Charles F.Wake regularly paused to admire
the scenery-- and perhaps do a little work
on the 1899 Winton.
photo by CHRISTOPHER JENSEN
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By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN
PLAIN DEALER AUTO EDITOR
Without a doubt, the 1899 Winton has
the longest factory warranty
and most comprehensive roadside
assistance progam in the world.
That is a good thing when you are
tryinig to drive from Cleveland to New
York in one.
The best thing of all is that I
don't have to call anyone. There is
no toll-free number, because the factory
representative is sitting next to me as
we head through Batavia, N.Y., bound for
glory-- or at least the village of Leroy.
Have a mechanical problem? Try
1-800-NUDGE-@HARLIE.
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Charlie is Charles F. Wake, 56, of Sarasota,
Fla., the greatgrandson of Alexander Winton,
the Cleveland founder of the car company who
drove one of his cars from Cleveland to New
York in 1897 and then again in 1899 in the
company of Plain Dealer reporter Charies B.
Shanks.
We are repeating the drive on the Winton
Centennial, which celebrates the l00th
anniversary of the founding of the Winton
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Motor Carriage Co.
It is an event organized
by Winton descendants, including great-
grandsons Wake and James A. Winton of
Rocky River, and the Fredrick C. Crawford
Auto-Aviation Museum which owns the 1899
Winton.
The voice of doom
On the third day of our drive, our
mighty one-cylinder engine is making
its muffled
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