To
Be
OFFERED
AT
AUCTION
at
RM
Sothebys'
Open
Roads,
Fall
event,
11
-
20
November
2020.
Estimate:$150,000
-
$175,000
Only
known
example
with
original
body,
engine,
chassis,
and
hardwareThree
owners
in
70
years;
part
of
the
Barney
Pollard
Collection
for
40
yearsShowing
less
than
42,000
miles,
believed
to
be
originalExcellent
tour
car,
AACA
National
First
honorsOne
of
very
few
Loziers
eligible
for
CCCA
events
Henry
Abram
Lozier
was
a
Cleveland
bicycle
manufacturer.
Having
sold
his
company
for
$4
million,
Lozier
started
development
on
gasoline
engines
and
set
up
the
Lozier
Motor
Company
at
Plattsburgh,
New
York,
to
manufacture
marine
engines
and
launches
in
1900.
By
1902,
Lozier
further
experimented
with
steam
and
gasoline
power
as
it
looked
to
enter
the
automotive
market,
which
led
to
a
30-35
hp
four-cylinder
tourer
being
introduced
in
1905
with
a
hefty
price
tag
of
$4,500.
A
six-cylinder
car
debuted
in
1908,
and
sixes
soon
became
the
mainstay
of
the
company.Ralph
Mulford
scored
Lozier's
first
competition
success
in
1907
and
rolled
up
an
enviable
record
of
wins
through
1911,
including
the
1911
Vanderbilt
Cup
and
2nd
in
the
inaugural
Indianapolis
500.
In
1910
and
1911,
Loziers
won
more
road
races
and
broke
more
24-hour
records
than
any
other
single
make
using
a
combination
of
ingenuity
and
legendary
durability.
Lozier
developed
a
braking
system
using
pressurized
water
to
cool
hollowed
brake
drums,
leading
to
the
claim
that
its
brakes
were
"impossible
to
burn
out."For
a
time,
Loziers
were
the
most
expensive
cars
in
the
United
States,
competing
with
Peerless
and
Pierce-Arrow
and
priced
nearly
five
times
what
most
Cadillacs
cost
in
1910.
New
management
and
a
Detroit
plant
in
1910
failed
to
ignite
sales
figures,
while
a
smaller,
four-cylinder
Cadillac
competitor,
the
Type
84,
did
not
fare
well
either.
Following
a
bankruptcy
sale
in
February
1915,
the
new
owners
returned
to
production
of
a
high-performance
six-cylinder
Type
82
on
a
136-inch
wheelbase.
Production
amounted
to
some
200
cars
and
another
153
the
following
year.This
1915
Type
82
Lozier
is
the
only
example
known
to
have
survived
complete
with
original
body,
chassis,
engine,
and
nearly
all
its
original
hardware.
Purchased
in
1951
by
legendary
Detroit
collector
Barney
Pollard,
it
remained
in
his
collection
until
the
family
sold
it
four
decades
later,
some
ten
years
after
his
passing.
A
registration
certificate
found
in
the
seat
documents
ownership
back
to
Middletown,
New
York,
in
1923.Fully
restored
nearly
20
years
ago,
it
won
an
AACA
National
First
in
2003
and
was
shown
at
the
Amelia
Island
Concours
d'Elegance
the
following
year.
It
has
been
on
display
at
the
Champlain
Valley
Transportation
Museum
in
Plattsburgh,
where
Lozier
originated,
since
that
time.
It
still
features
its
original
electric
starter,
and
an
electric
fuel
pump
has
been
unobtrusively
fitted
for
reliable
long-distance
travel.
An
ideal
tour
car
eligible
for
CCCA
events,
its
stately
presence
and
six-cylinder
performance
is
sure
to
impress.To
view
this
car
and
others
currently
consigned
to
this
auction,
please
visit
the
RM
website
at