Peter Riess posing in 1898 Winton automobile

View of Peter Riess posing in 1898 Winton car. Two women stand behind car; man with bucket stands with his hand on rear wheel. Labels on back: "Summer, 1903 was eventful for those who built and drove Winton cars. The Winton Bullet no. 2, with eight cylinders and 80 horsepower, topped a mile-a-minute, and a cigar-chewing young man named Barney Oldfield took the first of hundreds of races he won in it before it was retired. Alexander Winton himself led a team of cars to France for the James Gordon Bennett Cup race, driving one to an excellent showing. In Williambridge, N.Y. (later Bronx Park), Peter Riess was driving his one-cylinder Winton for the third year. It was the first car in town when he bought it, second hand, for $500 in 1901. It was also one of the first of its breed -- one of the two-score turned out in 1898 when Winton, an otherwise sane and respectable Cleveland bicycle builder, became the first established businessman to enter the automotive field. With his car freshly washed and worked over with a feather duster, Riess is ready for a spin down Lewell Avenue. The car wasn't as fast as the Bullets, nor as powerful, but it never missed a lick. Wintons, which became good luxury cars, passed from the scene in 1925. An 1898 Winton, owned by Peter Riess of Williamsbridge, N.Y. (later Bronx Park). Mr. Riess bought the one-cylinder car when it was three years old for $500. See April, 1954, Auto Facts, for more details." Handwritten on back: "Winton, 1898."