1914 Lozier Type 6-7B Touring
- Engine
- 554 cu. in. T-head inline-six, cylinders cast in pairs, 51 rated hp
- Colour
- Olive green with gold pinstriping
A 1910 Lozier Model 50 six-cylinder touring car, one of fewer than 600 produced annually by the elite New York manufacturer, this example was acquired new by a Milwaukee collector and eventually donated to the Henry Ford Museum, where it remained until 1968. Subsequently purchased by craftsman Ken Pearson, it underwent a meticulously documented ground-up restoration to original specification, earning an AACA National First Prize in 1970 and accumulating over 77 tours and meets through 1988. With only four owners across more than a century, it represents an exceptional survival of the Brass Era.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$990,000
- → 1968Private saleEdison Institute (Henry Ford Museum)full documentation
Car was offered to the museum as a gift via an intermediary at Barnsdall Oil; records at the Benson Ford Research Center document the transaction, including a 1934 letter from the Milwaukee Ford branch manager.
- 1968 →Private saleKen Pearsonfull documentation
Tool-and-die craftsman who undertook a meticulous, well-documented restoration to exacting tolerances, subsequently using the car on dozens of tours; published an account in a 1972 hobbyist magazine. Car remained with the Pearson family until acquisition by the next owner.
- Date unknownFactory deliveryJohn O. Paulypartial documentation
Milwaukee resident who reportedly bought a new car each year and kept previous ones; vehicle was stored, covered, and lightly used with roughly 6,000 miles accumulated.
- Date unknownPrivate saleMr. McCawpartial documentation
Acquired the vehicle from the Pearson family; described as having driven and maintained it consistently since taking ownership.
Competition
- 1970AACA NationalAACA National First Prize judgingFirst Prize
Award recognized the quality of the Pearson restoration shortly after its completion.
- 199150th Wedding Anniversary Tour honoring Louise and Ken Pearson
Commemorative touring event referenced in the ownership documentation file.
- —AACA and related tours and meets (series of 77 events)
Vehicle participated in at least 77 touring and show events between mid-1970 and mid-1988, accumulating substantial additional mileage.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1968Restoration
Comprehensive ground-up restoration carried out by Ken Pearson, a skilled tool-and-die maker, returning all original components to factory specification. Work included gun bluing of small parts, polishing and replating all brass items, sourcing a period-correct canvas top through the original material supplier Haartz, and refurbishing body wood, irons, and fender brackets. An air starter was also fitted for ease of use.
Restoration was extensively photographed at each stage of disassembly and reassembly, and the work list is retained in the documentation file. A detailed account by Pearson was published in the November–December 1972 issue of Antique Automobile magazine.
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