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List of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States

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, or being phased out.

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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, or being phased out.

A

Auburn Motor Chassis (1912–1915) source ↗

B

C

Coey (1915) source ↗

D

Dayton Cyclecar Model A (1914) source ↗
Dey Electric (1917–1919) source ↗

E

Eagle Cycle Car advertisement (1915) source ↗
Eagle Cycle Car advertisement rotary engine (1915) source ↗

F

  • Fageol (1900, 1917)92
  • Fal-Car (1909–1914)97
    Also known as F.A.L.
  • Falcon Engineering Company (1907–1909)92
    Unrelated to Ford Falcon
  • Falcon-Knight (1927–1929)92
  • Famous (1908–1909)92
  • Fanning (1901–1903)92
  • Farmack (1915–1916)92
  • Farner (1922–1923)92
  • Faulkner-Blanchard (1910)
  • Federal (1907–1909)92
  • Federal Steam (1901–1902)35
  • Fenton (1913–1914)92
    Unrelated to Fenton Headers
  • Ferris (1920–1922)2
  • Fey Touring (1897–1906)9899
  • Fiberfab (1964–1983)
  • Fidelia (1913–1914)2
  • Field (1886, 1905)35
  • Fina-Sport (1953–1954)
  • Firestone-Columbus (1909–1915)92
  • Fischer-Detroit (1914)
  • Fisher (1901–1905)92
  • Fisker Automotive (2007–2014)
  • Fisker Inc. (2016–2024)100
  • Flagler (1914)101
    Based in Michigan
  • Flanders 20 (1910–1912)92
  • Flanders Manufacturing Company (1912–1914)102
  • Flanders (1913)
    'Flanders Six' model
  • Flexbi (1904)92
  • Flint (1923–1927)92
  • Flyer Motor Car Company (1913–1914)
  • Forest (1905–1906) Organized in Boston.103
  • Forest City53 (1905103)
    Manufactured as the Jewell beginning in 1906. Organized in Cleveland, Ohio, & named for the city nickname.103
  • Forsyth (circa 1896) Franklin, Minnesota; only a prototype built.103
  • Forth (1905)
    New York company, one of two of the same name, organized by Clarence Forth. No cars built.104
  • 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 1911.105
  • Fort Pitt92 (1908–1910, 1911)
    Organized in New Kensington, Pennsylvania; moved to Pittsburgh 1911. Always known as the Pittsburgh Six106
  • Foster (1889,1901–1904)35
  • Fostoria (1906–1907)92
  • Fournier-Searchmont107
  • Fox (1921–1923)92
  • Franklin (1902–1934)
  • Frayer-Miller (1904–1910)92
  • Frazer (1946–1951)
  • Frederickson (1914)92
  • Fredonia (1902–1904)
  • Fremont (1920–1922)92
  • Friedman Automobile Company (1900–1903)108
  • Friend Motors Corporation (1920–1921)
  • Fritchle Electric (1905–1920)92
  • Frontenac (1906–1913)
  • Frontenac Motor Corporation (1921–1925)92
  • Frontmobile (1917–1918)92
  • F.R.P. (1914–1916)92
  • F.S. (1911–1912)92109
  • Fuller (1908–1910)92
  • F.W.D. (1910–1912)43
    Based in Wisconsin

G

H

I

Imperial Motor Car Company Roadster (1908) source ↗
International Cyclecar Company Woods Mobilette (1915) source ↗
  • Ideal Electric Co. (1909-c1911)
  • Illinois Electric (1897–1901)141
  • Imp (1913–1914)92
  • Imperial Motor Car Company (1907–1908)
  • Imperial Automobile Company (1908–1916)92142
  • Imperial (1955–1975, 1981–1983)
  • Imperial Electric (1903–1904)92
  • Independent Harvester (1910–1911)92
  • Indiana (1901)12
  • Indianapolis (see Black)92
  • International (1899) (see Strathmore)143
  • International (1899)144
  • International (1900)145
  • International Cyclecar Company (1914)36
    'Economy' model
  • International Motor Cars (Apollo; 1962–1964)
  • International Power Company (1900)144
  • International (1901–1903)146
  • International Cyclecar Company (1914)147
  • International Harvester (1907–1980)
  • Inter-State (1909–1919)92
  • Iroquois (1903–1907)22

