Bell Motor Cars Company was an American

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company, based in

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. They were also built under license in Barrie, Ontario. Unrelated cars named Bell were built in England (1905-1914) and France (1923-1925).Wise, David Burgess. ''Encyclopedia of Automobiles'' (London: Quarto Publishing), 1979, p.96-97. Bell, an

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rather than a

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, offered

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engine, Westinghouse starter and generator, Stromberg carburetor, Warner steering,

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transmission, and Atwater-Kent (domestic) or Simms

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(export)

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*Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.

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1921 Model 21 tourer advertisement

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