Backfire

I want to express my appreciation for the article on the 1925 Overland Model 91 roadster by Matthew Litwin. The article talked about the car in some detail, but also told the story of the people and places involved in the creation of the company. I enjoy reading the many stories about the exciting beginning of the automobile industry. Please don’t be bashful about talking about the early pioneers in motorcars in the future.

Chuck Hanna Libertyville, Illinois

The school your article mentioned that

Mr. Cox, the man behind Overland’s existence, had attended in Terre Haute is still very much there, but it is called Rose Polytechnic, not Ross. (Today it’s the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.) I grew up in Marshall, Illinois, 20-some miles to the west of that school, and the annual Engineers Day at Rose Poly was, in the 1950s, the best-loved field trip for all of our high school’s applied-science geeks.

And speaking of such interests, this still engineering-minded old guy would have very much appreciated some better visual aids, showing the Overland’s briefly described three-point cantilevered-spring suspension design.

I do agree that the Overland’s body is a much more well-integrated and attractive design than its Ford competitor. Remembering what I do of Willys/ Overland’s subsequent offerings, I’m thinking that my grandmother’s first car, a Whippet, was a true successor to the Overland 95. Both were sweet little cars.

Will Owen Pasadena, California

was seven years old and always love when I get to read about the history of Oldsmobile. My grandpa, my dad, and I have all had an Oldsmobile as our first car. I’m 20 now and am taking care of my grandpa’s first car, a 1955