J

K

L

M

Motor Buggy Co. (1908–1911) source ↗

N

Nance advertisement (1912) source ↗

O

P

Q

R

S

Spoerer advertisement (1912) source ↗

T

Trumbull Model 15 A (1915) source ↗
  • Tarkington (1922–1923)3
  • Taunton (1901–1903)35
    Steam cars
  • Templar (1917–1924)264
  • Templeton-Dubrie (1910)3
  • Terraplane (1932–1939)
  • Terwilliger (1904)35
    Empire Steamer model
  • Texan (1920–1922)265
  • Thomas (1902–1919)266
  • Thomas-Detroit (1906–1908)3
  • Thompson (1901–1907)35
    Steam cars
  • Thresher Electric (1900)3
  • Tiffany Electric (1913–1914)3
  • Tiger (1914–1915)3
  • Tincher (1903–1909)267
  • Tinker & Piper Steam (1899)268
  • Tinkham (1898–1899)3
  • Toledo (1901–1903)269
  • Tonawanda3
  • Torbensen (1902–1906)3
  • Touraine (1912–1916)3
  • Tourist (1902–1910)3
  • Tractmobile (1900–1902)35
  • Trask-Detroit (1922–1923)35
  • Traveler (1907–1908)3
  • Trebert (1907–1908)3
  • Trimoto (1900–1901)3
    Also known as Tri-Motor
  • Trinity Steamer35
  • Triumph (1907–1912)270
  • Trumbull (1914–1915)3
  • Tucker (1946–1949)
  • Tulsa (1918–1922)3
  • Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation (1974–1978)
  • Twin City (1914)3
  • Twombly (1913–1915)
  • Twyford (1899–1902, 1904–1907)3

U

V

Vixen (1914-1916) source ↗
  • Van (1911–1912)3
  • Van Wagoner (1899–1903)
  • Vaughn (1909)3
  • V.E. (1901–1906)1213
    Also known as V.E.C. Electric
  • Vector (1971–1999, 2006–2010)
  • Velie (1908–1929)
  • Vernon (Able 8; 1918–1921)3
  • Victor (1905–1911)272273
  • Victor Page Motors Corp (1921–1924)10274
  • Victor Steamer (1899–1903)35
    Previously Overman Steam (1895–1898)
  • Victormobile (1900–1901)275
    'Steamer' model
  • Victory (1920–1921)3
  • Viking (1907–1908)3
  • Viking (1929–1931)3
  • Virginian (1911–1912)
  • Vixen (1914–1916)162
  • Vulcan (1913–1915)276

W

Woods Mobilette Model 3 (1914) source ↗

X

Y

Z

Zip Cycle Car (1913–1914) source ↗
  • Zehr (1912–1915)3
  • Zent (1900–1902, 1904–1906)3
  • Zentmobile (1903)3
  • Zimmer Motorcars (1978–1988)
  • Zimmerman (1908–1915)3
  • Zip (1913–1914)3
See also

