1914 Hupmobile Model 32 Tourer

I photographed this car at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Boulogne and Hawthorn Trophy race meeting at Oulton Park in May 2005.

It's a 1914 Hupmobile Model 32 Tourer, and looks as if it should be one of the entrants in the Cheshire Life Concours D'Elegance competition, but it isn't listed as such in the programme of the event. The Hupp Motor Company was founded in Detroit in 1909 by Bobby Hupp and Charles Hastings and began production with the Hupp 20 which continued until 1913. In 1912 the Hupp 32 (also known as the Model H) was introduced which, according to the DVLA record for this car, has an engine capacity of 3,200cc (and the DVLA record says that the vehicle is currently still being taxed). There is a Hupmobile Club for owners and enthusiasts.