Bob Waldman on Instagram: "The OG 😎 #roadtrip #driving #carhistory #barbet *️⃣ Hat tip to @bigfurmovie *️⃣ In 1903, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson made the first cross-country road trip in an automobile. On a $50 wager, Jackson, who did not even own a car, bought a two-cylinder 1903 Winton touring car and hired a mechanic, Sewall K. Crocker, to join him. They named their car “The Vermont.” The journey began in San Francisco on May 23 and ended in New York City 63 days later. They had to navigate a

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