Since that time this society has been instrumental in stand- 

 ardizing measurements pertaining to the automobile, a 

 very worth-while and necessary project. 



The patent application filed by Selden disclosed an 

 automobile with a clutch, foot brake, muffler, front-wheel 

 drive, and a power shaft arranged to run faster than the 

 propelling wheels. The engine was a 6-cylinder unit with 

 three power and three compression cylinders. A com- 

 pressed-air tank was provided, the air being admitted to 

 the power cylinders while admixed with liquid hydro- 

 carbon fuel. 



A full-sized version of the Selden vehicle, built as an 

 exhibit for the court while the patent suit was under way, 

 is now at the Long Island Automotive Museum, South- 

 ampton, N. Y. This automobile (figs. 27 through 31) was 

 constructed in 1904 under the direction of George B. 

 Selden, Jr., and Henry R. Selden, sons of the inventor. 

 The original engine, built in 1877, was used. 



Figure 27. — George B. Selden seated in the Selden automobile constructed in 

 1 904. Henry R. Selden stands in front of car. This contemporary photograph 

 was taken at Broadway and West 56th Street, New York City, in front of the 

 garage of Wyckoff, Church & Partridge, automobile dealers. 



