Smith Automobile Company of Topeka, Kansas was an early United Statesautomobile manufacturing company which produced the Veracity, Smith, and Great Smith lines of automobiles from 1902 to 1912. In 1908, a Great Smith became the first automobile to make it to the top of Pikes Peak.[1] Coordinates: Country United States State Kansas County Shawnee Founded December 5, 1854 Incorporated February 14, 1857 - Mayor Bill Bunten (R) Area - City 147. ... For the magazine called automobile, see Automobile Magazine. ... Pikes Peak (formerly Pikes Peak, see below) is a mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, 10 miles (16 km) west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. ...