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List Of Defunct United States Automobile Manufacturers
This is a list of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States. They were discontinued for various reasons, such as bankruptcy of the parent company, mergers, or being phased out. A * A Automobile Company (1910–1913) 'Blue & Gold' model * Abbott-Detroit (1909–1918) Moved to Cleveland and renamed to 'Abbott' in 1917.Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p. 190. * Abeln-Zehr (1911–1912) Renamed to 'Zehr' after departure of S. Abeln in 1912.Clymer, p. 210. * AC Propulsion (1997–2003) tzero model * Apex Motor Car Company (1920–1922) Ace model * Acme Motor Car Company (1903–1911) * Adams Company (1905–1912) 'Adams-Farwell' model * Anger Engineering Company (1913–1915) * Aerocar Company (1905–1908) * Aerocar International (1946–1987) * Aircraft Products (1947) Airscoot model * Airway (1949–1950)Flory, J. "Kelly", Jr. ''American Cars 1946–1959'' (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Automobile Company
A Automobile Company was a brass era American automobile manufacturer located in Sacramento, California from 1910 to 1913. It sold a car known as the ''Blue & Gold''. History Tha A Automobile Company was founded in Sacramento, California, in September 1910 by San Francisco businessmen E. C. Collins (president), J. H. Graham (vice president), T. F. Cooke (treasurer), and C. E. Gibbs (secretary). They planned a factory with a capacity of 5000 cars, built on land given to the company by North Sacramento Land Company. Offices were set up in Sacramento in January 1911. Their first product was to be a torpedo-bodied runabout, named the ''Blue & Gold'', after the colors of California's state flag. By 1913, a small number of cars had been built, with four- or six-cylinder engine, electric lights, self-starting, and left-hand drive. The four, on a wheelbase In both road and rail vehicles, the wheelbase is the horizontal distance between the centers of the front and rear wheels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American (1899 Automobile)
The American was an American automobile designed by Frank Duryea and manufactured by the American Automobile Company of New York City in 1899 to 1901. It was a "hydro-carbon carriage" which could be started from the seat by its chain-and-sprocket gear A gear is a rotating circular machine part having cut teeth or, in the case of a cogwheel or gearwheel, inserted teeth (called ''cogs''), which mesh with another (compatible) toothed part to transmit (convert) torque and speed. The basic ...ing. References External links Photo on Flickr Veteran vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Duryea Motor vehicle manufacturers based in New York (state) {{Veteran-auto-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Automobile And Power Company
The American Automobile and Power Company was an American Brass Era car manufacturer, incorporated in Sanford, Maine, in 1903.Kimes, Beverly Rae. ''The Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1805–1942'' (Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1989), p.30. They produced the American Populaire during 1904 and 1905.Kimes, p.42. Starting with a capital of $500,000, the company incorporated on December 9, 1903. There were eight officers, three from Boston, Massachusetts, the rest locals; Bostonian Henry D. Long was treasurer, Sanfordian Ernest M. Goodall president. With a design from Edward O. Mosher, AEC produced a prototype in a shed in Lawrence, Massachusetts, debuting it at the Boston Automobile Show in March 1904. The company offered three models, all with Mosher's 12 hp (8 kW) two-cylinder engine, on the same 84 in (2134 mm) wheelbase: a $850 roadster, a $950 tonneau (which had an unusual swing-out split front seat), and a $1000 Cape Cod Tourer. By contrast, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American (1911 Automobile)
Founded in Kansas City, Missouri in 1908, the American Automobile Manufacturing Company acquired the Jonz Automobile Company of Beatrice, Nebraska in 1910 with a planned initial capitalization of $1,000,000. In early news releases, the company claimed "$100,000 of the stock has been subscribed for by Chicago and Kansas City men". Initial plans called for the establishment of factories in Kansas City and Louisville, Kentucky. The company settled on moving its offices to Louisville, Kentucky in December, 1910, and began manufacturing in an abandoned woolen mill across the Ohio River from Louisville in New Albany, Indiana. The factory buildings were two and three stories in height, located on a six-acre tract on Vincennes Street in New Albany. The factory was reported in 1914 to be "one of the very largest factories in the state of Indiana... and is equipped with machinery, tools, raw materials, parts and accessories for the manufacture of motor cars." Promising huge potential pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonz (automobile)
Jonz, Brass Era automobiles and trucks were built by the Jonz Automobile Company from 1908 through 1914 in Beatrice, Nebraska. History The Jonz automobiles and Jonz trucks were built by the Jonz Automobile Company as an American vehicle from 1908 through 1914. The early vehicles were built at the Jonz factory at Seventh and Doane Streets in Beatrice, Nebraska and were later produced in New Albany, Indiana. The Jonz company was founded by inventor Charles Chesterfield ("C. Chester") Jones and his two brothers. Three different models of Jones' patented "vapor cooled engine" cars were initially offered, a roadster, a runabout and a touring car. These models could be ordered with one of three different versions of Jones' patented "Jonz Tranquil Motor". Unique Combustion Engine In 1908 Jones applied for a patent on a 2-stroke gasoline engine that he described as "new and useful" because of its claimed simplicity. The motor design used only five movable parts and did not use a typical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambassador (automobile Company)
