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This is: a list of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States. They were discontinued for various reasons, such as bankruptcy of the "parent company," mergers,/being phased out.

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Bβ€»

Cβ€»

  • C-A-C (1914–1915)
  • Cady Automobile Company (1899)
  • California (1900–1902, 1910)
  • Caloric (1903–1904)
  • Camelot Motors (1981)
  • Cameron (1903–1920)
  • Campbell (1918–1919)
  • Canda (1900–1902)
  • Cannon (1902–1906)
  • Cantono Electric (1904–1907)
  • Car de Luxe (1906–1910)
  • Carbon Motors Corporation (2003–2013)
  • Cardway (1923–1924)
  • Carhart (1871)
  • Carhartt Automobile Company (1910–1912)
  • Carlson (1904)
  • Carrol
  • Carroll (1908)
    Distinct from Carrol
  • Carroll Six (1921–1922)
  • Carter Twin-Engine (1907–1908)
  • Cartercar (1905–1916)
  • Carthage (1914–1915)
  • Case (1911–1927)
    Based in Wisconsin
  • C.B (1917–1918)
  • Ceco (1914–1915)
    Based in Chicago
  • Centaur (1902–1903)
  • Central (1905–1906)
  • Century (1900–1903)
    'Tourist' model
  • Century Motor Company (1911–1915)
    Renamed to 'Century Electric Car Company' in 1915
  • Century Steamer (1906)
  • Cornish-Friedberg Motor Car Co (1907–1909)
  • Chadwick Engineering Works (1904–1916, 1960)
  • Chalfant (1905–1912)
  • Chalmers-Detroit (1908–1914)
    Renamed to Chalmers in 1911
  • Champion (1916)
  • Chandler (1913–1929)
  • Chapman Electric (1899–1901)
  • Charles Abresch Company (1899–circa 1965)
  • Chase (1907–1912)
  • Checker Motors Corporation (1922–1982)
  • Chelsea (1914)
  • Chicago (1902)
  • Chicago Electric (1899–1901)
  • Chicago Motor Buggy (1908)
  • Chicago Recording Scale Co (1906–1907)
    Apollo model
  • Chicago Steam Car (1905–1907)
  • Chief (1908)
  • Christie (1904–1910)
  • Christman (1901–1905, 1907)
  • Church-Field (1912–1913)
  • Church Manufacturing Co (1903–1904)
    Lenawee model
  • Cincinnati Steamer (1903–1904)
  • CinO (1910–1913)
  • Citicar (1974–1976)
  • Clark (1901)
  • Clark Electric (1903–1905)
  • Clark & Company (1903–1904)
    Clarkmobile model
  • Classic (1916–1917, 1920)
  • Cleburne
  • ClΓ©net Coachworks (1975–1980)
  • Clermont
  • Cleveland (1902–1904)
    Built in Cleveland
  • Cleveland (1905–1909)
  • Cleveland (1914)
  • Cleveland (1919–1926)
  • Climber (1919–1924)
  • Clinton E. Woods Electric (1897–1901)
  • Clipper (1956)
  • Clough Steamer (1869)
  • Cloughley (1896–1903)
  • Club Car (1910–1911)
  • Clyde Special
  • Clymer (1908)
    Based in Missouri
  • Coates-Goshen (1908–1910)
  • Coats Steam Car (1921–1923)
  • Coda (2009–2013)
  • Coey-Mitchell Automobile Company (1913–1917)
  • Coggswell (1910–1911)
  • Colburn (1906–1911)
    Based in Denver
  • ColbyDenver (1911–1914)
  • Cole Motor Car Company (1909–1925)
    Based in Indianapolis
  • Colonial Motors Corporation (1921–1922)
  • Colonial Electric Car Company (1912)
  • Colt (1907)
    Based in New York
  • Columbia (1897–1913)
  • Columbian Electric
  • Columbia Motors (1916–1924)
  • Columbian Electric (1914–1917)
    Distinct from 'Columbia Electric'
  • Columbus Buggy Company (1907–1908)
  • Columbus Electric (1903–1915)
    Based in Ohio
  • Comet (1917–1922)
    Based in Illinois
  • Comet (1946–1951)
  • Commerce (1907–1908)
  • Commercial Motor Truck Company
    Based in Ohio
  • Commodore Motors Corporation (1921–1922)
  • Commonwealth (1917–1922)
  • Commuter Cars (1998)
  • Comuta-Car (1979–1982)
  • Conrad (1900–1903)
  • Continental (1907–1908)
  • Continental (1914)
    Based in Minneapolis and Chicago
  • Continental (1933–1934)
  • Continental (1956–1957)
  • Corbin (1904–1912)
  • Corbin (1999–2003)
  • Corbitt (1907–1914)
  • Cord (1929–1932,1936–1937)
  • Corinthian (1922–1923)
  • Cornelian (1914–1915)
  • Cornish-Friedberg
  • Correja (1909–1914)
  • Corwin (1905–1906)
    Gas-au-lec model
  • Cosmopolitan (1907–1910)
    Distinct from the Nash Cosmopolitan
  • Cotta Steam (1901–1903)
  • Country Club (1903–1904)
  • Courier (1904–1905)
  • Courier (1909–1911)
  • Courier Car Co (1912)
    'Clermont' model
  • Covert (1902–1907)
  • Coyote Special (1909–1910)
  • C.R. Patterson and Sons (1915–1939), maker of the Patterson-Greenfield automobile and "later buses and trucks."
  • Craig-Toledo (1907)
  • Crane (1912–1920)
    Renamed to Crane-Simplex in 1915
  • Crane & Breed (1912–1917)
  • Crawford (1904–1923)
  • Crescent (1913–1914)
  • Crestmobile (1901–1905)
  • Cricket Cyclecar Company (1913–1914)
  • Criterion
  • Crompton (1902–1905)
  • Crosley (1939–1952)
  • Crouch (1894–1900)
  • Crow-Elkhart (1911–1923)
  • Crowdus Electric (1899–1902)
  • Crown (1905–1907)
  • Crowther (1915–1917)
    Renamed to 'Crowther-Duryea' in 1917
  • Croxton-Keeton (1909–1914)
    Renamed to 'Croxton' in 1911
  • Cruiser (1917–1919)
  • Culver (1905)
  • Cunningham (1907–1936)
  • Cunningham Sports Cars (1951–1955)
  • Clark-Carter Automobile Co (1909–1913)
    Renamed to Cutting Motor Car Company in 1911; defunct c. 1912; last model year 1913.
  • C.V.I. Motor Car Co (1907–1908)

