This is a list of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States. They were discontinued for various reasons, such as bankruptcy of the parent company, mergers, or being phased out.
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A Automobile Company
A Automobile Company was a brass era American automobile manufacturer located in Sacramento, California from 1910 to 1913. It sold a car known as the ''Blue & Gold''.
History
Tha A Automobile Company was founded in Sacramento, California, in ...
(1910–1913) 'Blue & Gold' model
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Abbott-Detroit
The Abbott-Detroit was an American luxury automobile manufactured between 1909 and 1919. It was designed by John G. Utz, designer of the Chalmers, who had previously worked for Olds Motor Works and the Autocar Company. Considered powerful and ...
(1909–1918) Moved to Cleveland and renamed to 'Abbott' in 1917.Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p. 190.
* Abeln-Zehr (1911–1912) Renamed to 'Zehr' after departure of S. Abeln in 1912.Clymer, p. 210.
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AC Propulsion
AC Propulsion is a San Dimas, California, USA company founded in 1992 by Alan Cocconi, Wally Rippel, and Paul Carosa, that specializes in alternating current-based drivetrain systems for electric vehicles. It offers AC-induction traction motors ...
(1997–2003) tzero model
* Apex Motor Car Company (1920–1922)
Ace
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Aerocar International
Aerocar International was a roadable aircraft manufacturer, founded by Moulton Taylor in Longview, Washington. Work continued until the late 1960s, when changing legislation made Taylor's designs impractical.
Aircraft
* Aerocar I (1949) – S ...
(1946–1987)
* Aircraft Products (1947) Airscoot model
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Airway
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Air is breathed in through the nose to ...
(1949–1950)Flory, J. "Kelly", Jr. ''American Cars 1946–1959'' (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Coy, 2008), p. 1016.
* Ajax Motors Co. (1914–1915) Based in Seattle
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Ajax Motor Vehicle Company
Ajax Motor Vehicle Company was a now-defunct American brass era electric car manufacturer established in New York City, which operated from 1901 until 1903. It produced the Ajax Electric car. Its factory was located at 220 West 36th Street, just n ...
American Automobile and Power Company
The American Automobile and Power Company was an American Brass Era car manufacturer, incorporated in Sanford, Maine, in 1903.Kimes, Beverly Rae. ''The Standard Catalog of American Cars, 1805–1942'' (Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications, 1989), ...
Junior
Junior or Juniors may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* ''Junior'' (Junior Mance album), 1959
* ''Junior'' (Röyksopp album), 2009
* ''Junior'' (Kaki King album), 2010
* ''Junior'' (LaFontaines album), 2019
Films
* ''Junior'' (1994 ...
model
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American Motors
American Motors Corporation (AMC; commonly referred to as American Motors) was an American automobile manufacturing company formed by the merger of Nash-Kelvinator Corporation and Hudson Motor Car Company on May 1, 1954. At the time, it was the ...
(1954–1987) Also known as AMC
* American Motors Co. (1906–1924) Balanced Six model. Based in New Jersey
* American Motors Incorporated (1917–1922) Amco model. Based in New York
* American Power Carriage (1899–1900)
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American Simplex
Billed as "a motor-car symphony", the American Simplex was an American automobile manufactured in Mishawaka, Indiana, United States, from 1906 to 1915 by the Simplex Motor Car Company; the company shortened its product's name to Amplex in 1910 t ...
Ansted-Lexington
The Ansted-Lexington, also known as the Ansted, was an American automobile manufactured in 1922. The Ansted-Lexington was a custom-designed Lexington
Lexington may refer to:
Places England
* Laxton, Nottinghamshire, formerly Lexington
Canad ...
(1922)
* Anthony (1899–1900)
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Apperson
The Apperson was a brand of American automobile manufactured from 1901 to 1926 in Kokomo, Indiana.
Company history
The company was founded by the brothers Edgar and Elmer Apperson shortly after they left Haynes-Apperson; for a time they con ...
Badger
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(1910–1911) Based in Wisconsin
* Bailey (1907–1910)
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Baker Electric
Baker Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of Brass Era electric automobiles in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1899 to 1914.
History
The first Baker vehicle was a two seater with a selling price of US$850. One was sold to Thomas Edi ...
(1899–1916)Clymer, pp. 190, 205. Based in Cleveland
* Balboa (1924–1925)
* Baldner (1900–1903)
* Baldwin (1899–1901)
* Ball Steam (1868, 1902)
* Balzer (1894–1900)
* Banker (1905)
* Bantam (1914) Distinct from
American Bantam
The American Bantam Car Company was an American automobile manufacturing company incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania. American Bantam is credited with the invention of the Original Jeep in 1940. The company's founders, Roy Evans and Willia ...
* Barbarino (1923–1925)
* Barley Motor Car Co. (1916–1929)
* Barrows Electric (1895–1899)
* Bates Automobile Company (1904–1905)
* Bauer (1914–1916)
* Bay State (1907–1908)
* Bean-Chamberlain Manufacturing Co. (1901–1902) Hudson model
* Beardsley (1914–1917)
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Beechcraft
Beechcraft is an American brand of civil aviation and military aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Originally, it was a brand of Beech Aircraft Corporation, an American manufacturer of general avi ...
(1946)
* Beggs (1919–1923)
* Belden (1907–1911)
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Bell Motor Car Company
Bell Motor Cars Company was an American automobile company, based in York, Pennsylvania, York, Pennsylvania. They were also built under license in Barrie, Ontario. Unrelated cars named Bell were built in England (1905-1914) and France (1923-1 ...
(1916–1922) Based in Pennsylvania
* Belmont Electric Auto Co. (1909–1910)
* Belmont (1916)
* Bendix (1908–1909)
* Benham Manufacturing Co. (1914)
* Ben Hur (1917–1918) Based in Cleveland
* Benner (1909)
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Berg Berg may refer to:
People
*Berg (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
*Berg Ng (born 1960), Hong Kong actor
* Berg (footballer) (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
Former states
* Berg (state), county and duchy of the Hol ...
Birmingham Motors
Birmingham Motors was a United States based automobile company. Organized in 1920, it was tentatively in business only from 1921 through 1923.
The Birmingham offered a number of unusual features, including a type of swing axle suspension and exte ...
(1921–1923)
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Black
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(1893, 1896–1900)
* Black Motor Company (1908–1910) Renamed to 'Black-Crow' in 1909
* Blackhawk (1903)
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Blackhawk Black Hawk and Blackhawk may refer to:
Animals
* Black Hawk (horse), a Morgan horse that lived from 1833 to 1856
* Common black hawk, ''Buteogallus anthracinus''
* Cuban black hawk, ''Buteogallus gundlachii''
* Great black hawk, ''Buteogallus uru ...
(1929–1930)
*
Bliss
BLISS is a system programming language developed at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) by W. A. Wulf, D. B. Russell, and A. N. Habermann around 1970. It was perhaps the best known system language until C debuted a few years later. Since then, C b ...
(1906)
* B.L.M. (1906–1907)
* Blomstrom (C.H.) Motor Co. (1902–1903)
* Blomstrom Manufacturing Co. (1907–1908) Gyroscope model, based in Michigan.
* Blood Brothers Auto and Machine Company (1902–1906)
* BMC (1952) Distinct from the British brand
* Boardman (1946)
* Bobbi-Kar (1945–1947)
* Boisselot (1901)
* Borbein Electric (1900, 1904–1909)
* Borland Electric (1910–1916)
* Boss Steam Car (1897–1909)Clymer, p. 23.
* Boston-Amesbury (1902–1903)
* Boston High Wheel (1907)
* Bour-Davis Co. (1915–1922)
* Bournonville
* Bowman Motor Car Company (1921–1922)
* Bramwell (1904–1905)
* Bramwell-Robinson (1899–1902)
* Brasie (1914–1916)
* Brazier (1902–1903)
* Brecht (1901–1903)
* Brennan (1902–1908)
* Brew-Hatcher (1904–1905)
* Brewster & Co. (1915–1925, 1934–1937)
* Briggs and Stratton (1919–1923)
Smith Flyer
The Smith Flyer was an American automobile manufactured by the A.O. Smith Company in Milwaukee from 1915 until about 1919 when the manufacturing rights were sold to Briggs & Stratton and it was renamed to Briggs & Stratton Flyer.
History
T ...
Cannon
A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder ...
