New Croton Dam, May 13, 1913. Courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection. A number of other photos were taken

the same day but unfortunately most show the car on unidentifiable country roads. One exception is an image taken at the Croton Lake Station of the “Old Put”—the New York Central Railroad, Putnam Division—shown below. 2 The company was located at 250

West 54th Street in New York City. The quote is from the June 26, 1913 issue of Motor World . See here . ↩ Located along today’s Saw Mill River Road, Route 118. ↩ Croton Lake Station of the New York Central Railroad, Putnam Division. Courtesy of the

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