1911 Winton Model 17B Fore-Door Touring

10976roadUnited States

Engine: six-cylinder
Colour: Dark green with subtle striping

A 1911 Winton Model 17B touring car, ordered new by civil engineer F.L. Garlinghouse of Pennsylvania and delivered in early 1911. Built by a pioneer American automaker whose cars made the first transatlantic race entry and first successful transcontinental drive, this six-cylinder brass-era machine passed through several noted collectors including a former AACA president before undergoing a sympathetic restoration. It survives as a well-maintained touring car with original character largely intact.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$318,500
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1911-03-01 →Factory delivery
F.L. Garlinghouse
full documentation
Civil engineer with a Pittsburgh railroad who ordered the car through a local dealer in late 1910, specifying various accessories; had his initials monogrammed on the vehicle.
Date unknown
Harry Resnick
partial documentation
Identified as a collector; sequence in chain of custody established through later research.
Date unknown
George Hughes
partial documentation
Former president of the AACA; held the car at some point before it reached Robert Chambers.
Date unknown
Robert Chambers
partial documentation
Carried out a restoration and participated in numerous Glidden Tours during the 1950s while in possession of the vehicle.
Date unknownPrivate sale
Roger Allison
partial documentation
Purchased the car in the early 1970s and subsequently researched the prior ownership history.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current consignor
partial documentation
Has owned the car for roughly two decades; participated in FART touring events and had maintenance and restoration work undertaken by RM Auto Restoration between 2013 and 2019, including a crankcase replacement in 2019.

Competition

—Glidden Tour
Glidden Tour
Driver: Robert Chambers
The car was driven on multiple Glidden Tours during the 1950s while owned by Robert Chambers following his restoration.

Maintenance & restoration

2013Repair
RM Auto Restoration
Repair and general upkeep work performed; invoices document a programme of maintenance spanning 2013 through 2019.
Work conducted by RM Auto Restoration of Ontario, Canada; specific scope of individual jobs not detailed in the prose.
2019
Mechanical
The crankcase was replaced with newly cast components.
Noted specifically by the consignor as a distinct item of work within the broader 2013–2019 maintenance period.
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Restoration
A comprehensive restoration was undertaken, after which the car was used extensively on Glidden Tours.
Carried out by owner Robert Chambers; decade of work not precisely stated but associated with 1950s touring activity.

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