* C-A-C (1914–1915)
* Cady Automobile Company (1899)
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
(1900–1902, 1910)
* Caloric (1903–1904)
* Camelot Motors (1981)
* Cameron (1903–1920)Clymer, pp. 23, 206. One of three companies by this name.
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Campbell Campbell may refer to:
People Surname
* Campbell (surname), includes a list of people with surname Campbell
Given name
* Campbell Brown (footballer), an Australian rules footballer
* Campbell Brown (journalist) (born 1968), American television ne ...
(1918–1919)
*
Canda
Canda is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about west of Rovigo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 958 and an area of .All demographi ...
(1900–1902)
*
Cannon
A cannon is a large- caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant. Gunpowder ("black powder") was the primary propellant before the invention of smokeless powder ...
(1902–1906)
* Cantono Electric (1904–1907)
*
Car de Luxe
The Car de Luxe was an American automobile manufactured from 1906 until 1910. A sister marque to the Queen, the Car de Luxe had overhead valves which were operated by one rocker per cylinder. The 40/50 hp, 6755 cc car was actuated by a ...
(1906–1910)
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Carbon Motors Corporation
The Carbon Motors Corporation was an American automobile manufacturer headquartered in Connersville, Indiana, United States. Formed in 2003, Carbon Motors was notable for designing the Carbon Motors E7, a purpose-built police car. After a governm ...
(2003–2013)
* Cardway (1923–1924)
* Carhart (1871)
* Carhartt Automobile Company (1910–1912)
* Carlson (1904)
* Carrol
* Carroll (1908) Distinct from ''Carrol''
* Carroll Six (1921–1922)
* Carter Twin-Engine (1907–1908)
* Cartercar (1905–1916)
* Carthage (1914–1915)
* Case (1911–1927)Clymer, p. 153. Based in Wisconsin
* C.B (1917–1918)
* Ceco (1914–1915) Based in Chicago
* Centaur (1902–1903)
* Central (1905–1906)
* Century (1900–1903) 'Tourist' model
* Century Motor Company (1911–1915) Renamed to 'Century Electric Car Company' in 1915
* Century Steamer (1906)
* Cornish-Friedberg Motor Car Co (1907–1909)
* Chadwick Engineering Works (1904–1916, 1960)
* Chalfant (1905–1912)
* Chalmers-Detroit (1908–1914) Renamed to Chalmers in 1911
* Champion (1916)
* Chandler (1913–1929)
* Chapman Electric (1899–1901)
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Charles Abresch Company
The Charles Abresch Company was a carriage and wagon factory and an automotive, commercial vehicle and body manufacturer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Brand names were Abresch and, for trucks, the Abresch-Cramer Auto Truck Company.
The company ...
Checker Motors Corporation
Checker Motors Corporation was a Kalamazoo, Michigan, vehicle manufacturer and tier-one subcontractor that manufactured taxicabs used by Checker Taxi. Morris Markin established the company in 1922, initially named the Checker Cab Manufacturing ...
(1922–1982)
* Chelsea (1914)
* Chicago (1902)
* Chicago Electric (1899–1901)
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Chicago Motor Buggy
The Black was an American brass era automobile, built at 124 East Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois, in 1906.
It was a high wheeler buggy priced at a US$375-$450, when Gale's Model A was $500, the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout went for $650, an ...
model
* Chicago Steam Car (1905–1907)
* Chief (1908)
* Christie (1904–1910)
* Christman (1901–1905, 1907)
* Church-Field (1912–1913)
* Church Manufacturing Co (1903–1904) Lenawee model
* Cincinnati Steamer (1903–1904)
* CinO (1910–1913)
*
Citicar
The CitiCar is an electric car produced from 1974 to 1977 by Sebring, Florida–based Sebring-Vanguard, Inc. After being bought out by Commuter Vehicles, Inc, Sebring-Vanguard produced the similar Comuta-Car and Comuta-Van from 1979 to 1982. Si ...
(1974–1976)
* Clark (1901)
* Clark Electric (1903–1905)
* Clark & Company (1903–1904)
Clarkmobile
Clarkmobile was an automobile first built in 1902 by Frank Clark of Clark & Company in Lansing, Michigan. The first model became available in 1903. A newspaper article referred to the automobile as the 'Unbreakable Clarkmobile' and showed it sur ...
model
* Classic (1916–1917, 1920)
* Cleburne
* Clénet Coachworks (1975–1980)
* Clermont
* Cleveland (1902–1904) Built in Cleveland
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Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
(1905–1909)
* Cleveland (1914)
* Cleveland (1919–1926)
* Climber (1919–1924)
* Clinton E. Woods Electric (1897–1901)
* Clipper (1956)
* Clough Steamer (1869)
* Cloughley (1896–1903)
* Club Car (1910–1911)
* Clyde Special
* Clymer (1908) Based in Missouri
* Coates-Goshen (1908–1910)
*
Coats Steam Car
The Coats Steamer was an American steam automobile promotion by George A. Coats.
Models
A corporation was formed and perhaps two prototypes were assembled. Five incrementally different designs were described.
The first was by a "Norwegian engi ...
Cole Motor Car Company
The Cole Motor Car Company was an early automobile maker based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Cole automobiles were built from 1908 until 1925. They were quality-built luxury cars. The make is a pioneer of the V-8 engine.
Early years
Joseph J. ...
(1909–1925) Based in Indianapolis
* Colonial Motors Corporation (1921–1922)
* Colonial Electric Car Company (1912)
* Colt (1907)Clymer, p. 63. Based in New York
* Columbia (1897–1913)
* Columbian Electric
*
Columbia Motors
Columbia Motors was a Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, United States based automobile manufacturer that produced automobiles from 1916 to 1924.
Columbia Motors was incorporated in 1916, with John George Bayerline as company president and William ...
(1916–1924)
* Columbian Electric (1914–1917) Distinct from 'Columbia Electric'
* Columbus Buggy Company (1907–1908)
* Columbus Electric (1903–1915) Based in Ohio
* Comet (1917–1922) Based in Illinois
* Comet (1946–1951)
* Commerce (1907–1908)
* Commercial Motor Truck Company Based in Ohio
* Commodore Motors Corporation (1921–1922)
* Commonwealth (1917–1922)
* Commuter Cars (1998)
* Comuta-Car (1979–1982)
* Conrad (1900–1903)
*
Continental
Continental may refer to:
Places
* Continent, the major landmasses of Earth
* Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US
* Continental, Ohio, a small town in Putnam County, US
Arts and entertainment
* ''Continental'' ( ...
(1907–1908)
* Continental (1914) Based in Minneapolis and Chicago
*
Continental
Continental may refer to:
Places
* Continent, the major landmasses of Earth
* Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US
* Continental, Ohio, a small town in Putnam County, US
Arts and entertainment
* ''Continental'' ( ...
(1933–1934)
*
Continental
Continental may refer to:
Places
* Continent, the major landmasses of Earth
* Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US
* Continental, Ohio, a small town in Putnam County, US
Arts and entertainment
* ''Continental'' ( ...
Corbitt Corbitt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Claude Corbitt (1915–1978), American baseball player
* Don Corbitt (1924–1993), American football player
* Gregory Corbitt (born 1971), Australian field hockey player
* Helen Corb ...
(1907–1914)
*
Cord
Cord or CORD may refer to:
People
* Alex Cord (1933–2021), American actor and writer
* Chris Cord (born 1940), American racing driver
* Errett Lobban Cord (1894–1974) American industrialist
* Ronnie Cord (1943–1986), Brazilian singer
* Co ...
Gas-au-lec
The Gas-au-lec was an American automobile manufactured by Corwin Manufacturing Company of Peabody, Massachusetts.
During 1905 and 1906, Corwin produced this five-place side-entrance tourer with a copper-jacketed four-cylinder four-cycle gasolin ...
model
* Cosmopolitan (1907–1910) Distinct from the Nash Cosmopolitan
* Cotta Steam (1901–1903)
* Country Club (1903–1904)
*
Courier
A courier is a person or organisation that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...
(1904–1905)
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Courier
A courier is a person or organisation that delivers a message, package or letter from one place or person to another place or person. Typically, a courier provides their courier service on a commercial contract basis; however, some couriers are ...
Covert
Secrecy is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the "need to know", perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret.
Secrecy is often controvers ...
Crosley
Crosley was a small, independent American manufacturer of subcompact cars, bordering on microcars. At first called the Crosley Corporation and later Crosley Motors Incorporated, the Cincinnati, Ohio, firm was active from 1939 to 1952, inter ...
Crown
A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, partic ...
