1912, car, 48-SS, Touring

Type: car • Year: 1912 • Model: 48-SS

Vehicle Typecar
Model Year1912
Model48-SS
Cylinders6
Serial Number9574
Motor Number9574
Body StyleTouring
Original OwnerEduardo Giorgetti
Comment Giorgetti loaned the car to Luis Munoz Rivera, for campaigning. Giorgetti donated the car to the Rivera House Museum.
Vehicle History

Originally, the car owner was Eduardo Giorgetti, a friend of Muñoz Rivera. He bought the car and then lent it to Luis Muñoz Rivera for his political campaign. Also, the car was used as a funeral cortege in the burial procession of Muñoz Rivera. After that, Giorgetti donated the car to the museum to be preserved as a national monument.

The car’s engine has six cylinders, 48 ​​horsepower, and the carburetor and water pump are made in bronze. Its license plate number is 722.