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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.


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Historical Society: DeWitt Motor Company
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