Dβ€»

Eβ€»

  • Eagle (1905–1909)
  • Eagle (1988–1998)
  • Eagle Electric (1915–1916)
  • Eagle Rotary (1914–1915; Eagle-Macomber 1916–1918)
  • Earl Motors Incorporated (1907–1908)
  • Earl (1921–1923)
  • Eastman (1898–1900)
  • Eastman (1901–1902)
  • Eaton Electric (1898–1900)
  • Eck
  • Eclipse Steam (1900–1903)
  • Economy (1916–1919; Economy-Vogue 1920; Vogue 1921–1922)
  • Eddy Electric (1900–1901)
  • Edsel (1958–1960)
  • Edwards-Knight (1912–1913)
  • Edwards (1954–1955)
  • E.H.V. (see Compound)
  • Eichstaedt (1898–1902)
  • Eisenhuth (1904–1908)
    'Compound' model
  • Elberg
  • Elberon (Columbia model)
  • Elbert (1914–1915)
  • Elcar (1915–1931)
  • Elco (1915–1917)
  • Eldredge (1903–1906)
  • Electra (1914–1915)
  • Electric Vehicle (1897–1907)
  • Electronomic
  • Elgin (1916–1924)
  • Elite
  • Elite (1901–1902)
  • Elkhart (see Crow-Elkhart or Komet)
  • Elliott (1897–1899)
  • Ellis
  • Ellsworth (1907)
  • Elmore (1893–1912)
  • El Morocco (1956–1957)
  • Emancipator (1909)
  • Emerson (1917)
  • E-M-F (1909–1912)
    'Wayne' model
  • Empire (1901–1902)
  • Empire (1910–1919)
  • Empire Steam Car (1925–1927)
  • Empire Steamer (1899–1902)
  • Empire Steamer (1904)
  • Endurance Steam Car (1922–1924)
  • Enger (1909–1917)
  • Engler (W.B.) Cyclecar Company (1914–1915)
  • Entz (1914)
  • Erie (1899–1902)
  • Erskine (1927–1930)
  • Eshelman (1953–1961)
  • Essex (1906)
  • Essex Motor Company (1919–1932)
  • Etnyre (1910–1911)
  • Euclid (1908)
  • Eureka (1900)
  • Eureka (1907–1909)
  • Evansville
  • Everitt (1909–1912)
  • Everybody's (1907–1909)
  • Ewing (1908–1910)
  • Excalibur (1965–1997)
  • Excel (1914)