(1905–1907)
* Crowther (1915–1917) Renamed to 'Crowther-Duryea' in 1917
* Croxton-Keeton (1909–1914) Renamed to 'Croxton' in 1911
* Cruiser (1917–1919)
* Culver (1905)
*
Cunningham
Cunningham is a surname of Scottish origin, see Clan Cunningham.
Notable people sharing this surname
A–C
* Aaron Cunningham (born 1986), American baseball player
*Abe Cunningham, American drummer
* Adrian Cunningham (born 1960), Australian ...
Dayton
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...
(1914)
* Dayton Electric (1911–1915)
* Deal (1905–1911)
* Decatur (1910–1911)
* Decatur (1914–1915)
* Decker (1902–1903)
* Deere-Clark (1906; Deere 1907)
* Deering Magnetic (1918–1919)
* De La Vergne (1895–1896)
* Delling (1924–1927)
* Delmore (1921–1923)
*
DeLorean Motor Company
The DeLorean Motor Company (DMC) was an American automobile manufacturer formed by automobile industry executive John DeLorean in 1975. It is remembered for the one model it produced—the stainless steel DeLorean sports car featuring gull- ...
(1975–1982)
* De Luxe Motor Car Company (1906–1908)
* De Mars Electric (1905–1906; Blakeslee Electric 1906; Williams Electric 1906–1907; Byrider Electric 1907–1910)
* DeMot or DeMotCar (1910–1911)
* De Motte (1904)
* Denneed (1916)
* Derain (1908–1911)
* Desberon (1901–1904)
*
De Schaum
The De Schaum was an American automobile manufactured in Buffalo, New York from 1908 to 1909. The company offered a 7 hp High wheeler called the De Shaum and Seven Little Buffaloes.
History
William A. De Shaum was William A Shaum with a ...
(1908–1909)
* Des Moines (1902)
* De Soto Motor Car Company (1913–1914)
* DeSoto (1928–1961)
* De Tamble (1908–1913)
*
Detroit Automobile Company
The Detroit Automobile Company (DAC) was an early American automobile manufacturer founded on August 5, 1899, in Detroit, Michigan. It was the first venture of its kind in Detroit. Automotive mechanic Henry Ford attracted the financial backing ...
Detroit Electric
The Detroit Electric was an electric car produced by the Anderson Electric Car Company in Detroit, Michigan. The company built 13,000 electric cars from 1907 to 1939.
The marque was revived in 2008 by Albert Lam, former Group CEO of the Lotus En ...
De Vaux Continental
The Continental De Vaux was an automobile produced by the ''Continental-De Vaux Company'' in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In April 1931, De Vaux-Hall Motors started production of an automobile based on the defunct Durant (automobile). Norman de vaux ...
Diamond T
The Diamond T Company was an American automobile and truck manufacturer. They produced commercial and military trucks.
History
The Diamond T Motor Car Company was founded in Chicago in 1905 by C. A. Tilt. Reportedly, the company name was creat ...
DODO
The dodo (''Raphus cucullatus'') is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, which is east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also-extinct Rodrigues solitaire. The ...
Dorris Motors Corporation
The Dorris Motor Car Company was founded by George Preston Dorris in 1906. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Dorris had built an experimental gasoline car circa 1896–1897 in his family's bicycle shop. He relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, where he ...
(1906–1926)
*
Dort Motor Car Company
The Dort Motor Car Company of Flint, Michigan, built automobiles from 1915 to 1924.
In 1886, William Crapo "Billy" Durant and Josiah Dallas ("Dallas") Dort, as equal partners, established the Flint Road-Cart Company, later named the Durant ...
Dual-Ghia
Dual-Ghia is a rare, short-lived, automobile make, produced in the United States between 1956 and 1958. The idea for a sporty limited production car came from Eugene Casaroll, who controlled specialized vehicle builder Dual-Motors Corporation ba ...
(1956–1958)
* Duck (
Jackson
Jackson may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name
Places
Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
* Jackson North, Qu ...
model)Clymer, p. 5.
* Dudly Tool Company (1913–1915)
* Dudgeon Steam (1857, 1866)
* Duer (1907–1910)
* Duesenberg (1920–1937)
* Dumont
* Dunn (1916–1918)
* Duplex (1908–1909)
* Du Pont (1919–1931)
* Duquesne (1904–1906)
* Durant Motors (1921–1931)
* Durocar (1906–1911)
*
Duryea Duryea may refer to:
* Duryea (surname)
*Duryea Motor Wagon Company
The Duryea Motor Wagon Company, established in 1895 in Springfield, Massachusetts, was the first American firm to build gasoline automobiles.
History
Founded by Charles Duryea ...
Eagle
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 68 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, j ...
Earl
Earl () is a rank of the nobility in the United Kingdom. The title originates in the Old English word ''eorl'', meaning "a man of noble birth or rank". The word is cognate with the Scandinavian form '' jarl'', and meant "chieftain", particula ...
Edsel
Edsel is a discontinued division and brand of automobiles that was marketed by the Ford Motor Company from the 1958 to the 1960 model years. Deriving its name from Edsel Ford, son of company founder Henry Ford, Edsels were developed in an effor ...
(1958–1960)
* Edwards-Knight (1912–1913)
* Edwards (1954–1955)
* E.H.V. (see
Compound
Compound may refer to:
Architecture and built environments
* Compound (enclosure), a cluster of buildings having a shared purpose, usually inside a fence or wall
** Compound (fortification), a version of the above fortified with defensive struc ...
)
* Eichstaedt (1898–1902)
* Eisenhuth (1904–1908) 'Compound' model
* Elberg
* Elberon ( Columbia model)
* Elbert (1914–1915)
*
Elcar
The Elcar was an American automobile manufactured from 1915 until 1931. The car was produced by the Elkhart Carriage Company, owned by William and George Pratt, of Elkhart, Indiana, which had been in business for over 30 years before producing ...
(1915–1931)
* Elco (1915–1917)
* Eldredge (1903–1906)
* Electra (1914–1915)
* Electric Vehicle (1897–1907)
* Electronomic
* Elgin (1916–1924)
* Elite
* Elite (1901–1902)
* Elkhart (see Crow-Elkhart or Komet)Clymer, p. 207.
* Elliott (1897–1899)
* Ellis
* Ellsworth (1907)
* Elmore (1893–1912)
* El Morocco (1956–1957)
* Emancipator (1909)
* Emerson (1917)Clymer, pp. 170–171, 207.
* E-M-F (1909–1912) 'Wayne' model
*
Empire
An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
(1901–1902)
*
Empire
An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
Erskine
Erskine (, sco, Erskin, gd, Arasgain) is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the l ...
Eureka
Eureka (often abbreviated as E!, or Σ!) is an intergovernmental organisation for research and development funding and coordination. Eureka is an open platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying th ...
(1900)
*
Eureka
Eureka (often abbreviated as E!, or Σ!) is an intergovernmental organisation for research and development funding and coordination. Eureka is an open platform for international cooperation in innovation. Organisations and companies applying th ...
(1907–1909)
* Evansville
*
Everitt
The Everitt was an American automobile manufactured from 1909 until 1912 by the Metzger Motor Car Company in Detroit.
History
This company was founded by B F Everitt and W E Metzger with money they received from Studebaker when leaving the E- ...
Excalibur
Excalibur () is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes also attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. It was associated with the Arthurian legend very early on. Excalibur and the Sword in th ...
(1965–1997)
*
Excel
ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House area of Newham, East London. It is situated on a site on the northern quay of the ...
(1914)
F
* Fageol (1900, 1917)
*
Fal-Car
The Fal-Car, originally known as A Car Without A Name, was an American automobile manufactured from 1909 until 1914 by a company that identified itself in advertisements only as ''Department C, 19 North May Street, Chicago''. The address had pre ...
(1909–1914) Also known as F.A.L.
* Falcon Engineering Company (1907–1909) Unrelated to Ford Falcon
* Falcon-Knight (1927–1929)
* Famous (1908–1909)
* Fanning (1901–1903)
* Farmack (1915–1916)
* Farner (1922–1923)
* Faulkner-Blanchard (1910)
* Federal (1907–1909)
* Federal Steam (1901–1902)
* Fenton (1913–1914) Unrelated to Fenton Headers
* Ferris (1920–1922)
* Fey Touring (1897–1906)
*
Fiberfab
Fiberfab was an American automotive manufacturer established in 1964. Starting with accessories and body parts, they progressed to making kit cars and fully assembled automobiles. They became one of the longest lasting kit car manufacturers.
