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...es from 1925 to 1928. The St. Louis, MO based company was a subsidiary of the [[Moon Motor Car]] company. ...The car was billed as, "The easiest steering car in America". Prices for the 1925 model started at $1,895.

The '''Model Automobile Company''' was a [[brass era|veteran]] American [[automobile]] company located in Peru, Indiana. ...for the rear seats to be removed as a unit. Power was 24 hp (18 kW), the wheelbase 100 in (2540 mm), weight 1650 lb (750 kg).

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}The '''Eureka''' was an American [[automobile]], a wheel-steered [[highwheeler]] from St. Louis with a two-cylinder air-c *David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.

...co, it was a 4408cc rear-inclined three-cylinder with its [[engine]] under the back seat. *David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.

...s an American [[automobile]] manufactured from 1901 until 1902. A product of Sterling, Illinois, it featured a vee-twin [[engine]] geared to its right-h *David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.

...an [[automobile]] manufactured between 1904 and around 1908. Successor to the US Long Distance, it was a 25hp four with wooden side-entrance bodywork. I *David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.

...hp for 1916. The company's final products were a four of 3865cc and a six of 3670cc. *David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.

...e as the "American Mors", beginning in 1906; it turned out an ohv 50hp six of 6965cc under its own name. *David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.

...ompany was founded by and named for [[Willard Velie]], a maternal grandson of John Deere. ...pillar, which gave its [[windshield]] a significant angle from the top to the base.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...'' was a United States [[automobile]] company, in business c. 1905 - 1930. The company was based in Saint Louis, Missouri.

...starting in 1916. The engine was 80hp, and had a swept volume of 5217cc. The company also manufactured rail carriages, and built [[armored car]]s during *David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} '''Paige''' was a Detroit, United States based [[automobile]] company, selling high-end luxury cars between 1908 and 1927.

...mond, Indiana and Springfield, Ohio (United States) between 1912 and 1925. The car company was named for its founder, [[Burton J. Westcott]]. ...]] with hard panels that could be removed from the sides of the car during the summer months.

...Models}}The '''LaFayette Motors Corporation''' was a United States based [[automobile]] manufacturer. ...in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette, and LaFayette autos had a cameo of the Marquis as their logo.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Rickenbacker''' was a US [[automobile]] manufactured in Detroit, Michigan from 1922 till 1927. ...inside a ring. The emblems were located both on the front and the back of the cars.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...engine was introduced in 1914. [[Fisher Body|Fisher]] produced bodies for the Herreshoff.

...ichigan between 1923 and 1927. Flint Motors was a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Durant Motors]] Company (USA). ...omponents manufactured by outside suppliers to build its automobile lines. The cars were powered by a 6 cylinder [[Continental engine]], and its body stam

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...imarily off-the-shelf rather than [[bespoke]]. [[Coachwork]] was done out-of-house by Beaudette Company, which also did work for [[Buick]] and [[Ford]].

...by Charles Yale Knight (1868-1940), that used [[sleeve valve]]s instead of the more common [[poppet valve]] construction. ...ous companies and receive a royalty payment on each vehicle produced using the engine.

...The''' Dort''' was an automobile built by the '''Dort Motor Car Company''' of Flint, Michigan from 1915 - 1924. Dort used [[Lycoming engine|Lycoming]] b ...ort]], who sold wagons, built by local suppliers for $8 a piece. In 1900, the company which by now was making 50,000 annually wagons, carts and carriage

...s in the United States from 1946–1963 based in Willow Run, Michigan (USA). The company was also known as '''[[Kaiser-Frazer]]''' from 1946 to 1951. ...Kaiser. The [[Henry J]] was also sold through Sears-Roebuck catalogs under the brand name Allstate.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...tomobile produced by the '''Peerless Motor Company''' of Cleveland, Ohio. The company was known for building high-quality, precision luxury automobiles.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...many of the early advances in automobile technology were first invented by the company.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...d by [[Herbert and Eugene Adams]] and [[Fay Oliver Farwell]] at the end of the 19th century.

...] manufacturing corporation tied to the British [[Austin Motor Company]]. The company was founded in 1929, and produced motorcars from 1930 through 1934, ...continued through 1941, including the first prototype of what later became the Jeep.

