The Simcoe County Museum has welcomed a new set of wheels.
One of the 3 Tudhope-Everitt cars in lifestyles discovered its way back to Simcoe County, thanks to supplies from the county.
1911 Tudhope-Everitt at the Simcoe County Museum in Midhurst, Ontario. (CTV News/Jonathan Guignard)
The incredibly rare vehicle originally built at the Tudhope plant in Orillia, and now holds a prominent position here in Simcoe County.
“This is an addition to the Simcoe County Museum,” said Reeve Basil Clarke of Simcoe County.
“Simcoe County has a long history of manufacturing, and I urge citizens to visit the museum to be more informed about the Tudhope-Everitt car and our many artifacts and collections. “
1911 Tudhope-Everitt at the Simcoe County Museum in Midhurst, Ontario. (CTV News/Jonathan Guignard)
Historically, James Brockett (J. B. ) Tudhope was born in Oro Township in 1858 and began working in his father’s transportation business in the 1880s.
In 1902, Tudhope Carriage Company was 3 blocks long. Construction of the factory now houses the downtown campus of Lakehead University and City Hall.
Tudhope Anderson Company Limited was formed in 1906 and produced wagons and agricultural equipment.
1911 Tudhope-Everitt at the Simcoe County Museum in Midhurst, Ontario. (CTV News/Jonathan Guignard)
But in September 1908, J. B. Tudhope extended the automobile to automobiles.
The first style in 1909 was based on a collaboration with W. H. Sometimes referred to as a “horseless carriage”, the design designed to be undeniable and practical.
1911 Tudhope-Everitt at the Simcoe County Museum in Midhurst, Ontario. (CTV News/Jonathan Guignard)
The Simcoe County Museum car purchased from a collector in Smith Falls, Ontario, in 2022.
Today, there are only 3 other known Tudhope-Everitt; There is style from 1911 and two from 1912.
1911 Tudhope-Everitt at the Simcoe County Museum in Midhurst, Ontario. (CTV News/Jonathan Guignard)
The remaining 1911 style is in the collection of the Burnaby Village Museum in British Columbia.
Members of the public can now take a tour in the Simcoe County Museum’s Tudhope-Everitt car, which is housed in the Simcoe Gallery.