C ...
Fisker Automotive
Fisker Automotive was an American company known for producing the Fisker Karma, which was one of the world's first production luxury plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. It debuted at the 2008 North American International Auto Show, and first ...
(2007–2014)
* Flagler (1914) Based in Michigan
* Flanders 20 (1910–1912)
* Flanders Manufacturing Company (1912–1914)
*
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...
(1913) 'Flanders Six' model
* Flexbi (1904)
*
Flint
Flint, occasionally flintstone, is a sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as the variety of chert that occurs in chalk or marly limestone. Flint was widely used historically to make stone tools and sta ...
(1923–1927)
* Flyer Motor Car Company (1913–1914)
* Forest (1905–1906) Organized in Boston.Kimes and Clark, ''Standard Catalog'', p. 574.
* Forest City (1905) Manufactured as the Jewell beginning in 1906. Organized in Cleveland, Ohio, & named for the city nickname.
* Forsyth (circa 1896) Franklin, Minnesota; only a prototype built.
* Forth (1905) New York company, one of two of the same name, organized by Clarence Forth. No cars built.
* Forth (1910-1911) Mansfield, Ohio, company, one of two of the same name, organized by Clarence Forth. Only one prototype car assembled; went bankrupt late 1911.
* Fort Pitt (1908–1910, 1911) Organized in New Kensington, Pennsylvania; moved to Pittsburgh 1911. Always known as the Pittsburgh Six
* Foster (1889,1901–1904)
* Fostoria (1906–1907)
* Fournier-Searchmont
* Fox (1921–1923)
* Franklin (1902–1934)
* Frayer-Miller (1904–1910)
* Frazer (1946–1951)
* Frederickson (1914)
* Fredonia (1902–1904)
* Fremont (1920–1922)
* Friedman Automobile Company (1900–1903)
* Friend Motors Corporation (1920–1921)
* Fritchle Electric (1905–1920)
* Frontenac (1906–1913)
*
Frontenac Motor Corporation
Frontenac Motor Corporation was a joint venture of Louis Chevrolet, Indy 500 winner Joseph Boyer Jr., Indianapolis car dealer William Small, and Zenith Carburetor president Victor Heftler. Per articles of Incorporation on file in the Michigan Sta ...
(1921–1925)
* Frontmobile (1917–1918)
* F.R.P. (1914–1916)
* F.S. (1911–1912)
* Fuller (1908–1910)
* F.W.D. (1910–1912) Based in Wisconsin
G
* Gabriel (1910–1912)Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
Gale
A gale is a strong wind; the word is typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as sustained surface winds moving at a speed of between 34 and 47 knots (, or ).Gardner (1920–1931)
* Garford (1908, 1911–1913)
*
Gas-au-lec
The Gas-au-lec was an American automobile manufactured by Corwin Manufacturing Company of Peabody, Massachusetts.
During 1905 and 1906, Corwin produced this five-place side-entrance tourer with a copper-jacketed four-cylinder four-cycle gasolin ...
(1905–1906)
*
Gaslight
Gas lighting is the production of artificial light from combustion of a gaseous fuel, such as hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, propane, butane, acetylene, ethylene, coal gas (town gas) or natural gas. The light is produced either direct ...
(1960–circa 1961)
* Gasmobile (1899–1902)
* Gaylord Motor Car Company (1911–1913)
* Gaylord (1955–1956)
* Gearless (1907–1909)
* Gearless Steamer
* Gem Motor Car Company (1917–1919)
* General (1902–1904)
* General Electric (1891–1898, 1902–1903)
* General Electric (1898–1900)
*
General Motors Corporation
The General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and was the largest in the world for 77 years bef ...
Gillig
Gillig (formerly Gillig Brothers) is an American designer and manufacturer of buses. The company headquarters, along with its manufacturing operations, is located in Livermore, California (in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area) ...
Glide
Glide may refer to:
* Gliding flight, to fly without thrust
Computing
*Glide API, a 3D graphics interface
*Glide OS, a web desktop
*Glide (software), an instant video messenger
*Glide, a molecular docking software by Schrödinger (company), Schr� ...
(1903–1920)
* Globe Four (1921–1922)
* Glover (1920–1921)
* Golden Eagle (1906)
*
Graham-Paige
Graham-Paige was an American automobile manufacturer founded by brothers Joseph B. Graham (1882-1970), Robert C. Graham (1885-1967), and Ray A. Graham (1887-1932) in 1927. Automobile production ceased in 1940, and its automotive assets were acq ...
Greyhound
The English Greyhound, or simply the Greyhound, is a breed of dog, a sighthound which has been bred for coursing, greyhound racing and hunting. Since the rise in large-scale adoption of retired racing Greyhounds, the breed has seen a resurgenc ...
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
.
* Hanover (1921–1927)
*
Hanson
Hanson or Hansson may refer to:
People
* Hanson (surname)
* Hansson (surname)
* Hanson (wrestler), ringname of an American professional wrestler
Musical groups
* Hanson (band), an American pop rock band
* Hanson (UK band), an English rock ...
(1918–1925)
* Harding (1916–1917)
* Hardy
* Harper (1907–1908)
* Harrie (1925)
* Harris (1910)
* Harrison Wagon Company (1905–1907; Harrison Motor Car Company 1907)
* Harroun Motor Sales Corporation (1917–1922)
* Harry S. Houpt Manufacturing Company: (See Houpt (1909); The "New Departure Manufacturing Company" (
Bristol, Connecticut
Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, southwest-west of Hartford. The city is also 120 miles southwest from Boston, and approximately 100 miles northeast of New York City. As of the 2020 census, th ...
Hoffman
Hoffman is a surname of German and Jewish origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be spelle ...
(1901–1904)
*
Hoffman
Hoffman is a surname of German and Jewish origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be spelle ...
(1931)
* Holden (1915)
* Holland (1902–1903)
* Holley (1900–1904)
* Hollier (1915–1921)
* Holly Six (1913–1915)
* Holmes (1906–1907)
* Holsman (1901–1911)
* Hol-Tan (1908)
* Holyoke (1899–1903)Clymer, pp. 23, 207.
* Homer Laughlin (1916)
* Hoosier Scout (1914)
* Hoover (1913–1914)
* Hoskins (1920)
* Houpt (1909; Houpt-Rockwell 1910)
* House Steamer (1867)Clymer, pp. 5, 23.
* Howard (1895–1903)
* Howey (1907–1908)
* Hudson Motor Car Company (1909–1957)
* Huffman (1919–1925)
*
Hupp Motor Car Company
Hupmobile was an automobile built from 1909 through 1939 by the Hupp Motor Car Company of Detroit. The prototype was developed in 1908.
History
Founding
In 1909, Bobby Hupp co-founded Hupp Motor Car Company, with Charles Hastings, f ...
Imp
IMP or imp may refer to:
* Imp, a fantasy creature
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters
* Imp (She-Ra), a character in ''She-Ra: Princess of Power''
* Imp a character in '' Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony''
* Imp, a character in the '' Cl ...
(1913–1914)
* Imperial Motor Car Company (1907–1908)
*
Imperial Automobile Company
The Imperial Automobile Company of Jackson, Michigan, was formed by the brothers T. A. and George N. Campbell in 1908, who also ran the Jackson Carriage Company.
History
Imperial produced mid-size cars with four-cylinder engines; the bodywork ...
(1908–1916)
* Imperial (1955–1975, 1981–1983)
* Imperial Electric (1903–1904)
* Independent Harvester (1910–1911)
* Indiana (1901)
* Indianapolis (see
Black
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white ...
)
* International (1899) (see Strathmore)
* International (1899) In New York City.
* International (1900)
* International Cyclecar Company (1914) 'Economy' model
* International Motor Cars (
; 1962–1964)
* International Power Company (1900)
* International (1901–1903)
* International Cyclecar Company (1914)
*
International Harvester
The International Harvester Company (often abbreviated by IHC, IH, or simply International ( colloq.)) was an American manufacturer of agricultural and construction equipment, automobiles, commercial trucks, lawn and garden products, household e ...
Iroquois
The Iroquois ( or ), officially the Haudenosaunee ( meaning "people of the longhouse"), are an Iroquoian-speaking confederacy of First Nations peoples in northeast North America/ Turtle Island. They were known during the colonial years to ...
