Stevens production from 1908 to 1910 consisted of two four-cylinder, 36 hp models – with the Model X being a handsome touring car, which retailed at $2,850. The company built its own coachwork and, as seen here, the cars were of high quality, with beautifully ornate and intricate moldings.

The history of this example can be traced through the Stevens-Duryea registry, which records ownership in Cleveland, Ohio, by 1953, when it was acquired by Franklin Hershey of Oakland, California, in August that year. In 1956, the car passed to Carl Saunders, then spent time in the famed Harrah Collection before being acquired by collector George Schilling. It finally found a long-term home with the Eastwood family in 1966. Doug Eastwood retained this Stevens-Duryea for many years, eventually passing it to his daughter, Jean Burns, in 1998. Stan Lucas purchased it from the family in the early 2000s.

A well-kept example, its paintwork in rich burgundy with red fine lines has a unified finish, the driver footboard and floor panel retain period rubber, and the interior is similarly in very fine order – all suggesting that they are original to the car. This four-cylinder Stevens-Duryea exemplifies the traits that appealed to Mr. Lucas for his exceptional collection: long-term ownership, intrinsic authenticity, and remarkably preserved condition.