The Driggs was an automobile manufactured by the
Driggs Ordnance & Manufacturing Corporation of
New Haven, Connecticut
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between 1921 and 1923.
The Model D was powered by a
4-cylinder engine
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of the company's own design, and had a wheelbase of 104 inches (2640mm).
The following models and prices were offered for sale:
* Tourer - $1275
* Roadster - $1275
* Sedan - $1975
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For 1923 a Coupe was added to the range, selling for $1675.
Although the Model D was advertised with the slogan "Built With the Precision of Ordnance", sales were probably not more than 150 vehicles.
From 1923 the Model D was built for the
taxi
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market until 1925.
References
External links
Photo of 1921 Model D roadster
Vintage vehicles
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States