(1903–1907)
J
*
Jackson Automobile Company
The Jackson Automobile Company was an American Brass Era automobile manufacturer located in and named for Jackson, Michigan. The company produced the Jackson from 1903 to 1923, the 1903 Jaxon steam car and the 1904 Orlo.
Company History
Byro ...
(1903–1923)
* Jacquet Motor Corporation (1921)
* Jaeger Motor Car Company (1932–1933)
* James (1909–1911)
* Janney Motor Company (1906)
* Jarvis-Huntington (1912)
* Jaxon Steam (1903)Clymer, pp. 18, 23.
* Jeffery (1902–1917)
* Jenkins (1907–1912)
* Jersey City Machine Co. (1919–1920) Argonne model
* Jewell (1906–1907; Jewel 1908–1909)
* Jewett (1922–1927)
* Johnson (1905–1912)
* Jones (1914–1920)Clymer, p. 208.
* Jones-Corbin (1903–1907)
* Jonz (1909–1912)
*
Jordan
Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
The Kaiser-Frazer Corporation (1947–1953 as Kaiser-Frazer) was the result of a partnership between industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and automobile executive Joseph W. Frazer.Kaiser Motors
Kaiser Motors (formerly Kaiser-Frazer) Corporation made automobiles at Willow Run, Michigan, United States, from 1945 to 1953. In 1953, Kaiser merged with Willys-Overland to form Willys Motors Incorporated, moving its production operation ...
1951–1955)
* Kalamazoo (1908–1914)
Michigan
Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...
Kauffman
Kaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In German, the name means '' merchant''. It is the cognate of the English '' Chapman'' (which had a similar meaning in the Middle Ages, though it disappeared fr ...
Keller
Keller may refer to:
People
* Keller (surname)
* Helen Keller
* Keller Williams, jam-band musician
* Keller E. Rockey
Places India
* Keller, Shopian
United States
* Keller, Georgia
* Keller, Indiana
* Keller, Texas
* Keller, Virginia
* Keller, W ...
King
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
(1896, 1911–1923)
*
King Midget
The King Midget was a micro car produced between 1946 and 1970 by the Midget Motors Corporation. The King Midget company started out by offering a kit to build a car, but soon added completely assembled cars and later only offered completed cars. ...
Kirk
Kirk is a Scottish and former Northern English word meaning "church". It is often used specifically of the Church of Scotland. Many place names and personal names are also derived from it.
Basic meaning and etymology
As a common noun, ''kirk' ...
(1901–1905)
Yale
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wor ...
model
*
Kissel
Kissel or kisel ( et, kissell, fi, kiisseli, Livonian: ''kīsõl'', ltg, keiseļs, lv, ķīselis, lt, kisielius, pl, kisiel, rus, кисель, r=kiselʼ, uk, кисiль, , , ) is a cold-solidified dish with the consistency of a thick ge ...
(1906–1930)
* Kleiber (1924–1929)
* Kline Kar (1910–1923)
* Klink (1907–1910)
* Klock (1900–1901)
* Knickerbocker (1901–1903)
* Knox (1900–1914)
* Koehler (1910–1912)
* Komet (1911)
* Konigslow
* Koppin Motor Company (1914)
* Krastin Automobile Company (1901–1904), based in ClevelandClymer, p. 190. Based in
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
. Produced ''Krastin Gasoline Automobile'' (1901)
* K-R-I-T Motor Car Company (1909–1915)
* Krueger (1905–1906)
* Kunz (1902–1905)Clymer, p. 153. Built in
Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
.
* Kurtis (1949–1950, 1954–1955)
* Kurtz-Automatic (1920–1925)
L
* Laconia (1914)
*
Lad's Car
The Lad's Car was an American cyclecar automobile built between 1912 and 1914.
History
The Niagara Motor Car Corporation of Niagara Falls, New York, built A 4 hp air-cooled, single-seater juvenile car with belt drive. Marketed as Lad's Car, it ...
(1912–1914)
*
LaFayette
Lafayette or La Fayette may refer to:
People
* Lafayette (name), a list of people with the surname Lafayette or La Fayette or the given name Lafayette
* House of La Fayette, a French noble family
** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757� ...
Lane
In road transport, a lane is part of a roadway that is designated to be used by a single line of vehicles to control and guide drivers and reduce traffic conflicts. Most public roads (highways) have at least two lanes, one for traffic in each ...
(1900–1911)
* Lanpher (1906–1916)
* Lansden Electric (1901–1903, 1906–1910)
* La Petite (1905)
* LaSalle (1927–1940)
* La Salle-Niagara (1905–1906)
* Laurel (1916–1920)
* Lauth (1905; Lauth-Juergens 1908–1909)
* L. C. Erbes (1915–1916)
* L & E (1924–1934)
* Leach (1899–1901)
* Leach (1920–1923; Leach-Biltwell))
* Leader (1905–1912)
* Lende (1902–1909)
* Lenox (1911–1917)
* Lenox Electric
* Leon Rubay (1923)
* Lescina (1916)
* Lewis (1914–1916)
* Lewis Motocycle (1895)''Horseless Age'' 1895.
* Lexington (1909–1927)
* Liberty Motor Car Company (1916–1924)
* Light Steamer (1901–1902)
* Light Motor Car Company (1914)
*
Lincoln
Lincoln most commonly refers to:
* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
* Lincol ...
(1912–1913) (see also
Sears Roebuck
Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
Liquid Air
Liquid air is air that has been cooled to very low temperatures ( cryogenic temperatures), so that it has condensed into a pale blue mobile liquid. To thermally insulate it from room temperature, it is stored in specialized containers ( vacuum in ...
(1899–1902)
*
Lit Motors
Lit Motors Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that designed conceptual two-wheeled vehicles, including a fully electric, gyroscopically stabilized vehicle.
Founded by Daniel K. Kim in 2010, Lit Motors designed concepts for two-wheeled vehicl ...
Lorraine
Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gra ...
(1920–1922)
* Los Angeles (1914)
* Lowell-American (1908–1909)
* Lozier Motor Company (1900–1918)
* L.P.C.
*
LuLu
Lulu may refer to:
Companies
* LuLu, an early automobile manufacturer
* Lulu.com, an online e-books and print self-publishing platform, distributor, and retailer
* Lulu Hypermarket, a retail chain in Asia
* Lululemon Athletica or simply Lulu, ...
* Mackle-Thompson (1903)
* Macomber (1913)
* Macon (1915–1917)
* Madison (1915–1919)
* Magic
* Mahoning (1904–1905)
* Maibohm (1916–1922)
* Malcolm (1900)
* Malcolm Jones (or Malcolm) (1914–1915)
* Malden Steam (1898, 1902)Clymer, p. 22.
* Manexall (1920) 'Cyclomobile' model
* Manistee Motor Car Company (1910–1913) Autoette model
* Marathon (1906–1914)
* Marble-Swift (1903–1905)
*
Marion Marion may refer to:
People
*Marion (given name)
*Marion (surname)
*Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
*Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992)
Places Antarctica
* Mario ...
(1901)
*
Marion Marion may refer to:
People
*Marion (given name)
*Marion (surname)
*Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
*Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992)
Places Antarctica
* Mario ...
Marr
Marr (Scottish Gaelic: ''Màrr'') is one of six committee areas in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It has a population of 34,038 (2001 Census). Someone from Marr is called a ''Màrnach'' in Scottish Gaelic.
Etymology
The genesis of the name ''Mar ...
(1903–1904)
* Marsh (1920–1923)Clymer, pp. 190, 208. Based in
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
Media
Media may refer to:
Communication
* Media (communication), tools used to deliver information or data
** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising
** Broadcast media, communications delivered over mass e ...
(1899–1900)
* Mel Special (1918–1924)
* Menominee Electric Manufacturing Company (1915)
* Mercer (1909–1919)
* Mercury Cyclecar Company (1913–1914)
* Mercury (1939–2011)
* Merit Motor Company (1921–1922)
* Merkel (1905–1907)
* Merkur (1985–1989)
* Merz (1914)
* Meteor (1904–1905)
* Metropol (1913–1914)
* Metropolitan (1922–1923)
*
Metz
Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand ...
(1909–1921)
* Metzger (see
Everitt
The Everitt was an American automobile manufactured from 1909 until 1912 by the Metzger Motor Car Company in Detroit.
History
This company was founded by B F Everitt and W E Metzger with money they received from Studebaker when leaving the E- ...
