The Allen was a short-lived United States

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manufactured in

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from 1913 to 1914. The early models featured a two-cylinder engine, while later ones had a

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four-cylinder version. These models also had a

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and

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, a wheelbase, and a track, costing $450. Confusingly, another American company also offered a car called the

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, also in 1913.

References

^ G. Marshall Naul, "Allen (i)”, in

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, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885-1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974), pp. 36. Brass Era vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Pennsylvania {{Brass-auto-stub