See also

Notes

Notes

  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. "American Motor Company". Horseless vehicles, automobiles, motor cycles operated by steam, hydro-carbon, electric and pneumatic motors : a practical treatise for ... everyone interested in the development, use and care of the automobile, including a special chapter on how to build an electric cab, with detail drawings / by Gardner D. Hiscox. January 1, 1900. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  14. "The American Automobile & The American Motors Corporation". www.american-automobiles.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  15. Clymer, p. 31.
  16. "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.
  17. Kimes, p. 47
  18. "Anderson Carriage Manufacturing Co". Michigan manufacturer & financial record v.2 no.33 1910. January 1, 1910. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  19. "Anderson Carriage Manufacturing Co". Michigan manufacturer & financial record v.2 no.33 1910. January 1, 1910. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  20. "Anderson Carriage Manufacturing Co". Michigan manufacturer & financial record v.2 no.33 1910. January 1, 1910. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  21. Clymer, p. 205; Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 19
  22. Clymer, pp. 170-171.
  23. Kimes, p. 50
  24. Kimes, p. 57
  25. Clymer, pp. 23, 205.
  26. Kimes, p. 74
  27. Clymer, pp. 178, 205.
  28. Clymer, pp. 153, 205.
  29. Clymer, pp. 190, 205.
  30. Clymer, pp. 38, 205.
  31. "Beggs Model 7-R". Cycle and automobile trade journal v. 25 (Apr.-June 1921). June 1, 1921. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
  32. Clymer, p. 193.
  33. Clymer, p. 115.
  34. Clymer, pp. 5, 61, 205.
  35. Clymer, p. 23.
  36. Clymer, p. 206.
  37. Clymer, pp. 5, 190.
  38. Clymer, p. 178.
  39. Suman-Hreblay, Marián (2000). Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. McFarland. p. 56. ISBN 9781476611402. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  40. Clymer, pp. 16, 170, 206.
  41. Clymer, pp. 23, 206. One of three companies by this name.
  42. "Canoo Files for Bankruptcy, Ending Its Dream of Funky EV Vans". Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  43. Clymer, p. 153.
  44. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 252
  45. Clymer, pp. 22, 178.
  46. Clymer, pp. 25, 206.
  47. Clymer, p. 178. Built in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  48. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 331
  49. 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
  50. Triumph and Tragedy: The Last Real Packards by Richard M. Langworth, in Collectible Automobile, September 1984 issue; pp. 6-25; (ISSN 0742-812X)
  51. Clymer, p. 87.
  52. Clymer, p. 104.
  53. Clymer, p. 63.
  54. Clymer, p. 145.
  55. Clymer, p. 67.
  56. "Electric car for the average Joe not far away". Wheels.ca. September 14, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  57. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 357
  58. Clymer, p. 158.
  59. Clymer, p. 209.
  60. Clymer, pp. 170, 206.
  61. Clymer, pp. 190, 206.
  62. Clymer, pp. 158, 206. One of two companies by this name.
  63. Clymer, p. 178. Named for the horse, built in Minneapolis.
  64. Clymer, p. 93. Built in St. Louis, Missouri.
  65. Clymer, pp. 5, 206.
  66. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 403
  67. Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 403–404
  68. Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 404–405
  69. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 405
  70. Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 405–406
  71. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 406
  72. Clymer, p. 206. Distinct from the tractor.
  73. Clymer, pp. 190, 206. Built in Cleveland.
  74. Clymer, p. 178. Built in Indiana. Distinct from DeSoto.
  75. Clymer, p. 178. Distinct from DeSoto Motor Car Company.
  76. Clymer, pp. 38, 205. Offered an electric phaeton before 1916.
  77. Clymer, p. 206. Distinct from Diamond T.
  78. Clymer, p. 206. Tourist was a model.
  79. Clymer, p. 5.
  80. Clymer, p. 206. By Alberto Santos-Dumont
  81. Clymer, p. 206. Founder was later the author of Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia.
  82. Conceived by Buckminster Fuller.
  83. "Eagle-Macomber". Gas review v.8(1915). March 1, 1915. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  84. "Eagle-Macomber". Gas review v.8(1915). March 1, 1915. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  85. "Eagle-Macomber". Gas review v.8(1915). March 1, 1915. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
  86. Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin, distinct from the Michigan company.
  87. Clymer, p. 190. Steam and electric cars, built in Cleveland.
  88. Clymer, p. 206. No connection to Eaton's.
  89. Clymer, p. 38.
  90. Clymer, p. 206. No connection to Electric Launch Company.
  91. Clymer, pp. 23, 207. Johnson model. Distinct from the Elite steam automobile company.
  92. Clymer, p. 207.
  93. Clymer, pp. 170–171, 207.
  94. Clymer, p. 104. Built in Cincinnati, Ohio.
  95. Clymer, p. 207. Later Halladay or Streator, eventually Barley.
  96. Clymer, p. 190. Car and truck maker, based in Cleveland.
  97. Clymer, p. 104. Built in Chicago.
  98. "Early American Automobiles 1904 Models". Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  99. Scriven, Hayes (March 19, 2008). "Northfield, a town with a past" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 4, 2012.
  100. "Fisker's final drive: bankruptcy judge clears liquidation path, but SEC investigation looms large". Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  101. Clymer, p. 166.
  102. Clymer, p. 40.
  103. Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 574.
  104. Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 574. Not counting the Blair-Forth, of 1908.
  105. Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, pp. 574-575. Not counting the Blair-Forth, of 1908.
  106. Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 575.