)
* Michigan Automobile Company (1901) 'Carter Steam' model
* Michigan Automobile Company (1902) Later renamed Clipper Automobile Company
* Michigan Automobile Company (1903–1908)
* Michigan Buggy Company (1908–1914)
* Michigan Steamer (1901)
* Middleby (1909–1913)
* Midland (1908–1913)
* Midwest
* Mier (1908–1909)
* Milac (1916)
* Milburn Electric (1915–1923)
* Miller Car Company (1911–1914)
* Mills (1876)
* Milwaukee Steamer (1900–1902)
* Minneapolis
* Mino (1914)
* Mitchell (1903–1923)
* Mitchell-Lewis (see Mitchell)
*
Mobile
Mobile may refer to:
Places
* Mobile, Alabama, a U.S. port city
* Mobile County, Alabama
* Mobile, Arizona, a small town near Phoenix, U.S.
* Mobile, Newfoundland and Labrador
Arts, entertainment, and media Music Groups and labels
* Mobile ( ...
(1900–1903)
*
Model
A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin ''modulus'', a measure.
Models c ...
(1903–1907)
* Modoc (1912–1914)
* Mohawk (1903–1905)
* Moline
* Moline (1904–1913; Moline-Knight 1914–1919)
* Moller (1920–1922)
* Monarch Motor Car Company (1914–1917)
* Mondex-Magic (1914–1915)
* Monitor (1915–1922)
* Monroe Motor Company (1914–1923)
*
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
(1905–1930)
* Mora Motor Car Company (1906–1911)
* Morgan (1900–1902)
* Morris & Salom (1895–1897)
* Morriss-London (1919–1923)
* Morse (1902)
* Motor Bob (1914)
* Motorcar Company (1905–1907; Cartercar 1905–1915)
* Motorette (1911–1914)
* Moyea (1903–1904)
* Moyer (1911–1915)
* Mount Pleasant Motor Company (MPM) (1914–1915)
*
Mutual Motors Company
The Marion was an automobile produced by the Marion Motor Car Company in Indianapolis (Marion County), Indiana from 1904 to 1915.
Marion was also used for prototype automobiles in 1901 by the Marion Automobile Company of Marion, Ohio, which late ...
(1916–1919)
* Mueller (1896–1899; also Mueller-Benz)
*
Multiplex
Multiplex may refer to:
* Multiplex (automobile), a former American car make
* Multiplex (comics), a DC comic book supervillain
* Multiplex (company), a global contracting and development company
* Multiplex (assay), a biological assay which measu ...
(1912–1913)
* Muncie 'Warner' model
*
Muntz Muntz (or Müntz) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Muntz
* George Frederic Muntz (1794–1857), industrialist and MP from Birmingham, England
** Muntz metal, an alloy which he invented
** Philip Henry Muntz, his brother, ...
(1950–1954)
* Murdaugh (1901–1903)
* Murray Motor Car Company (1916–1921; Murray-Mac 1921–1929)
Nash Motors
Nash Motors Company was an American automobile manufacturer based in Kenosha, Wisconsin from 1916 to 1937. From 1937 to 1954, Nash Motors was the automotive division of the Nash-Kelvinator Corporation. Nash production continued from 1954 to 195 ...
(1917–1957)
*
Nash-Healey
The Nash-Healey is a three-seat luxury sports car or grand tourer produced from 1951 to 1954. It was marketed by the Nash-Kelvinator conglomerate in North America as a halo car to promote sales of its Nash Motors division.
The car was the resul ...
* Oakland Motor Car Company (1907–1931)
* Oakman-Hertel (1899–1900)
* Ogren (1915–1917, 1919–1923)
* Ohio (1900–1902) (see Packard)
* Ohio (1909–1912)
* Ohio Electric (1910–1918)
* Ohio Falls
* Okey (1896–1907)
*
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile or formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it pro ...
Orlo
The Jackson Automobile Company was an American Brass Era automobile manufacturer located in and named for Jackson, Michigan. The company produced the Jackson from 1903 to 1923, the 1903 Jaxon steam car and the 1904 Orlo.
Company History
Byro ...
(1904)
* Ormond Steamer (1904–1905)
* Orr (1915)
* Orson (1910–1912)
* Otto (1910–1911; Ottomobile 1912)
* Otto-Kar (1902–1904)Clymer, pp. 190, 209. Based in
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
. Also known as Ottokar
* Otto-mobile (1899)
* Overholt
* Overland (1903–1926, 1939)
* O-We-Go (1914)
* Owen (1899–1901)
* Owen Motor Car Company (1910–1911)
* Owen Magnetic (1915–1922)
* Owen Schoeneck
* Owen Thomas (1908–1910)
* Oxford (1900)
P
*
Paccar
Paccar Inc is an American ''Fortune'' 500 company and counts among the largest manufacturers of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the world, and has substantial manufacturing in light and medium vehicles through its various subsidiaries. It was ...
(1905)
* Pacific Motor Vehicle Company (1900–1904)
* Packard (1895–1898)
*
Packard Motor Car Company
Packard or Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company located in Detroit, Michigan. The first Packard automobiles were produced in 1899, and the last Packards were built in South Bend, Indiana in 1958.
One of the "Thr ...
Graham-Paige
Graham-Paige was an American automobile manufacturer founded by brothers Joseph B. Graham (1882-1970), Robert C. Graham (1885-1967), and Ray A. Graham (1887-1932) in 1927. Automobile production ceased in 1940, and its automotive assets were acq ...
Paragon
Paragon may refer to:
Places
*Paragon, Indiana, a town in the United States
* Paragon, Nebraska, former community in the United States
*The Paragon, Bath, a Georgian street in the Walcot area of Bath
* The Paragon, Blackheath, London, built by Mi ...
(1906)
* Parenti (1920–1922)
* Parry (1910; New Parry 1911–1912)
* Parsons Electric (1905–1906)
* Partin (1913; Partin-Palmer 1913–1917)
* Paterson (W. A.) Company (1909–1923)
*
Pathfinder
Pathfinder may refer to:
Businesses
* Pathfinder Energy Services, a division of Smith International
* Pathfinder Press, a publisher of socialist literature
Computing and information science
* Path Finder, a Macintosh file browser
* Pathfinder ( ...
(1912–1917)
* Pawtucket (1901–1902)
* Payne-Modern (1907–1908)
* Peerless (1900–1933)
* Peerless Steam (1901)Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1125
* Pence Automobile Company (circa 1905)
* Penn (1901)Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1126
* Penn (1908)
* Penn (1910–1913)
* Pennant (1924–1925)
* Pennington (1894–1900)
* Pennsy (1916–1918)
* Pennsylvania (1907–1911)
* People's (1900–1902)
* Perfection (1907–1908)
* Perfex (1912–1913)
* Peter Pan (1914–1915)
* Petrel (1909–1912)
*
Phelps Phelps may refer to:
Places in the United States
* Phelps, Kentucky
* Phelps, Michigan, an unincorporated community
* Phelps, New York
** Phelps (village), New York
* Phelps, Wisconsin, a town
** Phelps (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated co ...
Pierce-Arrow
The Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company was an American motor vehicle manufacturer based in Buffalo, New York, which was active from 1901 to 1938. Although best known for its expensive luxury cars, Pierce-Arrow also manufactured commercial trucks ...
Pilgrim
A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the adherent of ...
Pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...
(1909–1924)
* Pioneer (1907–1912)
* Planche
*
Plass
The Plass was an American vehicle manufactured in 1895 by Reuben H Plass.
Background
Reuben Hopkins Plass was born in Hudson, New York around the year 1840. At the beginning of the Civil War on 26 April 1861, he was a Lieutenant in Company A o ...
(1897)
*
Playboy
''Playboy'' is an American men's Lifestyle magazine, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from H ...
(1947–1951)
* Plymouth (1910)
* Plymouth (1928–2001)
* Pneumobile (1914–1915)
* Pomeroy (1920–1924)
* Ponder (1923) Renamed from Bour-Davis
* Pontiac Spring and Wagon Works (1907–1908)
*
Pontiac Pontiac may refer to:
*Pontiac (automobile), a car brand
*Pontiac (Ottawa leader) ( – 1769), a Native American war chief
Places and jurisdictions Canada
*Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality
** Apostolic Vicariate of Pontiac, now the Roman Catholic D ...
Porter
Porter may refer to:
Companies
* Porter Airlines, Canadian regional airline based in Toronto
* Porter Chemical Company, a defunct U.S. toy manufacturer of chemistry sets
* Porter Motor Company, defunct U.S. car manufacturer
* H.K. Porter, Inc., ...
