An appreciation for all things of beauty

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When Seth Atwood, the founder of the Atwood Vacuum Machine Company, became annoyed by rattling doors on his car he invented an adjustable door bumper. It was a good solution and not much later he found himself supplying them to much of the motor industry. He often visited his customers accompanied by his daughter, Barbara Mae Atwood. On one of these visits Barbara was struck by seeing the family name on the door hinge of a car and so began her interest in automobiles. She graduated from Stanford University but as she was also a stylish woman, she had a brief career as fashion model (click main pic!). During the early 1980s she started collecting automobiles. She had a wide interest in cars and her collection ranged from this unusual 1913 Herreshoff Runabout to the smart 1936 Cord 810 Convertible Coupe. Last year Barbara Atwood died at age 88 and now her automobiles will be offered by RM during their Arizona Auction on Friday, January 16. (photos courtesy RM-auctions)

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