For Sale at Auction: 1908 Sears Buggy in Billings, Montana

1908 Sears Motor Buggy

VIN:  1896

• Air Cooled 2 Cylinder Engine
• Friction Drive Transmission
• Double Fan Cooling
• Dual Exhaust with Mufflers
• Double Chain Drive
• Leaf Spring Suspension
• Tiller Steering
• Large Diameter Wood-Spoke Wheels

1908 was the first year that Sears jumped into the car business. Sears' high-wheeler, dubbed the Motor Buggy, was powered by a two-cylinder 10-hp gas engine. The rear wheels were propelled by a friction transmission and double chain drive. William H. McCurdy’s Hercules buggy factory in Evansville, Ind., was used to build the 1908 models. By late 1909, however, production was shifted to the Sears Motor Car Works factory in Chicago.

With the serial number at 1896, the Sears Motor Buggy presented at auction is an early production car built in 1908.  An estimated 3500 Motor Buggys were sold from 1908 to 1912 with few of these cars still running and driving today.   Fully restored in the early 1990s, this High Wheeler is in very good condition and does run and drive!

THIS VEHICLE TO BE COLLECTED FROM BILLINGS, MONTANA.

The Car has been consigned to the Online Classic Car Auction hosted by the Classic Car Auction Group.  The auction is Saturday, October 25 2025, with online bidding only. To consign your car and/or to register to bid on this and other cars in the auction go to http://www.classiccarauction.us.