...r employees bought the name and goodwill and in 1919 restarted production. The company finally closed in 1927 after being purchsed by [[Owen Magnetic]] in ...ar, produced 7 hp (5.2 kW). A 3-speed transmission was fitted. The tubular-framed car weighed 1300 lb (590 kg). [[Leaf spring|Full-

...ar only. Bodies for the cars were built by [[Hayes Body]] of Grand Rapids. The cars were powered by four and six cylinder [[Continental engine]]s. ...De Vaux Continental]]. After producing approximately 4,200 vehicles during the 1933 and 1934 model years, Continental returned to building engines for oth

...duced, it still holds the record for most road-legal electric cars made in automobile history. ...but also had room for storage. It was the only model with a trunk. All of the vehicles can run for up to 40 miles per charge.

...'s [[Panther J72]], like the resurrected [[Stutz Blackhawk]] in the United States, became a car for top celebrities to be seen in. ...with grotesque 'Rolls-Royce' styling and interior appointments - the cost of which was equivalent to three Triumph Dolomites!

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...manufactured in Connersville, Indiana from 1909 to 1928 as an outgrowth of the McFarlan Carriage Company founded in 1853 by English-born John B. McFarlan

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Viking''' was an automobile manufactured by [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]' [[Oldsmobile ...te]] ([[Buick]]) and [[LaSalle]] (Cadillac). Of the four makes, Viking was the only one priced higher than its "host" make.

...n racing's technical and promotional benefits. By the turn of the century, automobile racing had become largely a contest between Mors and [[Panhard]]. ...rnier]] was able to win the highly significant [[Paris-Berlin race]], with the drive chain breaking immediately afterwards.

...a custom auto body builder from Detroit, Willaim '''Metzger''' - formerly of [[Cadillac]], and Walter '''[[Walter Flanders|Flanders]]''', who had served E-M-F produced several models of its own design and contracted with the [[Studebaker]] Corporation to sell E-M-F's though [[Studebaker]] wagon deal

...Corporation of Willow Run Ypsilanti, Michigan, and was, with [[Crosley]], the first American car with new envelope body and fresh postwar styling. ...ph W. Frazer]] who was now president and general manager of Kaiser-Frazer, the Frazer was styled by [[Howard "Dutch" Darrin]] with some input from other K

...y''', established in 1895, was the first American firm to build gasoline [[automobile]]s. ...owy Thanksgiving day. He travelled 54 miles at an average 7.5 mph, marking the first U.S. auto race in which any entrants finished.

...igan, and then in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was followed, briefly, by the '''Dragon Motor Company'''. ...[Winton Motor Carriage Company|Winton]]. Dragon also enlisted the services of famed racing driver Joe Tracy as an engineering consultant and test driver.

...uick, but above Viking which was to be sold in [[Oldsmobile]] dealerships. The Marquette "arrived" in dealer showrooms on June 1, 1929. ...yling feature was its herring-bone patterned grille. Reviewers at the time the car was released described it either looking like a small Oldsmobile or sma

...mobile''' was a company that produced [[automobile]]s in the United States of America from 1899 to 1929. ...owered autos, leasing a motor design from the [[Stanley Steamer Company]]. The steam Locomobiles were unreliable, finicky to operate, had flammable parafi

...0, was introduced to the public at the Detroit Auto Show in February 1909. The company initially produced 500 vehicles. ...stock in the Hupp Motor Car Company and established the short-lived [[RCH Automobile Company]].

...began winning important races until the onset of World War I in 1914 when the new factory in nearby Courbevoie was converted to military production. ...hout the mid 1920s, Delage vehicles dominated racing, with Benoist winning the [[British Grand Prix|British]], [[French Grand Prix|French]], [[Spanish Gra

...belt driven, with single or twin cylinder engines. In 1900, Delahaye left the company for unknown reasons. ...heir designs to manufacturers in the United States and Germany. By the end of World War I, their major income was from their truck business.

...re of the car was sponsored by R.M. Owen & Company of New York, New York. The car was built in New York City in 1915, Cleveland, Ohio between 1916 and 19 ...based upon the same electromagnetic principle that turned the propeller of the U.S.S. Battleship New Mexico.