The Ambassador automobile company of Chicago, Illinois was founded in 1921 by John Hertz. History In the late 1910s Hertz took control of the Walden W. Shaw Livery Corporation. The company had already been producing a car of their own, called the Weidely. He took the rest of the stock bodies and put 6-cylinder Continental engines in them, then sold them. The cars had full-leather trunks. In February 1921, the cars made their debut at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ... during the Chicago Automobile Show. A 4-cylinder car costing $700 was announced in October of that year, but it was never made. After the original Weidely stock was used up, a smaller car was designed. After 1925, Hertz named it after himself. Models References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalgamated (1917 Automobile)
The Amalgamated was made by the Amalgamated Machinery Corp of Chicago, Illinois, from 1917 to 1919. The Amalgamated Six used a special engine which featured positively opened poppet valves A poppet valve (also called mushroom valve) is a valve typically used to control the timing and quantity of gas or vapor flow into an engine. It consists of a hole or open-ended chamber, usually round or oval in cross-section, and a plug, usual .... Instead of disc cams that would only lift, grooved cylindrical cams of the type similar to those in machine tools and other machinery were utilized. Aside from that, the Amalgamated was an assembled car, and only a few were made. References ^ Keith Marvin, "Amalgamated", in Georgano, G.N., ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885-1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974), pp. 40. 1910s cars Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Illinois Defunct manufacturing companies b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcoa
Alcoa Corporation (an acronym for Aluminum Company of America) is a Pittsburgh-based industrial corporation. It is the world's eighth-largest producer of aluminum. Alcoa conducts operations in 10 countries. Alcoa is a major producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling. In May 2007, Alcoa Inc. made a US$27 billion hostile takeover bid for Alcan in an attempt to form the world's largest aluminum producer. The bid was withdrawn when Alcan announced a friendly takeover by Rio Tinto in July 2007. On November 1, 2016, Alcoa Inc. split into two entities: a new one called Alcoa Corporation, which is engaged in the mining and manufacture of raw aluminum, and the renaming of Alcoa Inc. to Arconic Inc., which processes aluminum and other metals. After relocating its corporate operations to New York City in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altham (car)
The Altham was an American automobile manufactured in Fall River, Massachusetts from 1896 to 1899. George J. Altham was a pioneer in the creation of "hydro-carbon carriages". The company collapsed when the treasurer absconded with most of the stock and the real estate deed In common law, a deed is any legal instrument in writing which passes, affirms or confirms an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions, sealed. It is commonly associated with transferring ...s at the end of 1899. Named after the highly accomplished son of George, Joseph Altham a man of great knowledge of the automobile world 1890s cars Cars introduced in 1896 Defunct manufacturing companies based in Massachusetts Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Fall River, Massachusetts Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Massachusetts Veteran vehicles {{Veteran-auto-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alter (automobile)
The Alter Motor Car Company, of Plymouth, Michigan, produced over 1,000 automobiles between 1914 and 1916. The company was organized on January 26, 1914, by Guy Hamilton, F.M. Woodward, and other local residents. Construction of the factory started in the spring of 1914. Soon after, they started production of the Alter designed by Clarence Alter of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The car was made from component parts shipped to Plymouth by rail and then assembled at the Farmer Street factory. At its peak, the factory employed 100 people, and produced 25 vehicles a day. January 1917, the company went into receivership, and closed. The factory building still stands on Farmer Street near downtown Plymouth, across from the Cultural Center. In 2000 it was restored and, as of October 2007, is home to the C.D. Sparling Co., a small manufacturing company. The 1914 model was a five-passenger touring car. A roadster was later introduced. The 1916 Alter model was described as "the classy lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpena (automobile)
The Alpena Flyer was an American automobile manufactured between 1910 and 1914 in Alpena, Michigan by the Alpena Motor Car Company. Approximately 480 cars in 13 models were produced, costing around $1,500, and just one car is known to exist today. The car was intended to be light and inexpensive, and to make Alpena into an "Automobile City", although this latter goal failed. Details In 1911 the Alpena Flyer was advertised as ''“The Greatest, Biggest and Most Sensational Actual Values In The Automobile World For $1450.00."'' The Alpena Flyer was an assembled car produced as a standard Touring Car for 4 or 5 passengers, a four door 5 passenger Touring Car and a Roadster. Prices for the 1911 Alpena Flyer standard Touring Car was $1450.00, four door 5 passenger Touring $1600.00 and the Roadster was 1450.00. The Alpena Flyer was designed for speed using unit engine/gearbox construction with three-point suspension Suspension or suspended may refer to: Science and engineering * Susp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
