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Three Men in a Hupp - Around the World by Automobile, 1910-1912 (Hardcover)
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Three Men in a Hupp - Around the World by Automobile, 1910-1912 (Hardcover)
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In late 1910, three American adventurers set off on a remarkable
around-the-world journey by automobile. Sponsored by the Hupp Motor
Car Corporation, the trip was intended to publicize the durability
of the Hupmobile and help stimulate export sales. The car was first
driven from Detroit to San Francisco-a very difficult journey in
its own right in 1910. From San Francisco, the car and its drivers
took a steamship to Hawaii, and from there to Fiji, Australia, New
Zealand, and Tasmania, unloading and touring at each port of call.
The men and their machine spent the next five weeks attempting to
drive through the Philippines, and then pushed on to Japan and
China, where they managed to stay one step ahead of the Chinese
revolution. They then drove across India, and from there, sailed to
Egypt, brining the first automobile ever to be seen in that
country. Next, the Hupmobilists sailed to Italy. In Rome, the
adventurers met Pope Pius X, and then drove north to Germany and
France. They crossed the English Channel to Folkstone, toured
England, and then ferried from Liverpool to Ireland. They returned
to New York in time for the 1912 auto show. In the end, the
Hupmobile was driven 41,000 miles and transported by steamship
another 28,000. A new world was dawning, both for transportation
and for American business enterprise.
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