...is a now defunct car Manufacturer in the New York City at the beginning of the 20th century. ...1915. The ''Crane-Simplex Company'' was finally purchased by the '''Mercer Automobile Company'''.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}[[image:Kissel.jpg|thumb|200px|1912 KisselKar Model 4- ...le take-over by [[Ruxton| New Era Motors]] President Archie Andrews forced the owners to file for receivership protection in November, 1930.

...but this was considered adequate for driving within city or town limits at the time. ...design which included the first use of curved window glass in a production automobile, an expensive and complex feature to produce.

...factured from 1902 to 1926 in Kokomo, Indiana. The company was founded by the brothers [[Edgar Apperson|Edgar]] and [[Elmer Apperson|Elmer]] Apperson sho ...tric lights, a novelty for the time, and used a modern cellular radiator. The 25 hp (18.6 kW) version weighed 1800 lb (816 kg) and so

...as modestly successful until materials shortages during World War I forced the plant to close. ... hp (7.5 kW). A 2-speed [[planetary transmission]] was fitted. The angle-steel-framed car weighed 1500 lb (680 kg) and used [[leaf s

...is Markin]] in 1922 through a merger of [[Commonwealth Motors]] and Markin Automobile Body. ...in direct competition with [[John D. Hertz]], owner of the [[Yellow Cab]] of taxi cabs.

:''See [[Autocar (magazine)]] for the automotive magazine of the same name'' ...y 1907, the company had decided to concentrate on commercial vehicles, and the ''Autocar'' brand is still in use for commercial trucks.

...s Billy Durant) following his termination by the GM Board of Directors and the New York bankers. ...r realized; also planned was the "Eagle" car line but it never made it off the drafting tables.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...y took its name from its original place of manufacture, the nearby Village of Elmore. Founded by [[James Becker|James]] and [[Burton Becker|Burton Becker

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''White Motor Company''' was an American [[automobile]] and [[truck]] manufacturer, in existence from 1902 to 1981. ==Automobile manufacturing==

...n fact, he invented the term) before entering the automobile business with the engineer John Wilkinson. ...oned to be the largest user of aluminum in the world in the early years of the company.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...d suspension bridge design; engineering was not a recent concept for them. The secretary-treasurer was John L. Kuser, who, with his brothers Frederick and

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} The '''King''' was an automobile built in Detroit from 1911 to 1923, and in Buffalo in late 1923, with an ad

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...ustry. It turned its attention in this direction shortly after the turn of the twentieth century.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...y that produced [[automobile]]s and trucks from 1905 to 1975. At one point the company also manufactured buses on its truck platforms.

...of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}[[Image:Oaklandauto1926.jpg|right|frame|An ad for the 1926 Oakland]] ...to GM in January 1909; when Murphy died in the summer of 1909, GM acquired the remaining rights to Oakland.

...d not surprisingly, the company's advertising was often more original than the cars themselves. Said Jordan, “Cars are too dull and drab.” He reason ...even weeks later, while the second addition was completed within months of the first structure..

The '''Cartercar''' was an American [[automobile]] manufactured in 1905 in Jackson, Michigan, in 1906 in Detroit, and from 1 ...a regular geared transmission. <ref>Kimes, Beverly Rae. ''Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942'' (Iola, WI: Krause, 1996), p.258.</ref>

{{List of Darracq Models}}'''Automobiles Darracq S.A.''' was a French motor vehicle m ...exceptional quality that helped the company capture a ten percent share of the French auto market.

...ar-view mirror]] as well as pioneering both the [[V16]] engine and the use of aluminum in auto manufacturing. ...llowed the next year, with pioneering [[V6]] and [[V8]] engines tried over the next few years before more conventional [[straight engine]] designs were se

...red the Roamer automobile (1916-29) and, briefly, the Barley (1922-24) and the Pennant (1924-25). ...and he reopened the factory at Streator, Illinois and continued to produce the Halladay for a few years.

{{List Of Saturn Models}} ...search for a site. Since 2005, Jill Lajdziak has been the General Manager of Saturn.

...f Hartford, Wisconsin, also built a limited number of Ruxtons; it produced the car’s transmission and running gear for its duration. ...esigned the drive train, Joseph Ledwinka designed the body for the car and the project was completed in 1928.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...hroughout its history, Stutz was known as a producer of exclusive cars for the rich and famous.

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} The '''Lexington''' was an automobile manufactured in Connersville, Indiana from 1910 to 1927.

