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The Ogren Motor Car Company was a vintage era
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automobile manufacturer based in
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, Illinois from 1915 to 1917 and in
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from 1920 to 1923.


History in Illinois

In the fall of 1914, Hugo W. Ogren founded the company in Chicago to build one-off
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, but in 1915, he started to produce a
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touring car. In 1915 prototypes were made, but in 1916 capital stock increased to $1,000,000, and Ogren moved his company to a larger factory at
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."High Grade Flats and New Factory Building", ''
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''. May 14, 1916. Part 2, p. 6. From 1916 he produced a line of six-cylinder cars but in 1917 the company ran out of operating cash. The factory was sold at auction on Nov. 22, 1917.


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History in Wisconsin

In 1919, the company was re-established and the Elite
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in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was remodeled into a factory. The first Ogren Six did not appear until July 1920. The new automobiles were more expensive and more powerful with a Beaver engine (65 hp vs. 34 hp). In 1922, the Beaver engine was replaced with a more powerful
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engine. Price for the luxury car ranged from $4,250 to $5,500 (). Late in 1922, Hugo Ogren left the company to join another automobile venture. Fred G. Smith took over and attempted to re-organize with only limited success. In January of 1924 the tools and property of Ogren Motor Car Company were sold to Huffman Bros. Motor Co of
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.


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Gallery

File:1921 Ogren advertisement in Motor Age.jpg, 1921 Ogren Advertisement in Motor Age Magazine File:1921 Ogren - Automobile Trade Journal.jpg, 1921 Ogren Article in the Automobile Trade Journal


See also


References

{{reflist Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Illinois Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Wisconsin Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States History of Milwaukee Luxury vehicles Luxury motor vehicle manufacturers Vintage vehicles 1910s cars 1920s cars Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1915 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1923 Cars introduced in 1915