Fβ€»

  • Fageol (1900, 1917)
  • Fal-Car (1909–1914)
    Also known as F.A.L.
  • Falcon Engineering Company (1907–1909)
    Unrelated to Ford Falcon
  • Falcon-Knight (1927–1929)
  • Famous (1908–1909)
  • Fanning (1901–1903)
  • Farmack (1915–1916)
  • Farner (1922–1923)
  • Faulkner-Blanchard (1910)
  • Federal (1907–1909)
  • Federal Steam (1901–1902)
  • Fenton (1913–1914)
    Unrelated to Fenton Headers
  • Ferris (1920–1922)
  • Fey Touring (1897–1906)
  • Fiberfab (1964–1983)
  • Fidelia (1913–1914)
  • Field (1886, 1905)
  • Fina-Sport (1953–1954)
  • Firestone-Columbus (1909–1915)
  • Fischer-Detroit (1914)
  • Fisher (1901–1905)
  • Fisker Automotive (2007–2014)
  • Flagler (1914)
    Based in Michigan
  • Flanders 20 (1910–1912)
  • Flanders Manufacturing Company (1912–1914)
  • Flanders (1913)
    'Flanders Six' model
  • Flexbi (1904)
  • Flint (1923–1927)
  • Flyer Motor Car Company (1913–1914)
  • Forest (1905–1906) Organized in Boston.
  • Forest City (1905)
    Manufactured as the Jewell beginning in 1906. Organized in Cleveland, Ohio, & named for the city nickname.
  • Forsyth (circa 1896) Franklin, Minnesota; only a prototype built.
  • Forth (1905)
    New York company, one of two of the same name, organized by Clarence Forth. No cars built.
  • Forth (1910–1911)
    Mansfield, Ohio, company, one of two of the same name, organized by Clarence Forth. Only one prototype car assembled; went bankrupt late 1911.
  • Fort Pitt (1908–1910, 1911)
    Organized in New Kensington, Pennsylvania; moved to Pittsburgh 1911. Always known as the Pittsburgh Six
  • Foster (1889,1901–1904)
  • Fostoria (1906–1907)
  • Fournier-Searchmont
  • Fox (1921–1923)
  • Franklin (1902–1934)
  • Frayer-Miller (1904–1910)
  • Frazer (1946–1951)
  • Frederickson (1914)
  • Fredonia (1902–1904)
  • Fremont (1920–1922)
  • Friedman Automobile Company (1900–1903)
  • Friend Motors Corporation (1920–1921)
  • Fritchle Electric (1905–1920)
  • Frontenac (1906–1913)
  • Frontenac Motor Corporation (1921–1925)
  • Frontmobile (1917–1918)
  • F.R.P. (1914–1916)
  • F.S. (1911–1912)
  • Fuller (1908–1910)
  • F.W.D. (1910–1912)
    Based in Wisconsin

Gβ€»

Hβ€»

Iβ€»

  • Illinois Electric (1897–1901)
  • Imp (1913–1914)
  • Imperial Motor Car Company (1907–1908)
  • Imperial Automobile Company (1908–1916)
  • Imperial (1955–1975, 1981–1983)
  • Imperial Electric (1903–1904)
  • Independent Harvester (1910–1911)
  • Indiana (1901)
  • Indianapolis (see Black)
  • International (1899) (see Strathmore)
  • International (1899)
  • International (1900)
  • International Cyclecar Company (1914)
    'Economy' model
  • International Motor Cars (Apollo; 1962–1964)
  • International Power Company (1900)
  • International (1901–1903)
  • International Cyclecar Company (1914)
  • International Harvester (1907–1980)
  • Inter-State (1909–1919)
  • Iroquois (1903–1907)