...e cars through the 1930's. No longer involved in automobile manufacturing, the company still exists as a successful real estate firm. ...rk. Their glass company eventually became part of the Owens Glass Co., now the "O" in L-O-F - [[Libby-Owens-Ford]].

...as discontinued in 1997, but its models were still produced and sold under the Chevrolet name starting in 1998. ...Chevrolet Metro in 1998. The hatchback model was discontinued in 2000, but the sedan lasted until 2001.

...company. After the incorporation of the company into larger corporations, the ''Morris'' name remained in use as a marque until 1984. ...World War the orders were maintained and, from mid-1915 a new larger car, the 2-seat and 4-seat [[Morris Cowley (1915)|Morris Cowley]] was introduced.

[[Image:Aurora.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The Aurora safety car]] :''See also the [[Oldsmobile Aurora]] from the 1990s.''

...' was a British motor manufacturer, founded by Roland Lloyd (1904-65), son of a garage owner, and based in Patrick Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England ...urer in making nearly all components in-house. After car production ceased the company continued in general engineering until 1983. About 15 Lloyd cars ar

...dling assets of the former [[Graham-Paige]] Motor Company. The concern was the only new US automaker to achieve success after World War II if only for a f ...e market while the "Big Three" were still marketing their pre-war designs, the Kaisers and Frazers made quite an exciting entrance. Kaiser and Frazer woul

...of Duesenberg Models}}'''Duesenberg''' was a United States-based luxury [[automobile]] company active in various forms from 1913 to 1937. ...finish in 10th place at the [[Indianapolis 500]] and a Duesenberg car won the race in 1924, 1925, and 1927.

{{List Of Hummer Models}} ...e Wheeled Vehicle]] (HMMWV, or ''Humvee''). However, the [[Hummer H2]] and the [[Hummer H3]] were based on other, smaller civilian-market vehicles.

''Department of Transportation's definition of a ''passenger vehicle'', to mean a car or truck, used for passengers, exclu ...referred to as the "Big Three." The motor car has become an integral part of American life, with vehicles outnumbering licensed drivers.<ref name="BTS1"

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}} ...poration]], and sold as a companion marque of Cadillac from 1927 to 1940. The two were linked by similarly-themed names, both being named for explorers�

'''Motors Liquidation Company''' (Pinksheets MTLQQ) is the company left over from [[General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization|General M ...ll such claims will not be fully satisfied, leading to its conclusion that the common stock will have no value.<br /><br />

...n Models}}The '''Hudson Motor Car Company''' made Hudson and other brand [[automobile]]s in Detroit, Michigan, from 1909 to 1957. ...ould later be president of Hudson-Nash descendant American Motors Corp. in the 1960s).

...g trafficking, but was subsequently acquitted, on the basis of entrapment, of charges brought against him. ...st Doctor Emmett L. Brown, although the company had ceased to exist before the first movie was made.

{{List Of Buick Models}} ...-YOU-ick." It is now GM's only US-based semi-luxury brand since the demise of [[Oldsmobile]] in 2004, although GM's Swedish subsidiary, [[Saab]], fills a

...is typically the first point in a driver's career at which most drivers in the series are aiming at professional careers in racing rather than being amate ...Gransden Lodge, 500cc cars being the only post war class to run that day. The race was won by [[Eric Brandon]] in his [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]] Proto

{{List Of Pontiac Models}} ...[[GMC|General Motors]] and sold in the United States from 1926 to 2009. In the GM brand lineup, Pontiac is a mid-level brand featuring a more sporting, pe

...wer" Isle of Man, UK.</ref> <ref>Fox Stephen (1998). ''The Strange Triumph of Abner Doble'' In - Invention & Technology Magazine, Volume 14; Issue 1.</re ...ime associated with the automobile company, with Abner, John and Warren as the leading lights.

'''Sports car racing''' is a form of circuit [[auto racing]] with [[automobile]]s that have two seats and enclosed wheels. They may be purpose-built or re ...Peter Sauber]] and [[Reinhold Joest]] have become almost as famous as many of their drivers.

...wife Peggy in 1969 with help from [[William France Sr.|Bill France, Sr.]] of [[NASCAR]]. ...erica]] (SCCA) staff member. Allen offered Bishop a management position on the SCCA Contest Board, which Bishop quickly accepted. Bishop moved to Westpor