Hupmobile 20 “Hupp 20”. The race car: The Dandy.

This was one of the first sports cars that only a few fortunate people could afford. This car cost 750 $ when it was launched, a real fortune at the time.

Made in USA in 1912

Motor: 4 cylinders; 1800 cc

Power: 20 hp

Hupmobile was an automobile built from 1909 through 1939 by the Hupp Motor Car Company of Detroit. The prototype was developed in 1908.

In 1909, Bobby Hupp co-founded Hupp Motor Car Company, with Charles Hastings, formerly of Oldsmobile, who put up the first US$8,500 toward manufacturing Hupp’s car. They were joined by investors J. Walter Drake, Joseph Drake, John Baker, and Edwin Denby. Drake was elected president; Hupp was vice president and general manager.

Emil Nelson, formerly of Oldsmobile and Packard, joined the company as chief engineer. Hastings was named assistant general manager. In late 1909 Bobby’s brother, Louis Gorham Hupp left his job with the Michigan Central Railroad in Grand Rapids and joined the company.

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