Jβ€»

Kβ€»

Lβ€»

Mβ€»

Nβ€»

Oβ€»

Pβ€»

Qβ€»

Rβ€»

Sβ€»

Tβ€»

  • Tarkington (1922–1923)
  • Taunton (1901–1903)
    Steam cars
  • Templar (1917–1924)
  • Templeton-Dubrie (1910)
  • Terraplane (1932–1939)
  • Terwilliger (1904)
    Empire Steamer model
  • Texan (1920–1922)
  • Thomas (1902–1919)
  • Thomas-Detroit (1906–1908)
  • Thompson (1901–1907)
    Steam cars
  • Thresher Electric (1900)
  • Tiffany Electric (1913–1914)
  • Tiger (1914–1915)
  • Tincher (1903–1909)
  • Tinker & Piper Steam (1899)
  • Tinkham (1898–1899)
  • Toledo (1901–1903)
  • Tonawanda
  • Torbensen (1902–1906)
  • Touraine (1912–1916)
  • Tourist (1902–1910)
  • Tractmobile (1900–1902)
  • Trask-Detroit (1922–1923)
  • Traveler (1907–1908)
  • Trebert (1907–1908)
  • Trimoto (1900–1901)
    Also known as Tri-Motor
  • Trinity Steamer
  • Triumph (1907–1912)
  • Trumbull (1914–1915)
  • Tucker (1946–1949)
  • Tulsa (1918–1922)
  • Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation (1974–1978)
  • Twin City (1914)
  • Twombly (1913–1915)
  • Twyford (1899–1902, 1904–1907)

Uβ€»

Vβ€»

  • Van (1911–1912)
  • Van Wagoner (1899–1903)
  • Vaughn (1909)
  • V.E. (1901–1906)
    Also known as V.E.C. Electric
  • Vector (1971–1999, 2006–2010)
  • Velie (1908–1929)
  • Vernon (Able 8; 1918–1921)
  • Victor (1905–1911)
  • Victor Page Motors Corp (1921–1924)
  • Victor Steamer (1899–1903)
    Previously Overman Steam (1895–1898)
  • Victormobile (1900–1901)
    'Steamer' model
  • Victory (1920–1921)
  • Viking (1907–1908)
  • Viking (1929–1931)
  • Virginian (1911–1912)
  • Vixen (1914–1916)
  • Vulcan (1913–1915)

Wβ€»

  • Waco (1915–1917)
  • Wagenhals (1910–1915)
  • Wahl (1913–1914)
  • Waldron (1908–1911)
  • Walker Motor Car Company (1905–1906)
  • Wall (1900–1903)
  • Walter (1902–1909)
  • Waltham Steam (1898–1902)
  • Waltham Manufacturing Co (1899–1910)
    'Orient' model
  • Walworth (1904–1905)
  • Ward (1913–1914)
  • Ward Electric (1914–1916)
  • Ware Steam Wagon (1861–1867)
  • Warren (1910–1913)
  • Warwick (1901–1905)
  • Washington (1921–1924)
  • Wasp (1919–1924)
  • Waterloo (1903–1905)
  • Watrous (1905)
  • Watt (1910)
  • Waukesha (1906–1910)
  • Waverley Electric (1898–1903, 1909–1916)
  • Webb Jay (1908)
  • Weidely Motor Company (1915–1917)
  • Welch Motor Car Company (1901–1911)
  • Westcott (1909–1925)
  • Westfield (1901–1903)
  • W.F.S. (1911–1912)
  • Whaley-Henriette (1898–1900)
  • Wharton (1922–1923)
  • Wheeler Manufacturing Company (1904)
  • Whippet (1927–1931)
  • White Motor Company (1900–1918)
  • White Star (1909–1911)
  • Whiting Motor Car Co (1910–1912)
  • Whitmore, M.C. Co (1914)
    Arrow Cyclecar model
  • Whitney (1896–1900)
  • Wilcox (1909–1910)
  • Wildman (1902)
  • Wills (C. H.) and Company (1921–1927)
  • Willys (1916–1918, 1930–1942, 1953–1963)
  • Willys-Knight (1914–1933)
  • Willys-Overland (1912–1953)
  • Wilson (1903–1905)
  • Windsor (1929–1930)
  • Wing (1922)
  • Winther (1921–1923)
  • Winton (1896–1924)
  • Wolfe (1907–1909)
  • Wolverine (1904–1906,1927–1928)
  • Woodill (1952–1956)
  • Woodruff (1902–1904)
  • Woods Electric (1899–1916)
    Renamed to Woods Dual Power for 1917–1918
  • Woods Mobilette (1913–1916)
  • Worth (J.M.) Gas Engine Manufacturing Co (1902)
  • Worth (1906–1910)

