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A two-color ad for the Oldsmobile compares its speed and power to that of a giant steam locomotive. From the back cover of the March 6, 1915, issue of SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN; note that the cover of this issue is by the same artist and also illustrates a steam locomotive (though not in a situation that recommends itself for emulation by the automobile driver)

Artist: William Harnden Foster

Source: Steve Kirch

Restoration by: Michael Ward