  107. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1289
  108. Clymer, p. 16.
  109. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 593
  110. Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland.
  111. Clymer, p. 51.
  112. Kimes and Clark (1996), p. 625.
  113. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from the Gearless steamer.
  114. Made by the multinational as experimental models.
  115. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from the multinational.
  116. Clymer, pp. 23, 190. Gasoline and steam.
  117. Flory, p. 1016, credits them only for 1950.
  118. Clymer, p. 207. Supposedly from Atlanta, Georgia.
  119. Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland 1916–1922.
  120. Clymer, pp. 14, 22.
  121. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1447
  122. Clymer, p. 207. One of two companies by this name.
  123. Clymer, p. 190. Truck maker, based in Cleveland.
  124. Clymer, pp. 170, 190.
  125. Schwarzkopf, E.E. (1910). Automobile Topics. Vol. 19. p. 1456. Retrieved December 5, 2019. (Google books)
  126. Sherron, Chas. B. (1907). American Vehicle: Devoted to the Interests of the Vehicle and Accessory Trades. Vol. 20. p. 26. Retrieved December 5, 2019. Google books: (Automobile Notes)
  127. Clymer, p. 170. No relation to the school.
  128. "Indiana Truck History Report". Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  129. Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 652, 761
  130. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 682 Distinct from Hatfield Motor Vehicle Company and the Hatfield Company truck manufacturer.
  131. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1524
  132. Clymer, p. 23. An air-cooled, built in Wisconsin, sold for US$2000.
  133. Clymer, p. 112.
  134. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from Hewitt-Lindstrom.
  135. "Hewitt". Hand book of automobiles (1906). January 15, 1906. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  136. Clymer, pp. 23, 190. Steam and gasoline, based in Cleveland.
  137. Distinct from the Australian company.
  138. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from Holley.
  139. Clymer, pp. 23, 207.
  140. Clymer, pp. 5, 23.
  141. Clymer, pp. 170, 207.
  142. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 742
  143. Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 769, 1407 In Boston.
  144. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 769 In New York City.
  145. Clymer, p. 207; Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 769
  146. Clymer, p. 23; Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 769. In Toledo, Ohio.
  147. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 769 In Buffalo, New York.
  148. Clymer, pp. 18, 23.
  149. Clymer, pp. 23, 153. Built in Wisconsin.
  150. Clymer, p. 208.
  151. "Jones-Corbin". Cycle and automobile trade journal v. 7 (Jan.-Mar. 1903). January 1, 1903. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  152. Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  153. Clymer, p. 53. Also sold commercial vans of 1, 2, 3, & 6 tons.
  154. Clymer, p. 131.
  155. Clymer, p. 208. One of three companies by this name.
  156. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 769
  157. Flory, pp. 1011–12.
  158. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 774
  159. Clymer, p. 158. Based in Toledo, Ohio.
  160. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 782
  161. Clymer, p. 190. Based in Cleveland.
  162. Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin.
  163. Clymer, p. 208. Electrette was a model.
  164. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from LaSalle.
  165. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from Lewis Motocycle.
  166. Horseless Age 1895.
  167. Clymer, p. 8. A four-wheeler, despite the name.
  168. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 828
  169. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 635
  170. Clymer, p. 90. Before 1912, the cars were called Sears.
  171. Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 859–860
  172. Kimes & Clark 1975, p. 1004
  173. began with steam autos
  174. Clymer, p. 22.
  175. Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 890
  176. Clymer, pp. 190, 208. Based in Cleveland.
  177. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from the Mason steamer.
  178. Clymer, p. 93. Built in Waterloo, Iowa.
  179. Clymer, p. 84.
  180. Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin by Joe Merkel, who later built the Merkel Motorcycle.
  181. Clymer, p. 23. Distinct from the Meteor steamer and the Ford division.
  182. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from the Nash
  183. Clymer, p. 145. Built in Waltham, Massachusetts.
  184. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 929
  185. "Michigan Yacht and Power Co". The Motor world v.7 1903/04. January 28, 1904. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
  186. Clymer, p. 93. Built in Moline, Illinois.
  187. Clymer, pp. 36, 153. Built in Racine, Wisconsin.
  188. Clymer, p. 57.
  189. Clymer, p. 208. One of two companies by this name, distinct from Moline-Knight.
  190. "Mora Motor Car Company". Motor age v.17 1910 Jan-Jun. January 1, 1910. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  191. Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with Moggie.
  192. Clymer, pp. 22. 208.
  193. Lewis, Mary Beth. "Ten Best First Facts", in Car and Driver, 1/88, p. 92.
  194. "Mueller Manufacturing Company". Horseless vehicles, automobiles, motor cycles operated by steam, hydro-carbon, electric and pneumatic motors : a practical treatise for ... everyone interested in the development, use and care of the automobile, including a special chapter on how to build an electric cab, with detail drawings / by Gardner D. Hiscox. January 1, 1900. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
  195. Flory, p. 1016, dates it to 1950.
  196. "Nance Touraine". Cycle and automobile trade journal v. 16 (Jan.-Mar. 1912). January 15, 1912. Retrieved March 7, 2026 – via hathitrust.
