The Windsor was an

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produced in

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, United States, from 1929 to 1930 by the Windsor Corporation.

History

The Windsor Corporation was a subsidiary of the

Moon Motor Car Moon Motor Car Company (1905 – 1930) was an American automobile company that was located in St. Louis, Missouri. The company had a venerable reputation among the buying public, as it was known for fully assembled, easily affordable mid-level ...

company and shared all the same company officers as the parent company as well as the same manufacturing facility. With Moon sales falling sharply, and the company's other subsidiary,

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, recently folded, it was hoped that Windsor would be an avenue for renewed sales. It was not to be. Moon stopped selling cars under the Moon name in 1929. The Windsor company died a year later. The Windsor White Prince model originally used the coat of arms of the

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in advertising and on the car's radiator emblem and hub caps. When

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objected, the company changed the logo.

Models

The company's only car was called the "Windsor White Prince". It shared many components with Moon models. The model numbers are listed below:

References

McConnell, Curt (1995). ''Great Cars of the Great Plains''. University of Nebraska Press. 1920s cars Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States {{vintage-auto-stub

History

Models

See also

References