The Read car was manufactured by the Read Motor Company in

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from 1913 to 1914.

History

Ray J. Read, Joseph Beatty and Roy Herald established the Read Motor Company for the manufacture of a

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on a 115-inch

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. Designated the Model X, the Read had a gray body with white striping and was priced at $850, . Company offices and showrooms were at 541 Woodward Avenue, with the factory at 68 Champlain Street. In December of 1913 the company was petitioned into bankruptcy and production ceased in 1914.

References

{{Reflist Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan Defunct manufacturing companies based in Michigan Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1913 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1914 Brass Era vehicles 1910s cars Cars introduced in 1913