Global Museum on Nostr: Early cars were naturally based on horse-drawn vehicles, but this design takes that ...

Early cars were naturally based on horse-drawn vehicles, but this design takes that philosophy further than most. The horses are here replaced by a 4-wheel tractor unit.
This remarkable vehicle has now been identified as the landau of Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, drawn by a Heilmann electric tractor circa 1898.

Source: Stelios Kessanidis #motorvehicles #cars #automotivehistory #Russia