early taxi, just a year or two after letting the horse off the hook of pulling it around

How about that crazy steering?

Found on https://www.toovia.com/posts/2014/sep/10/0.13503.458568042255613962

Great old fire truck getting assembled, look at those bucket seats and bell

Found on Shorpy.com 

during the 1908 Ormond-Daytona races in Florida.

Found on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Time-Travelers-come-travel-back-in-time/284477301577152?ref=stream

practically chain mail on the back tires

Found on http://aacalibrary.tumblr.com/