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manufacturer located in

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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

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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

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-bodied runabout, named the ''Blue & Gold'', after the colors of California's

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. 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

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, was priced at US$1150, with sliding-gear three-speed transmission. The six sold for $2100. Though production in 1913 was projected to be 500, as few as 29 were actually built.

Notes

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