Keystone was used as the

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of two

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companies.

History

The Keystone and Keystone Six were built for the Munch-Allen Motor Car Company of DuBois, Pa. Howard Motor Works in

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, built the first thirty cars before production moved to DuBois in 1909. In 1910 production returned to Yonkers shortly before the company failed. The Keystone Six was a 60

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automobile on a 122 inch wheelbase. All body styles cost $2,250, . The second Keystone was an American automobile manufactured from 1914 until 1915. Designed by Chas C. Snodgrass and built in

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, it used a Rutenber 55 hp six

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. It was built on a 138-inch wheelbase. It failed before a company could be set up to sell it.

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History

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