A history of the automobiles built by the American Locomotive Motorcar Company in Providence Rhode Island. Traced from its announcement in 1906 till its demise just before World War 1. Evan will be bringing a 1908 American Locomotive 60hp touring car.

Evan Ide is an automotive historian, author and restorer specializing in automobiles built prior to WWII. He is a Specialist for RM Sothebys auction house and is the founder and principal of HVS restorations. For over 20 years Evan has been intimately involved with early automobiles and brings an unusual perspective to the auction business by being both a historian and a professional restorer. In the early 2000s Evan served as Curator of the Larz Anderson Auto Museum. During this time he published two books and continues to have a strong involvement with Museums internationally. Evan was selected to author a section of “The Stewardship of Historically Significant Automobiles” the first book ever published on the subject of preservation. Evan is a member of the selection committee for the Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance.

Evan’s restoration/conservation work primarily focuses on pre WWI and WW2 vehicles. Historic automobiles he has restored and prepared have received ten awards at the Pebble Beach Concours D’elegance including multiple best in Class prizes. The restorations undertaken by HVS are heavily reliant on in-depth research and are typically unique or ultra rare automobiles. 50% of HVS work is preformed on vehicles belonging to museum collections. Evan has been an international adviser to the Louwman Museum in The Hague, NL for more than a decade.

As a historian Evan has lectured frequently including four different presentations at the Royal Automobile Club London, lectures at the Blackhawk Museum, CA, Simeone Foundation PA, University of New Hampshire, Heritage Museum and Gardens, MA, and the Audrain Automobile Museum, RI. Additionally Evan is a frequent contributor to a variety of media including a recurring role on televisions Chasing Classic Cars.