  197. Clymer, pp. 170, 178. Built in Traverse City, Michigan.
  198. Not to be confused with the producers of the Ruxton.
  199. Clymer, pp. 170–171, 208.
  200. Clymer, p. 208. Often misspelled as Neilson.
  201. Kimes & Clark 1975, p. 1003
  202. Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with the motorcycle.
  203. Kimes & Clark 1975, p. 1005
  204. Clymer, p. 153. Built in Milwaukee.
  205. Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945 (1985), p. 1013
  206. Clymer, pp. 170, 209.
  207. Clymer, pp. 190, 209. Based in Cleveland.
  208. Clymer, pp. 190, 209. Based in Cleveland. Distinct from Owen Magnetic.
  209. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1063 Built in Salem, Mass.; 1 gasoline & 2 electric cars
  210. Clymer, p. 102. Built in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  211. Clymer, p. 151. Built in Chicago.
  212. Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1125
  213. Clymer, p. 42.
  214. Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1126
  215. Clymer, pp. 6, 153.
  216. Clymer, pp. 5, 178, 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland.
  217. Clymer, p. 153. Friction-drive, built in Wisconsin.
  218. "Petrel". Cycle and automobile trade journal v. 16 (Jan.-Mar. 1912). January 15, 1912. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  219. Freund, Klaus, ed. (August 1981). Auto Katalog 1982 (in German). Vol. 25. Stuttgart: Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG. p. 165.
  220. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from the GM division.
  221. Clymer, pp. 13, 23.
  222. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Porter Motor Company.
  223. Flory, p. 1016. Distinct from Powell Manufacturing Company?
  224. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from the pickup.
  225. Clymer, p. 190. Cars & trucks, based in Cleveland.
  226. "R.C.H." Cycle and automobile trade journal v. 16 (Jan.-Mar. 1912). January 15, 1912. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  227. Clymer, p. 149.
  228. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Reading Steamer.
  229. Clymer, p. 209. Said to be the cheapest car ever built.
  230. Clymer, pp. 122-124. Producer of four-axle Octoauto and twin rear axle Sextoauto in Columbus, Indiana.
  231. Clymer, p. 209. 1895 car produced by Remington Arms Company.
  232. "Renaissance Cars Inc. / Zebra Motors Inc". Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  233. Clymer, pp. 22, 209.
  234. Clymer, pp. 23, 209.
  235. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Rogers Steamobile. One of three companies by this name.
  236. Rolls-Royce
  237. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1273
  238. Clymer, p. 8. A tricycle.
  239. Clymer, p. 209. Also known as Dumont.
  240. Clymer, p. 8.
  241. Clymer, pp. 90, 209.
  242. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Chrysler Sebring.
  243. Clymer, p. 5. Built in Buffalo, New York.
  244. Clymer, p. 88. Built by William H. Sharp.
  245. "Shay Model A Roadster". shayhistory.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  246. Dixie Junior and Dixie Tourist (1908-1910- Retrieved October 28, 2018
  247. The Horseless Age: The Automobile Trade Magazine, Volume 22- Retrieved October 28, 2018
  248. Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to the steam car company.
  249. Clymer, pp. 23, 210.
  250. "Spoerer". Cycle and automobile trade journal v. 16 (Jan.-Mar. 1912). January 15, 1912. Retrieved March 7, 2026 – via hathitrust.
  251. Clymer, p. 210. One of two companies with this name.
  252. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Stanley Motor Carriage Company.
  253. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Stearns (automobile).
  254. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 512
  255. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1351
  256. Clymer, p. 210. One of three companies by this name.
  257. Clymer, pp. 23, 210. Steam cars. One of three companies by this name.
  258. Production was continued in Canada until 1966.
  259. 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.
  260. Clymer, pp. 38, 210.
  261. Clymer, p. 210. Not to be confused with models from Dodge, Plymouth, Studebaker, Nash Motors, Chevrolet, or GMC.
  262. Clymer, p. 52.
  263. Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to Summit Racing Equipment.
  264. Clymer, p. 190, locates them in Cleveland.
  265. Clymer, pp. 170, 210.
  266. Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 1417–1419
  267. Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 1423–1424
  268. Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 1463, 45
  269. Clymer, p. 22; Kimes & Clark 1985, pp. 769, 1472
  270. Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to Triumph Motor Company sportscars or Triumph Engineering Co Ltd motorcycles.
  271. "Union Sales Company". Cycle and automobile trade journal v. 16 (Jan.-Mar. 1912). January 15, 1912. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  272. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from the Victor steam cars.
  273. "Victor". Gas review v. 2 (1909). January 1, 1909. Retrieved March 25, 2026.
  274. "The Victor Page Automobile & The Victor W. Page Corp". www.american-automobiles.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
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  276. Clymer, p. 135. Built in Painesville, Ohio.
  277. Detroit-based builder of "generic" cars without badges so dealers could badge them as desired. Clymer, p.146.
  278. "Walter Automobile Company". Hand book of automobiles (1906). January 15, 1906. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  279. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Ward (electric automobile company).
  280. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Ward (automobile company).
  281. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1491
  282. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1519
  283. Kimes & Clark 1985, p. 1521
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