Aug 20, 2010
Surprise at Star City Motor Madness
During the 2010 Star City Motor Madness car show on June 26th Star City Motor Madness presented to the Virginia Museum of Transportation a 1922 Piedmont Touring Car. Piedmonts, and the brands Acadia and Bush, were manufactured in Lynchburg, Virginia approximately 50 miles from Roanoke. Only one other example of a Piedmont is known to exist. Tom Cox, co-founder of Star City Motor Madness had been searching for a Virginia made car for 15 years and located this vehicle just outside of New York City. A car collector had it in storage since 1959.
Each year Star City Motor Madness donates funds to the Virginia Museum of Transportation and this year in addition to a monetary donation the organizing committee of Star City Motor Madness was pleased to donate this rare vehicle. Where else should one of two remaining Piedmont cars be enshrined than at the Virginia Museum of Transportation!
This particular car is actually branded as a Bush but is identical to a Piedmont and made in the Piedmont factory in Lynchburg. It has a 4 cylinder side-valve engine. The vehicle does run but a ring gear must be fabricated before it is fully operational. The car is in original condition and there are no plans to restore it, only to preserve it and keep it in running condition. The car will be moved into the museum as soon as some work is completed on it.
Each year Star City Motor Madness donates funds to the Virginia Museum of Transportation and this year in addition to a monetary donation the organizing committee of Star City Motor Madness was pleased to donate this rare vehicle. Where else should one of two remaining Piedmont cars be enshrined than at the Virginia Museum of Transportation!
This particular car is actually branded as a Bush but is identical to a Piedmont and made in the Piedmont factory in Lynchburg. It has a 4 cylinder side-valve engine. The vehicle does run but a ring gear must be fabricated before it is fully operational. The car is in original condition and there are no plans to restore it, only to preserve it and keep it in running condition. The car will be moved into the museum as soon as some work is completed on it.