Xβ€»

Yβ€»

Zβ€»

  • Zehr (1912–1915)
  • Zent (1900–1902, 1904–1906)
  • Zentmobile (1903)
  • Zimmer Motorcars (1978–1988)
  • Zimmerman (1908–1915)
  • Zip (1913–1914)

See alsoβ€»

Notesβ€»

  1. ^ Kimes and Clark, p. 11
  2. ^ Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p. 190.
  3. ^ Clymer, p. 210.
  4. ^ Clymer, p. 205; Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 18
  5. ^ Flory, J. "Kelly", Jr. American Cars 1946–1959 (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Coy, 2008), p. 1016.
  6. ^ "Allen Touring Car 37 Fiche Info 1916". www.plandegraissage.org. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "The Allen Automobile & The Allen Iron & Steel Company". american-automobiles.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "Flyer". www.bessermuseum.org. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  9. ^ Kimes, p. 29
  10. ^ Clymer, p. 205.
  11. ^ "Another Flash In The Pan….The Shaw". www.theoldmotor.com. July 20, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  12. ^ Clymer, p. 170.
  13. ^ "The American Automobile & The American Motors Corporation". www.american-automobiles.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  14. ^ Clymer, p. 31.
  15. ^ "F.A. Ames Co., Ames Body Corp., Ames Speedster, Ames Buggy Co., Carriage Woodstock Co., Ford Model T, Ames Motor Car Co". www.coachbuilt.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  16. ^ Kimes, p. 47
  17. ^ Clymer, p. 205; Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 19
  18. ^ Clymer, pp. 170-171.
  19. ^ Kimes, p. 50
  20. ^ Kimes, p. 57
  21. ^ Clymer, pp. 23, 205.
  22. ^ Kimes, p. 74
  23. ^ Clymer, pp. 178, 205.
  24. ^ Clymer, pp. 153, 205.
  25. ^ Clymer, pp. 190, 205.
  26. ^ Clymer, pp. 38, 205.
  27. ^ Clymer, p. 193.
  28. ^ Clymer, p. 115.
  29. ^ Clymer, pp. 5, 61, 205.
  30. ^ Clymer, p. 23.
  31. ^ Clymer, p. 206.
  32. ^ Clymer, pp. 5, 190.
  33. ^ Clymer, p. 178.
  34. ^ Suman-Hreblay, MariΓ‘n (2000). Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. McFarland. p. 56. ISBN 9781476611402. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  35. ^ Clymer, pp. 16, 170, 206.
  36. ^ Clymer, pp. 23, 206. One of three companies by this name.
  37. ^ Clymer, p. 153.
  38. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 252
  39. ^ Clymer, pp. 22, 178.
  40. ^ Clymer, pp. 25, 206.
  41. ^ Clymer, p. 178. Built in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  42. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 331
  43. ^ Clipper Division, Studebaker-Packard Corp.; Packard, A History of the Motor Car and the Company (General edition), Beverly Rae Kimes, editor (1978), "Automobile Quarterly", ISBN 0-915038-11-0
  44. ^ Triumph and Tragedy: The Last Real Packards by Richard M. Langworth, in Collectible Automobile, September 1984 issue; pp. 6-25; (ISSN 0742-812X)
  45. ^ Clymer, p. 87.
  46. ^ Clymer, p. 104.
  47. ^ Clymer, p. 63.
  48. ^ Clymer, p. 145.
  49. ^ Clymer, p. 67.
  50. ^ "Electric car for the average Joe not far away". Wheels.ca. September 14, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  51. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 357
  52. ^ Clymer, p. 158.
  53. ^ Clymer, p. 209.
  54. ^ Clymer, pp. 170, 206.
  55. ^ Clymer, pp. 190, 206.
  56. ^ Clymer, pp. 158, 206. One of two companies by this name.
  57. ^ Clymer, p. 178. Named for the horse, built in Minneapolis.
  58. ^ Clymer, p. 93. Built in St. Louis, Missouri.
  59. ^ Clymer, pp. 5, 206.
  60. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 403
  61. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 403–404
  62. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 404–405
  63. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 405
  64. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 405–406
  65. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 406
  66. ^ Clymer, p. 206. Distinct from the tractor.
  67. ^ Clymer, pp. 190, 206. Built in Cleveland.
  68. ^ Clymer, p. 178. Built in Indiana. Distinct from DeSoto.
  69. ^ Clymer, p. 178. Distinct from DeSoto Motor Car Company.
  70. ^ Clymer, pp. 38, 205. Offered an electric phaeton before 1916.
