The DeWitt Motor Company produced
automobiles in a factory in
North Manchester, Indiana from about 1908 through 1910.
The vehicles came in two models, a 2-seater runabout and a 2-seater light truck. Both were
high wheeler
A high wheeler is a car which uses large diameter wheels that are similar to those used by horse-drawn vehicles. These cars were produced until about 1915, predominantly in the United States.
Design
High wheelers were derived from horse-drawn ...
s which much resembled standard buggies of the era, and were powered by a simple 2-cylinder opposed air-cooled engine.
The company was started and named after Virgil DeWitt, a
Swedish immigrant to the
United States.
References
Historical Society: DeWitt Motor Company
Cars introduced in 1908
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Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Indiana
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