Iroquois Motor Car Company
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Iroquois Motor Car Company (1903–1907) was a manufacturer of automobiles in
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, and later, Seneca Falls, New York.


History

The company was founded by John S. Leggett as Leggett Carriage Company and originally specialized in the production of automobile bodies. The Iroquois was a
four-cylinder The engine configuration describes the fundamental operating principles by which internal combustion engines are categorized. Piston engines are often categorized by their cylinder layout, valves and camshafts. Wankel engines are often categorize ...
car with sliding gear transmission and shaft drive. Horsepower and size increasing yearly up to a 40 hp model in 1907.


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File:Iroquois-auto 1905 ad.jpg, 1905 Iroquois Motor Car advertisement File:Iroquois-auto 1907.jpg, 1907 Iroquois Motor Car advertisement


See also

Brass Era car The Brass Era is an American term for the early period of automotive manufacturing, named for the prominent brass fittings used during this time for such things as lights and radiators. It is generally considered to encompass 1896 through 1915 ...


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