John Lambert was the third of ten children; he was born Janaury 29, 1860 on a farm near Mechanicsburg, Ohio. He had aunts and uncles and cousins in the area as well. He lived there until he was 16 at which time he moved with his family to Hillgrove, Darke County, Ohio and lived there […]
http://www.autohistorycenter.com/ohio-automotive-history.html Ohio Automotive Heritage (TM) John W. Lambert circa 1909 Over the years, Ohio was home to over 100 different automobile manufactures, with over 50 different automobiles built in Cleveland alone. Ohio also has a strong claim for being the true home of America’s first gasoline powered automobile. In 1891 John W. Lambert of Union City, Ohio built […]
Carillon Historical Park, James F. Dicke Family Transportation Center in Dayton, Ohio https://www.daytonhistory.org/private-event-rental/james-f-dicke-family-transportation-center/ Lambert 1909 Touring Car in Fulton, Missouri http://www.visitflyovercountry.com/2013/10/fulton-mo-auto-world-museum.html I am checking on reports of one in Alaska and one in Indianapolis..
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
At the center of this photo is the mother of the inventor of America’s first gasoline-powered car, my great-great-grandmother, Christiana Lieber Lambert. b.1836. Her husband called her Anna. Only a few fascinating words are given to Anna’s background in family history and they are mysterious. Her father was a tailor and his father was a […]
Being the son of a famous rich man is not an easy path in life, but my grandfather Ray, John Lambert’s only son, followed the family tradition of entrepreneurship. He was a firsthand participant to the birth and early development of the American automotive industry. He was a toddler when he rode in America’s first […]
John and Minnie with their two children, my grandfather Alvin Ray called Ray and his older sister Ethel Mae called Mae. John married the petite Mary Frances Kelley, aptly called Minnie, when they were both 25 and together they had two children. They were married 64 years and together entertained automotive pioneering giants like Ran […]
This award-winning 1909 Lambert was authentically and lovingly restored by Jack Lambert of Buffalo, New York, and is the inspiration for the 1960 Antique Automobile article naming John Lambert as inventor of America's first gasoline car.
In the banner photo to the left, you can see a 1969 marquee for Lambert Days in Ohio City, Ohio, the hometown of America's first automobile. Lambert Days is every third week in July. Next year 2017 will be the 50th year for this popular festival which includes a parade on Sunday.
This 1909 Lambert car is on display in the James F. Dicke Transportation Center at Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio.
Thank you, Drew Dull and 2 East 8th Productions, LLC for this excellent production. http://www.2east8th.com
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 […]
Urbana Daily Citizen, July 6, 2016
John Lambert was the third of ten children; he was born Janaury 29, 1860 on a farm near Mechanicsburg, Ohio. He had aunts and uncles and cousins in the area as well. He lived there until he was 16 at which time he moved with his family to Hillgrove, Darke County, Ohio and lived there […]
John William Lambert Was My Great Grandfather by Carol Jean Lambert
The latest issue of Horseless Carriage Gazette, Vol. 78, No. 2, March-April 2016 has my two page article with four pages of photographs. The Horseless Carriage Club of America’s official publication, the Horseless Carriage Gazette. If you are interested in receiving a copy of this issue or subscribing to HCG, call Sharon Gooding at 626-287-4222 […]
