The King-Remick was a brass era automobile built in
Detroit
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,
Michigan
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, in 1910.
History
The Autoparts Manufacturing Company built for King-Remick a two-seat
roadster. It was powered by a (6.6 liter) six-cylinder engine, with
shaft drive
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and a wheelbase of nearly . It was claimed this "gives perfect distribution of the load". Probably only the prototype was built.
[Quoted in Clymer, p.112.]
References
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Sources
*Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
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G.N. Georgano
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''The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present''. 1968.
Brass Era vehicles
Cars introduced in 1910
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
1910s cars