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The Alsace was an American automobile manufactured by
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between 1920 and 1921 for Automotive Products Co. of New York, made with right-hand drive for export purposes. The car differed from other Piedmont products chiefly because it used a
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-shaped radiator. It had a
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of and employed a 3.1 litre
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engine.


References

Keith Marvin, "Alsace", in
G.N. Georgano George Nicolas "Nick" Georgano (29 February 1932 – 22 October 2017Nick Georgano
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, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885-1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974), pp. 37. Vintage vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States {{Vintage-auto-stub