The Frick Car and Carriage Museum houses the Frick's collection of historic carriages and automobiles dating back to the turn of the 20C, the time when the development of the automobile profoundly changed American life.
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| Car & Carriage Museum (est 1990, expansion 1997 along with a loan of antique automobiles from the collection of G Whitney Snyder, who bequeathed his brass collection to the museum in 1999; 2015 expansion) |
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| Car & Carriage Museum (1997 expansion) |
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| The original carriage house (1955) is now the Education Center |
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| Four-spring Basket Phaeton (c 1903, by Brewster & Company, New York, NY) |
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| Extension Brougham (c 1895, by William D Rogers, Son & Company, Philadelphia, PA) owned by the Fricks |
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| Four-passenger Bobsled (c 1900, by the French Carriage Company, Boston, MA) |
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| Model A Runabout (1901, by Knox Automobile Company, Springfield, MA) from the Snyder Collection |
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| Tonneau (1898, by Panhard et Levassor, Paris France) belonged to the son of Henry Heinz (founder of the HJ Heinz Company), who drove it in the 1900 French Century Run reaching a speed of 40 mph |
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| Stanley Steamer Model 60 Runabout (1910, by Stanley Motor Carriage Company, Newton, MA) performed better than gasoline-powered vehicles on the hills of Pittsburgh, and did not stall or overheat in the city streets; it was powerful enough to reach speeds of 60-70 mph leading to speed regulations |
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| Keystone Six-sixty Roadster (1909, by Munch-Allen Motor Car Company, Dubois, PA) is an early racing vehicle from the Snyder Collection; produced for only one year |
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| Keystone Six-sixty Roadster (KSS) |
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| Buick Model 10 Runabout (1908, by Buick Motor Company, Flint, MI) |
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| Penn 30 Touring Car (1911, by Penn Motor Car Company, Pittsburgh, PA) from the Snyder Collection |
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| Note the bulb-operated horn, also the hand brake and the brass acetylene gas generator that provided the gas to power the headlights |
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| American Austin Coupe (1931, by American Austin Car Company, Butler, PA) from the Snyder Collection is a smaller version of the automobile (only about 5' high) built in response to the Depression (KSS) |
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| Bantam Roadster (1939, by American Bantam Car Company, formerly the American Austin Car Company) could travel up to 60 miles on a gallon |
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| Model E Touring Car (1917, by Standard Steel Car Company, Butler, PA) from the Snyder Collection |
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| Model E Touring Car detail |
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