1911 Benz 50 HP Open Tourer

Starting the engine of a 1911 Benz 50hp Open Tourer. Coachwork by A. T. Demarest & Co., New York.

Original Owner: Charles M. Hays, President of Grand Trunk Railway. Mr. Hays and his butler drowned in the Titanic disaster on April 14, 1912; his wife and daughters survived.

Vehicle and information courtesy of the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center.