In 1908 there was a car race from NY to Seattle, 6 cars started the race and 3 finsihed it. Of course this was long before there was cross country freeways and even paved roads betweens cities. Most cars didn't make it because the road conditions were so bad that the cars just fell apart. Ford had two Model Ts in the race, both made it to Seattle. This was huge publicity stunt for Ford, when it was a relatively small company with lots of competitors. There was lots of alligations of cheating and the boook provides a good snap shot of the country at that time.