(1900–1901)
* Porter (1919–1922)
* Portland (1914)
* Postal (1906–1908)
* Powell (1930s–1960s)
* Powell (1955–1956)
* Powercar (1909–1911)
* Pratt-Elkhart (1909–1911; Pratt 1911–1915)
* Premier (1902–1926)
* Premocar (1920–1923)
* Prescott (1901–1905)
* Primo (1910–1912)
* Princess Motor Car Company (1914–1918)
* Princess Cyclecar Company (1913–1914)
* Prospect (1902, 1907–1908)
* Pullman (1905–1917)
* Pungs Finch (1904–1910)
* Puritan (1902–1905)
Q
*
Queen
Queen or QUEEN may refer to:
Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
Rambler
Rambler or Ramble may refer to:
Places
* Rambler, Wyoming
* Rambler Channel (藍巴勒海峽), separates Tsing Yi Island and the mainland New Territories in Hong Kong
* The Ramble and Lake, Central Park, an area within New York City's Centr ...
(1900–1914)
*
Rambler
Rambler or Ramble may refer to:
Places
* Rambler, Wyoming
* Rambler Channel (藍巴勒海峽), separates Tsing Yi Island and the mainland New Territories in Hong Kong
* The Ramble and Lake, Central Park, an area within New York City's Centr ...
REO Motor Car Company
The REO Motor Car Company was a company based in Lansing, Michigan, which produced automobiles and trucks from 1905 to 1975. At one point, the company also manufactured buses on its truck platforms.
Ransom E. Olds was an entrepreneur who founde ...
(1905–1975)
* Renaissance Cars Inc (1994–1997) Also known as Zebra Motors Inc.
* Republic (1910–1916)
* ReVere (1918–1926)
* Rex Motor Co (1914)
* RiChard (1914–1919)
* Richelieu (1922–1923)
* Richmond (1902–1903)
* Richmond (1904–1917)
* Rickenbacker Motor Company (1922–1927)
* Ricketts Automobile Co (1909–1911)
* Riddle (1916–1926)
* Rider-Lewis (1908–1911)
* Riker Electric (1897–1902)
* Ritz (1914–1915)
* Riviera (1907)
* R-O
* Roader (1911–1912)
* Roamer (1916–1929)
* Robe (1914–1915)
* Robie Motor Car Co (1914)
*
Robinson Robinson may refer to:
People and names
* Robinson (name)
Fictional characters
* Robinson Crusoe, the main character, and title of a novel by Daniel Defoe, published in 1719
Geography
* Robinson projection, a map projection used since the 1960 ...
Rockne
The Rockne was an American automobile brand produced by the Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, from 1932 to 1933. The brand was named for University of Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne and were produced in Detroit, Michigan.
U ...
(1932–1933)
* Rockway (1910–1911)
* Rockwell (1910–1911)
* Rodgers (1921)
* Roebling-Planche (1909)
* Rogers (1899–1900)Clymer, pp. 23, 209. Steamobile model
* Rogers Motor Car Co (1911–1912)
* Rogers & Hanford (1899–1902)
*
Rollin
Rollin or Rollin' may refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Rollin (Bay City Rollers album), 1974
* ''Rollin (Freddie Hubbard album), 1982
* ''Rollin (Texas Hippie Coalition album) or the title song, 2010
* ''Rollin (B1A4 EP) or the title song, 2017
* ' ...
(1924–1927)
*
Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce (always hyphenated) may refer to:
* Rolls-Royce Limited, a British manufacturer of cars and later aero engines, founded in 1906, now defunct
Automobiles
* Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the current car manufacturing company incorporated in ...
(1921–1935)
*
Roosevelt
Roosevelt may refer to:
*Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 26th U.S. president
* Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), 32nd U.S. president
Businesses and organisations
* Roosevelt Hotel (disambiguation)
* Roosevelt & Son, a merchant bank
* Rooseve ...
(1929–1930)
* Roper (1860–1896)
* Ross Steamer (1905–1909)
* Ross (1915–1918)
* Rotary (1921–1923)
* Royal Motor Company (1904–1911) 'Tourist' model
* Rubay
* Rugby (1920s)
* Rushmobile
* Russell (1903–1904)
* Rutenber (1902)
* Ruxton (1929–1930)
* R&V Knight (1920–1924)
S
*
Saginaw
Saginaw () is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw and Saginaw County are both in the area known as Mid-Michigan. Saginaw is adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township and considered part of Greater ...
(1914)
* Saginaw Eight (1916)
* Salisbury (1895)
* Salter (1909–1915)
* Salvador (1914; S-J-R 1915–1916)
* Sampson (1904, 1911)
* Sandusky (1902–1904)
* Santos Dumont (1902–1904)
* Saturn (1991–2010)
* Saxon Motor Car Company (1913–1923)
* Sayers (1917–1924)
* Schacht (1904–1913)
* Schaum (1901–1905)
* Schoening (1895)Clymer, p. 8. 'Kerosine Carriage' model
* Scott (1900–1901, 1903)
* Scott-Newcomb (1920–1921) Standard Steam Car model
* Scripps-Booth Corporation (1913–1923)
* Searchmont (1900–1903)
*
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co. ( ), commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded in 1892 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck and reincorporated in 1906 by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald, with what began a ...
Sharp
Sharp or SHARP may refer to:
Acronyms
* SHARP (helmet ratings) (Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme), a British motorcycle helmet safety rating scheme
* Self Help Addiction Recovery Program, a charitable organisation founded in 19 ...
Simplicity
Simplicity is the state or quality of being simple. Something easy to understand or explain seems simple, in contrast to something complicated. Alternatively, as Herbert A. Simon suggests, something is simple or complex depending on the way we ...
Skene
Skene may refer to:
* Skene, Aberdeenshire, a community in North East Scotland, United Kingdom
* Skene, Mississippi, an unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States
* Skene, Sweden, a village now part of Kinna, Sweden
* Skene (automobi ...
Smith Automobile Company
The Smith Automobile Company of Topeka, Kansas was an early United States automobile manufacturing company which produced the Veracity, Smith, and Great Smith lines of automobiles from 1902 to 1911. They were the first automobiles made west of the ...
(1902–1917) Renamed to Great Smith for 1907–1911
* Smith & Mabley Also known as S&M Simplex
*
Smith Flyer
The Smith Flyer was an American automobile manufactured by the A.O. Smith Company in Milwaukee from 1915 until about 1919 when the manufacturing rights were sold to Briggs & Stratton and it was renamed to Briggs & Stratton Flyer.
History
T ...
(1915–1919)
* Snyder (1908–1909)
* Sommer (1904–1905)
* Soules Motor Car Company (1905–1908)
* Southern (1908–1909)
* Southern Motor Car Co (1908–1910) 'Dixie Junior' and 'Dixie Tourist' models.
* Sovereign (1906–1907)
* Spacke (1919)
* Spaulding (1902–1903)
* Spaulding (1910–1916)
* Speedway (1904–1905)
* Speedwell (1907–1914)
* Spencer (1921–1922)
* Spencer Steamer (1862, 1901–1902)
* Sphinx (1914–1916)
* Spoerer (1908–1914)
* Springer (1903–1905)
* Springfield (1900–1901) Steam cars
* Sprite (1914)
* Squier (1899)
* Stafford (1908–1915)
* Stammobile (1900–1901)
*
Standard Standard may refer to:
Symbols
* Colours, standards and guidons, kinds of military signs
* Standard (emblem), a type of a large symbol or emblem used for identification
Norms, conventions or requirements
* Standard (metrology), an object th ...
(1904–1908)
*
Standard Standard may refer to:
Symbols
* Colours, standards and guidons, kinds of military signs
* Standard (emblem), a type of a large symbol or emblem used for identification
Norms, conventions or requirements
* Standard (metrology), an object th ...
Standard Steel Car Company
The Standard Steel Car Company (SSC) was a manufacturer of railroad rolling stock in the United States that existed between 1902 and 1934.
Established in 1902 in Butler, Pennsylvania by John M. Hansen and "Diamond Jim" Brady, the company quic ...
Stanley Steamer
The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of steam cars; it operated from 1902 to 1924. The cars made by the company were colloquially called Stanley Steamers, although several different models were produced.
Early history ...
