{"id":4939,"date":"2012-12-18T08:03:51","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T13:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/?p=4939"},"modified":"2022-03-03T19:56:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T00:56:34","slug":"cunningham-cars-made-in-rochester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2012\/12\/cunningham-cars-made-in-rochester\/","title":{"rendered":"Cunningham Cars and the Pursuit of Excellence. Made in Rochester."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nA friend of mine, Scott Wischmeyer (from Our Tiny Earth \"external<\/a>), has been looking for ideas for a project car that he could start next summer. While looking, he decided to Google “Cars made in Rochester, NY.” What he stumbled upon next was a true American classic \u2013 the Cunningham car…<\/p>\n

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\nAs William Morris puts in this story \"external<\/a>, “Rochester has long had a special relationship with the automobile industry, evidenced by the names of Selden, Cunningham, Gleason, Delco, Rochester Products, Voplex, and Schlegel. Each of these Rochester businesses has made or continues to make substantial contributions to the automobile world, but the name of Cunningham marks a unique contribution.” Why was the Cunningham so special? Primarily handmade quality, attention to detail, and luxury. These cars were held in the same high regard as Rolls Royce \u2013\u00a0and just as pricey. One of these cars would set you back some $9,000 in 1920. While a Ford was $260. But while most cars topped out at 40-45mph, the Cunningham could reach 98mph! Maybe I’ll just let car aficionado and late night talk show host, Mr. Jay Leno, explain in this video…<\/p>\n