Century Motor Vehicle Company (1899–1903) was a manufacturer of electric
and
steam automobiles in
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...
. The company switched to gasoline-fuelled
internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit. In an internal combus ...
-powered automobiles in January 1903,
and went out of business later that year.
It is not to be confused with Century, a British motor company that produced cars until 1907.
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References
External links
The Century Steam Car & The Century Motor Vehicle Co.
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Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Syracuse, New York
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
Vintage vehicles
Veteran vehicles
1900s cars
American companies established in 1899
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1899
Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1903
1899 establishments in New York (state)
1903 disestablishments in New York (state)
Defunct companies based in Syracuse, New York