Automobiles

Prior to the widespread adoption of the automobile in the United States, the Post Office Department tested motorized vehicles for use in delivering the mail. This faster, more efficient form of transportation soon became the standard for mail delivery.

Click on the thumbnail below that closely resembles the type of automobile in your historic image.

Earliest - Thin, Spiked Wheels, and Open Cabs	Ford Model T
Screen Trucks	Parcel Post Truck
Enclosed Trucks	Mailster Mail Truck
Vans	Jeeps