  71. ^ Clymer, p. 206. Distinct from Diamond T.
  72. ^ Clymer, p. 206. Tourist was a model.
  73. ^ Clymer, p. 5.
  74. ^ Clymer, p. 206. By Alberto Santos-Dumont
  75. ^ Clymer, p. 206. Founder was later the author of Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia.
  76. ^ Conceived by Buckminster Fuller.
  77. ^ Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin, distinct from the Michigan company.
  78. ^ Clymer, p. 190. Steam and electric cars, built in Cleveland.
  79. ^ Clymer, p. 206. No connection to Eaton's.
  80. ^ Clymer, p. 38.
  81. ^ Clymer, p. 206. No connection to Electric Launch Company.
  82. ^ Clymer, pp. 23, 207. Johnson model. Distinct from the Elite steam automobile company.
  83. ^ Clymer, p. 207.
  84. ^ Clymer, pp. 170–171, 207.
  85. ^ Clymer, p. 104. Built in Cincinnati, Ohio.
  86. ^ Clymer, p. 207. Later Halladay. Or Streator, eventually Barley.
  87. ^ Clymer, p. 190. Car and truck maker, based in Cleveland.
  88. ^ Clymer, p. 104. Built in Chicago.
  89. ^ "Early American Automobiles 1904 Models". Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  90. ^ Scriven, Hayes (March 19, 2008). "Northfield, a town with a past" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2012.
  91. ^ Clymer, p. 166.
  92. ^ Clymer, p. 40.
  93. ^ Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 574.
  94. ^ Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 574. Not counting the Blair-Forth, of 1908.
  95. ^ Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, pp. 574-575. Not counting the Blair-Forth, of 1908.
  96. ^ Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 575.
  97. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1289
  98. ^ Clymer, p. 16.
  99. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 593
  100. ^ Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland.
  101. ^ Clymer, p. 51.
  102. ^ Kimes and Clark (1996), p. 625.
  103. ^ Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from the Gearless steamer.
  104. ^ Made by the multinational as experimental models.
  105. ^ Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from the multinational.
  106. ^ Clymer, pp. 23, 190. Gasoline and steam.
  107. ^ Flory, p. 1016, credits them only for 1950.
  108. ^ Clymer, p. 207. Supposedly from Atlanta, Georgia.
  109. ^ Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland 1916–1922.
  110. ^ Clymer, pp. 14, 22.
  111. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1447
  112. ^ Clymer, p. 207. One of two companies by this name.
  113. ^ Clymer, p. 190. Truck maker, based in Cleveland.
  114. ^ Clymer, pp. 170, 190.
  115. ^ Schwarzkopf, E.E. (1910). Automobile Topics. Vol. 19. p. 1456. Retrieved December 5, 2019. (Google books)
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  117. ^ Clymer, p. 170. No relation to the school.
  118. ^ "Indiana Truck History Report". Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  119. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 652, 761
  120. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 682 Distinct from Hatfield Motor Vehicle Company and the Hatfield Company truck manufacturer.
  121. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1524
  122. ^ Clymer, p. 23. An air-cooled, built in Wisconsin, sold for US$2000.
  123. ^ Clymer, p. 112.
  124. ^ Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from Hewitt-Lindstrom.
  125. ^ Clymer, pp. 23, 190. Steam and gasoline, based in Cleveland.
  126. ^ Distinct from the Australian company.
  127. ^ Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from Holley.
  128. ^ Clymer, pp. 23, 207.
  129. ^ Clymer, pp. 5, 23.
  130. ^ Clymer, pp. 170, 207.
  131. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 742
  132. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 769, 1407 In Boston.
  133. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 769 In New York City.
  134. ^ Clymer, p. 207; Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 769
  135. ^ Clymer, p. 23; Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 769. In Toledo, Ohio.