(1897–1927)
* Stanley Whitney (1899)
* Stanton (1900–1901)
* Stanwood (1920–1922)
* Star (1908–1909)
* Star (1922–1928)
* Starin (1903–1904)
* States (1916–1918)
* Staver (1907–1914)
* Steamobile (1900–1902)
* Stearns (1898–1911) Became
Stearns-Knight
F. B. Stearns and Company, later known as F.B. Stearns Company was an American manufacturer of luxury cars in Cleveland, Ohio marketed under the brand names Stearns from 1900 to 1911 then Stearns-Knight from 1911 until 1929.
History
Frank Ballo ...
for 1912–1929.
* Stearns Electric (1899–1903) Renamed to Stearns Steamer for 1901–1903
* Steco (1914)
* Steel Swallow (1907–1908)
* Stephens (1917–1924)
* Sterling Steamer (1901–1902)
* Sterling (1909–1911)
* Sterling (1915–1916)
* Sterling-Knight (1920–1926)
*
Stevens-Duryea
Stevens-Duryea was an American manufacturer of Veteran and Brass Era automobiles in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, between 1901 and 1915 and Vintage Cars from 1919 to 1927.
The company was founded by J. Frank Duryea and J. Stevens Arms and T ...
(1901–1915,1919–1927)
* Stewart-Coats (1922)
* Stickney Motorette (1914)
* Stilson (1907–1909)
* St. Joe (1908)
*
St. Louis
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
(1899–1907)
*
Stoddard-Dayton
Stoddard-Dayton was a high quality car manufactured by Dayton Motor Car Company in Dayton, Ohio, US, between 1905 and 1913. John W. Stoddard and his son Charles G. Stoddard were the principals in the company.
History
In 1904, John Stodda ...
(1904–1913)
* Storck Steamer (1901–1902)
* Storms Electric (1915)
* Stout Motor Car Company (1932–1946)
* Strathmore (1899–1901)
* Stratton (1909)
* Streator (1905–1911) Originally called Erie Motor Carriage Co. Halladay model.
* Stringer (1899–1902)
* Strobel & Martin
* Strong & Rogers Electric (1900–1901)
* Strouse Also known as S.R.K.
* Studebaker (1902–1963)
*
Studebaker-Garford
Studebaker-Garford was an automobile produced and distributed jointly by the Garford Company of Elyria, Ohio, and the
Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana, from 1904 through 1911. During its production, the car was sold as a Studebak ...
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core. The Sun radiates this energy mainly as light, ultraviolet, and infrared radi ...
Templar
, colors = White mantle with a red cross
, colors_label = Attire
, march =
, mascot = Two knights riding a single horse
, equipment ...
(1917–1924)
* Templeton-Dubrie (1910)
*
Terraplane
The Terraplane was a car brand and model built by the Hudson Motor Car Company of Detroit, Michigan, between 1932 and 1938. In its maiden year, the car was branded as the Essex-Terraplane; in 1934 the car became simply the Terraplane. They were ...
(1932–1939)
* Terwilliger (1904) Empire Steamer model
* Texan (1920–1922)Clymer, pp. 170, 210.
*
Thomas
Thomas may refer to:
People
* List of people with given name Thomas
* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
* Saint Thomas (disambiguation)
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the A ...
Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation
The Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation was an American automobile company started by Geraldine Elizabeth "Liz" Carmichael, in 1974, incorporated in Nevada. The company's flagship vehicle was the Dale, a prototype three-wheeled two-seater ...
Union
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
(1902–1905)
* United (1919–1920)
* United States (1899–1903) Electric cars
* United States Long Distance
* Unito (1908–1910)
* Universal (1914)
* Upton Machine Company (1902–1903)
* Upton Motor Company (1905–1907)
V
* Van (1911–1912)
*
Van Wagoner
The Van Wagoner was an American electric automobile manufactured between 1899 and 1903 in Syracuse, New York, by the Syracuse Automobile Company. It was advertised as "built on a simple plan that does away with several levers and push buttons" ...
(1899–1903)
* Vaughn (1909)
* V.E. (1901–1906) Also known as V.E.C. Electric
*
Vector
Vector most often refers to:
*Euclidean vector, a quantity with a magnitude and a direction
*Vector (epidemiology), an agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism
Vector may also refer to:
Mathematic ...
(1971–1999, 2006–2010)
*
Velie
Velie was a brass era American automobile brand produced by the Velie Motors Corporation in Moline, Illinois from 1908 to 1928. The company was founded by and named for Willard Velie, a maternal grandson of John Deere.
Velie founded Velie Ca ...
(1908–1929)
* Vernon (Able 8; 1918–1921)
* Victor (1905–1911)
* Victor Page Motors Corp (1921–1924)
*
Victor Steamer
Victor Steam was an American automobile company started in 1899. They made steam powered
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by stea ...
Viking
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
Vulcan
Vulcan may refer to:
Mythology
* Vulcan (mythology), the god of fire, volcanoes, metalworking, and the forge in Roman mythology
Arts, entertainment and media Film and television
* Vulcan (''Star Trek''), name of a fictional race and their home p ...
(1913–1915)
W
* Waco (1915–1917)
* Wagenhals (1910–1915)
* Wahl (1913–1914)
* Waldron (1908–1911)
* Walker Motor Car Company (1905–1906)
* Wall (1900–1903)
* Walter (1902–1909)
* Waltham Steam (1898–1902)
* Waltham Manufacturing Co (1899–1910) 'Orient' model
* Walworth (1904–1905)
*
Ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
(1921–1924)
* Wasp (1919–1924)
* Waterloo (1903–1905)
* Watrous (1905)
* Watt (1910)
* Waukesha (1906–1910)
* Waverley Electric (1898–1903, 1909–1916)
* Webb Jay (1908)
* Weidely Motor Company (1915-1917)
*
Welch Motor Car Company
The Welch Motor Company was an American automobile company headquartered in Chelsea, Michigan. It started in 1901 and continued production of luxury vehicles until 1911 when it merged with General Motors.
History
A.R. Welch started working a ...
White Motor Company
The White Motor Company was an American automobile, truck, bus and agricultural tractor manufacturer from 1900 until 1980. The company also produced bicycles, roller skates, automatic lathes, and sewing machines. Before World War II, the comp ...
(1900–1918)
* White Star (1909–1911)
* Whiting Motor Car Co (1910–1912)
* Whitmore, M.C. Co (1914) Arrow Cyclecar model
* Whitney (1896–1900)
* Wilcox (1909–1910)
* Wildman (1902)
* Wills (C. H.) and Company (1921–1927)
* Willys (1916–1918, 1930–1942, 1953–1963)
* Willys-Knight (1914–1933)
* Willys-Overland Motors, Willys-Overland (1912–1953)
* Wilson Automobile, Wilson (1903–1905)
* Windsor (automobile), Windsor (1929–1930)
* Wing (1922)
* Winther (1921–1923)
* Winton Motor Carriage Company, Winton (1896–1924)
* Wolfe (1907–1909)
* Wolverine (automobile company), Wolverine (1904–1906,1927–1928)
* Woodill Motors, Woodill (1952–1956)
* Woodruff (1902–1904)
* Woods Motor Vehicle, Woods Electric (1899–1916) Renamed to Woods Dual Power for 1917–1918
* Woods Mobilette (1913–1916)
* Worth (J.M.) Gas Engine Manufacturing Co (1902)
* Worth (1906–1910)
* List of automobile manufacturers
* List of automobile manufacturers of the United States
* List of motorcycle manufacturers
* List of pickup trucks
* List of American truck manufacturers
* List of truck manufacturers
Notes
Sources
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* Bird, Anthony and Douglas-Scott Montagu of Beaulieu, Edward: ''Steam Cars, 1770–1970'', Littlehampton Book Services Ltd., 1971. :
* Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925''. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
* Clymer, Floyd and Gahagan, Harry W.: '' Floyd Clymer's Steam Car Scrapbook'', Literary Licensing, LLC, 2012. ;
* G.N. Georgano, Georgano, Nick (Ed.). ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile''. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.
* Evans, Richard J.: ''Steam Cars (Shire Album)'', Shire Publications Ltd (booklet) 1985. ;
* Headfield, John: ''American Steam-Car Pioneers: A Scrapbook'' (1st edition). Newcomen Society in North, 1984. ;
* Kimes, Beverly R. (editor), and Clark, Henry A. ''The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945''. Krause Publications, 1975.
* Kimes, Beverly R. (editor), and Clark, Henry A. ''The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945''. Krause Publications, 1985.
* Kimes, Beverly R., and Clark, Henry A. ''The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1942'' (3rd edition). Iola, WI: Krause, 1996.
* Kirsch, David A.: ''The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History''. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick NJ and London, 2000.
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