United States · founded 1899

Locomobile Model History

American automaker (1899–1929) that started with cheap Stanley-licensed steam runabouts, then became a premier gasoline luxury marque — winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup with 'Old 16'.

6 models

The complete catalog

Models

Steam Runabout
Locomobile's original product — a light, inexpensive Stanley-licensed steam runabout, over 4,000 built before the brand abandoned steam for gasoline.
Steam runabout · 1899–1903
Old 16
The Locomobile racer that won the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup — the first American-built car to win a major international motor race.
Race car · 1906–1908
Model 30
A six-cylinder Locomobile luxury car of the early 1910s, sitting below the flagship Model 48.
Luxury car · 1909–1913
Model 48
Locomobile's flagship — a large straight-six luxury car built to an impeccable standard from 1911 until the company's end in 1929.
Luxury car · 1911–1929
Model 38
A smaller, less costly six-cylinder Locomobile of the mid-1910s, offered alongside the flagship Model 48.
Luxury car · 1913–1916
Junior Eight (8-66)
Durant-era Locomobile's first new model — a more modern, lower-priced straight-eight aimed at a broader market.
Luxury car · 1925–1928

Other makes

Models

Steam Runabout

Old 16

Model 30

Model 48

Model 38

Junior Eight (8-66)