The Stewart Motor Car Company was formed in March 1920 in
Bowling Green, Ohio
Bowling Green is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, Ohio, United States, located southwest of Toledo. The population was 30,028 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Toledo Metropolitan Area and a member of the Toledo Metropolitan ...
and announced plans to build several types of cars. Only one gasoline
touring car
Touring car and tourer are both terms for open cars (i.e. cars without a fixed roof).
"Touring car" is a style of open car built in the United States which seats four or more people. The style was popular from the early 1900s to the 1930s.
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prototype was built. In 1922 an agreement was made to build the
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 engin ...
, with its operations located in
Columbus
Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to:
* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
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moving to Bowling Green. The Stewart people called it the Stewart-Coats but only a pilot model was completed.
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References
* David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.
Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Ohio
Vintage vehicles
1920s cars
Steam cars
Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1920
Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1922