Lambert Days 2016 on YouTube
Thank you, Drew Dull and 2 East 8th Productions, LLC for this excellent production. http://www.2east8th.com
Ohio City
Lambert Days in Ohio City
http://www.hometownstations.com/story/32464218/lambert-days-in-ohio-city Lambert Days in Ohio City Posted: Jul 17, 2016 3:45 PM EST By Sam Shriver, Multimedia Video Journalist Ohio City’s automotive past is remembered this weekend with the 49th annual Lambert Days celebration. There was a car show at their community park on the north side of the village. John Lambert had a part […]
Lambert Day History
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1891 Photo of Buckeye Gasoline Buggy Sold for $700
http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/news/auction-news/rare_lambert_auto_photo_sells_for_700 The first Lambert was a 3-wheel, gasoline powered car. John Waldsmith, Auctioneer; AuctionZip.com The card was sold in Urbana, Ohio (Champaign County) by auctioneer John Waldsmith of Sharon Center, Ohio. The car’s creator, John William Lambert, was a native of Champaign County, although he was living in Ohio City, Ohio near the Indiana border […]
Ray Lambert’s Essay on his Father’s First Car
In 1937 my grandfather Ray Lambert wrote about his father John William Lambert’s process as John built America’s first car. Ray grew up with the car industry. He was a three-year-old toddler when his father built the sturdy, unique self-propelled buggy in Ohio City, Ohio in 1891. Ray remembered riding in it. As a young […]
A Brief Biography of John William Lambert
John William Lambert was the third of ten children, born on January 29, 1860 to farming parents who had settled in Ohio before the Civil War after leaving Lost Mountain, Cambria County, Pennsylvania. The family farm of John’s birth was near Mechanicsburg, Ohio. There were aunts and uncles and cousins nearby. During the War, John’s […]
Here is the Evidence that Proved John William Lambert Invented America’s First Gasoline Automobile
There are several pieces of evidence that Antique Automobile Editor L. Scott Bailey had to determine John Lambert’s 1891 vehicle was the first gasoline powered car in America. These important historical documents are held by the Smithsonian Institution. the photograph taken by Van Wert photographer Walter Lewis and his sworn statement with the time and […]
Lambert on the move! Lambert Days 2015
http://timesbulletin.com/Content/News/News/Article/Lambert-on-the-move-/2/4/196476 A Lambert automobile highlighted the 47th annual parade during Lambert Days in Ohio City on Sunday. The parade wrapped up the weekend activities in the village. Sports tournaments, plenty of food and concerts from several artists highlighted the Lambert Days observance. (DHI Media/Ron Dunn) Follow the link for a brief video that includes a […]
Van Wert Times interview with me for Lambert Days 2014
Great granddaughter wrote the book(s) on John Lambert By ED GEBERT, Times Bulletin Editor Friday, July 11, 2014 12:01 AM Carol Jean Lambert poses with her books about her great-grandfather, John W. Lambert, inventor of the gasoline-powered automobile. (Submitted photo) • • • OHIO CITY — More than 100 years ago, a man named John […]
