You can be impressed by Thomas Coleman du Pont (1863-1930) because he supervised the construction of the DuPont Highway through Delaware, or because he was a two-term U.S. senator from that state, or because he had the good sense to be born a great-grandson of the founder of E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. But you must be impressed by this sweet camping car, built by luxury car-maker Stoddard-Dayton, which he used during his highway construction days. (Later on, after a stint as president of du Pont, he refocused his attention on fine lodging: he eventually became part owner of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York and Washington, D.C.’s Willard Hotel.)
Photo via Flickr Commons project, 2010
