Charles Emmett Mack died in a car crash on his way to the studio four months prior to the release of this completed film, though he was not on his way to shoot a car chase to this film as has been often reported. Because of this unfortunate occurrence, when the film eventually was released, cast credits were rearranged, placing Barney Oldfield in top position, even though he only had a relatively short appearance in the film, and Mack was quietly placed in the bottom position, even though he was the star. [The credits for the version shown on TCM lists "Chas. E. Mack" third from the bottom with Oldfield listed last.]
This movie has been preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Mr. Stebbins' car is a 1906 Holsman Runabout. This Chicago company was in business from 1901 to 1910.
Barney Oldfield is shown driving a 1901 Ford 999 and is depicted as breaking the 60 miles-per-hour record on a closed course in 1903.
Ancient Autos Puff: A Gabriel of the movies has blown his trumpet over the graveyard of dead and forgotten cars, and as a result 18 of the oldest automobiles in the United States will come to life on the Warner Brothers' lot in Hollywood. It cost more than $50,000 to collect and restore these ancient vehicles, which will sputter and snort their two-cylinder way through a feature picture romanticizing the infancy of the automobile. [St Petersburg Times, March 10, 1927. syndicated.]