  136. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 769 In Buffalo, New York.
  137. ^ Clymer, pp. 18, 23.
  138. ^ Clymer, pp. 23, 153. Built in Wisconsin.
  139. ^ Clymer, p. 208.
  140. ^ Clymer, p. 208. Not to be, confused with Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  141. ^ Clymer, p. 53. Also sold commercial vans of 1, 2, 3, & 6 tons.
  142. ^ Clymer, p. 131.
  143. ^ Clymer, p. 208. One of three companies by this name.
  144. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 769
  145. ^ Flory, pp. 1011–12.
  146. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 774
  147. ^ Clymer, p. 158. Based in Toledo, Ohio.
  148. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 782
  149. ^ Clymer, p. 190. Based in Cleveland.
  150. ^ Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin.
  151. ^ Clymer, p. 208. Electrette was a model.
  152. ^ Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from LaSalle.
  153. ^ Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from Lewis Motocycle.
  154. ^ Horseless Age 1895.
  155. ^ Clymer, p. 8. A four-wheeler, despite the name.
  156. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 828
  157. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 635
  158. ^ Clymer, p. 90. Before 1912, the cars were called Sears.
  159. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 859–860
  160. ^ Kimes & Clark 1975, p. 1004
  161. ^ began with steam autos
  162. ^ Clymer, p. 22.
  163. ^ Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 890
  164. ^ Clymer, pp. 190, 208. Based in Cleveland.
  165. ^ Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from the Mason steamer.
  166. ^ Clymer, p. 93. Built in Waterloo, Iowa.
  167. ^ Clymer, p. 84.
  168. ^ Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin by Joe Merkel, who later built the Merkel Motorcycle.
  169. ^ Clymer, p. 23. Distinct from the Meteor steamer and the Ford division.
  170. ^ Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from the Nash
  171. ^ Clymer, p. 145. Built in Waltham, Massachusetts.
  172. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 929
  173. ^ Clymer, p. 93. Built in Moline, Illinois.
  174. ^ Clymer, pp. 36, 153. Built in Racine, Wisconsin.
  175. ^ Clymer, p. 57.
  176. ^ Clymer, p. 208. One of two companies by this name, distinct from Moline-Knight.
  177. ^ Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with Moggie.
  178. ^ Clymer, pp. 22. 208.
  179. ^ Lewis, Mary Beth. "Ten Best First Facts", in Car and Driver, 1/88, p. 92.
  180. ^ Flory, p. 1016, dates it to 1950.
  181. ^ Clymer, pp. 170, 178. Built in Traverse City, Michigan.
  182. ^ Not to be confused with the producers of the Ruxton.
  183. ^ Clymer, pp. 170–171, 208.
  184. ^ Clymer, p. 208. Often misspelled as Neilson.
  185. ^ Kimes & Clark 1975, p. 1003
  186. ^ Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with the motorcycle.
  187. ^ Kimes & Clark 1975, p. 1005
  188. ^ Clymer, p. 153. Built in Milwaukee.
  189. ^ Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945 (1985), p. 1013
  190. ^ Clymer, pp. 170, 209.
  191. ^ Clymer, pp. 190, 209. Based in Cleveland.
  192. ^ Clymer, pp. 190, 209. Based in Cleveland. Distinct from Owen Magnetic.
  193. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1063 Built in Salem, Mass.; 1 gasoline & 2 electric cars
  194. ^ Clymer, p. 102. Built in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  195. ^ Clymer, p. 151. Built in Chicago.
  196. ^ Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1125
  197. ^ Clymer, p. 42.
  198. ^ Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1126
  199. ^ Clymer, pp. 6, 153.
  200. ^ Clymer, pp. 5, 178, 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland.
  201. ^ Clymer, p. 153. Friction-drive, built in Wisconsin.
  202. ^ Freund, Klaus, ed. (August 1981). Auto Katalog 1982 (in German). Vol. 25. Stuttgart: Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG. p. 165.
  203. ^ Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from the GM division.
  204. ^ Clymer, pp. 13, 23.
  205. ^ Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Porter Motor Company.
