FRAMINGHAM, Mass. —

When it comes to cars in the United States, most people think of Detroit. But in fact, it all started in Massachusetts.

From 1893 to World War II, there were 162 manufacturers of automobiles in the state. One of those was the R.H. Long Motor Company, which made a Bay State original, the Bay State.

“I looked for 30 years to find one of these cars. I gave up. And it found me," said Ken Lemoine, of Framingham, Massachusetts, which is outside of Boston.

The self-described "car-o-holic" has spent the last seven years restoring a one-of-a-kind 1924 Bay State.

"You’re looking at the only remaining Bay State sedan known to exist," Lemoine said.

Powered by a 6-cylinder, Continental 7L engine and driven by a Warner transmission, with Columbia rear axle and Delco electronics

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