100 Years of Caterpillar: Honoring a Century of Power

Featuring Our Fully Restored Caterpillar 15, Serial #1

This year marks a century of Caterpillar — 100 years since the merger that formed one of the most influential names in heavy equipment history.

To celebrate this milestone, we featured one of the crown jewels in our collection: a fully restored Caterpillar 15 with Serial Number 1. This machine isn’t just rare — it’s the very first of its kind. A symbol of Caterpillar’s early days, when innovation met determination and steel met soil.

While the industry has changed over the past 100 years, the legacy of the Cat 15 reminds us how it all started — with hardworking machines built to move the earth and stand the test of time.

We’re proud to help preserve this history, and even prouder to share it with visitors from all walks of life who come here to see these machines up close and in person.

Here’s to the first 100 years of Caterpillar — and to the machines, people, and stories that made it all possible.