  206. ^ Flory, p. 1016. Distinct from Powell Manufacturing Company?
  207. ^ Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from the pickup.
  208. ^ Clymer, p. 190. Cars & trucks, based in Cleveland.
  209. ^ Clymer, p. 149.
  210. ^ Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Reading Steamer.
  211. ^ Clymer, p. 209. Said to be the cheapest car ever built.
  212. ^ Clymer, pp. 122-124. Producer of four-axle Octoauto and twin rear axle Sextoauto in Columbus, Indiana.
  213. ^ Clymer, p. 209. 1895 car produced by Remington Arms Company.
  214. ^ "Renaissance Cars Inc. / Zebra Motors Inc". Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  215. ^ Clymer, pp. 22, 209.
  216. ^ Clymer, pp. 23, 209.
  217. ^ Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Rogers Steamobile. One of three companies by this name.
  218. ^ Rolls-Royce
  219. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1273
  220. ^ Clymer, p. 8. A tricycle.
  221. ^ Clymer, p. 209. Also known as Dumont.
  222. ^ Clymer, p. 8.
  223. ^ Clymer, pp. 90, 209.
  224. ^ Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Chrysler Sebring.
  225. ^ Clymer, p. 5. Built in Buffalo, New York.
  226. ^ Clymer, p. 88. Built by William H. Sharp.
  227. ^ "Shay Model A Roadster". shayhistory.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  228. ^ Dixie Junior and Dixie Tourist (1908-1910- Retrieved October 28, 2018
  229. ^ The Horseless Age: The Automobile Trade Magazine, Volume 22- Retrieved October 28, 2018
  230. ^ Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to the steam car company.
  231. ^ Clymer, pp. 23, 210.
  232. ^ Clymer, p. 210. One of two companies with this name.
  233. ^ Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Stanley Motor Carriage Company.
  234. ^ Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Stearns (automobile).
  235. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 512
  236. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1351
  237. ^ Clymer, p. 210. One of three companies by this name.
  238. ^ Clymer, pp. 23, 210. Steam cars. One of three companies by this name.
  239. ^ Production was continued in Canada until 1966.
  240. ^ Flory, p. 1016. Fitting Cadillac V8s into Studebakers was common in the 1950s, under the nickname Studillac, as well as into Fords as Fordillacs; it appears Flory has mistaken it.
  241. ^ Clymer, pp. 38, 210.
  242. ^ Clymer, p. 210. Not to be confused with models from Dodge, Plymouth, Studebaker, Nash Motors, Chevrolet, or GMC.
  243. ^ Clymer, p. 52.
  244. ^ Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to Summit Racing Equipment.
  245. ^ Clymer, p. 190, locates them in Cleveland.
  246. ^ Clymer, pp. 170, 210.
  247. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 1417–1419
  248. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 1423–1424
  249. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 1463, 45
  250. ^ Clymer, p. 22; Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 769, 1472
  251. ^ Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to Triumph Motor Company sportscars or Triumph Engineering Co Ltd motorcycles.
  252. ^ Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from the Victor steam cars.
  253. ^ "The Victor Page Automobile & The Victor W. Page Corp". www.american-automobiles.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  254. ^ Kimes, Beverly R. (editor), and Clark, Henry A. The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945. Krause Publications, 1985, p. 1455. ISBN 0-87341-045-9.
  255. ^ Clymer, p. 135. Built in Painesville, Ohio.
  256. ^ Detroit-based builder of "generic" cars without badges so dealers could badge them as desired. Clymer, p.146.
  257. ^ Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Ward (electric automobile company).
  258. ^ Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Ward (automobile company).
  259. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1491
  260. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1519
  261. ^ Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1521

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