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Formerly of the William F. Harrah and John Mozart Collections 1913 POPE-HARTFORD MODEL 29 60HP TWO PASSENGER ROADSTER Chassis No. 1118 Engine No. 14115 Valencia orange with Armour yellow insets and belting, black fenders, chassis and running gear with black tufted long grain leather interior and a black long grain Panasote top Engine: overhead valve six cylinder, cast in pairs, 60hp, 46 x 53/8 bore and stroke, 471ci.; Gearbox: cone clutch, selective sliding gear manual four speed with reverse; Suspension: semi-elliptic front leaf springs with Hartford shocks and rear three quarter elliptic leaf springs with Hartford shocks; Brakes: external contracting on rear wheels with internal expanding hand operated brake. Right hand drive. By 1900 Colonel Alfred Augustus Pope had a booming bicycle manufacturing business, a serious economic investment in electric cars and the foresight to begin the process of modernized production that would predate General Motors to create the world's first automotive conglomerate. By 1906 Colonel Pope was master of five different individual separate lines of motor cars. They were the Pope-Robinson, the Pope-Toledo, the Pope-Tribune, the Pope-Waverley and the majestic Pope-Hartford. Unfortunately, Colonel Pope passed away in 1909 and was unable to see the mighty six cylinder motor cars that had been spawned his original two and four cylinder creations. His mark on the industry, however, had been clearly made and though the company would shut down by the close of 1914, it had created some of the finest motor cars of the period. In 1913 Pope-Hartford offered three distinct lines of motor cars. These included a 40hp Model 31, a 50hp Model 33 and the impressive 60hp Model 29. The Model 31, first introduced in 1913, essentially became the entry level Pope-Hartford, while the successful Model 33 remained largely similar to the 1912 version and was the Connecticut-based company's largest and most reliable selling model. However, the Pope-Hartford six cylinder car represented the best the company had to offer. The Model 29s came well equipped and standard items included a Gray and Davis electric starter and a fully electric lighting system. Chassis construction was a double drop frame of chrome nickel and was heat treated steel that narrowed towards the front of the car. The long stroke, six cylinder engine provided serious power and was of the finest construction and utilized iron cylinders, cast in pairs and bolted to a lighter weight cast aluminum alloy case. Ignition was provided by a Bosch twin spark magneto, while lubrication was attained through both force feed and splash. Coachwork was provided by the company and in total six alternative body styles were offered. Choices included a Touring, Limousine, Landaulet, Berline, Phaeton and a Roadster body. Prices for the Model 29 Pope-Hartfords ranged from $4,250 to $6,000, which as one can imagine in 1913, was quite a substantial sum of money. Nevertheless, the cars were quite popular and with their distinctive radiator and hood shape they announced and reflected their owner's style, taste and overall knowledge of how a superior motor car should look and drive. This 60hp Pope-Hartford was added to the Browning Collection in September of 1992. Prior to Mr. Browning's ownership the car was a renowned highlight within the Collection of noted motoring enthusiast, Mr. John Mozart. Mr. Mozart purchased the car several years earlier from the fabulous William F. Harrah Collection within which it had also been a noted highlight for nearly twenty years. The Pope-Hartford was purchased for the Harrah Collection in the early 1960s as internal Harrah documentation shows the car being researched as early as August of 1961. It is understood that the Pope was discovered in a New Jersey barn where it had remained in completely original condition for the bulk of its long life. Harrah records also indicate that the Model 29 Pope was in very complete and correct condition when t