List of defunct automobile manufacturers of the United States explained

See also: List of 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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Notes and References

  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;
  5. Flory, J. "Kelly", Jr. American Cars 1946–1959 (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Coy, 2008), p. 1016.
  6. Web site: Allen Touring Car 37 Fiche Info 1916 . www.plandegraissage.org . May 10, 2019.
  7. Web site: The Allen Automobile & The Allen Iron & Steel Company . american-automobiles.com . May 10, 2019.
  8. Web site: Flyer . www.bessermuseum.org . May 10, 2019.
  9. Kimes, p. 29
  10. Clymer, p. 205.
  11. Web site: Another Flash In The Pan….The Shaw . www.theoldmotor.com . July 20, 2011 . May 10, 2019.
  12. Clymer, p. 170.
  13. Web site: The American Automobile & The American Motors Corporation . www.american-automobiles.com . May 10, 2019.
  14. Clymer, p. 31.
  15. Web site: 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 . May 10, 2019.
  16. Kimes, p. 47
  17. Clymer, p. 205;
  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. Book: Suman-Hreblay. Marián. Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. 2000. McFarland. 9781476611402. 56. 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. Clymer, pp. 22, 178.
  39. Clymer, pp. 25, 206.
  40. Clymer, p. 178. Built in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  41. Clipper Division, Studebaker-Packard Corp.; Packard, A History of the Motor Car and the Company (General edition), Beverly Rae Kimes, editor (1978), "Automobile Quarterly",
  42. Triumph and Tragedy: The Last Real Packards by Richard M. Langworth, in Collectible Automobile, September 1984 issue; pp. 6-25; (ISSN 0742-812X)
  43. Clymer, p. 87.
  44. Clymer, p. 104.
  45. Clymer, p. 63.
  46. Clymer, p. 145.
  47. Clymer, p. 67.
  48. Web site: Electric car for the average Joe not far away. Wheels.ca. September 14, 2012. August 9, 2014.
  49. Clymer, p. 158.
  50. Clymer, p. 209.
  51. Clymer, pp. 170, 206.
  52. Clymer, pp. 190, 206.
  53. Clymer, pp. 158, 206. One of two companies by this name.
  54. Clymer, p. 178. Named for the horse, built in Minneapolis.
  55. Clymer, p. 93. Built in St. Louis, Missouri.
  56. Clymer, pp. 5, 206.
  57. Clymer, p. 206. Distinct from the tractor.
  58. Clymer, pp. 190, 206. Built in Cleveland.
  59. Clymer, p. 178. Built in Indiana. Distinct from DeSoto.
  60. Clymer, p. 178. Distinct from DeSoto Motor Car Company.
  61. Clymer, pp. 38, 205. Offered an electric phaeton before 1916.
  62. Clymer, p. 206. Distinct from Diamond T.
  63. Clymer, p. 206. Tourist was a model.
  64. Clymer, p. 5.
  65. Clymer, p. 206. By Alberto Santos-Dumont
  66. Clymer, p. 206. Founder was later the author of Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia.
  67. Conceived by Buckminster Fuller.
  68. Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin, distinct from the Michigan company.
  69. Clymer, p. 190. Steam and electric cars, built in Cleveland.
  70. Clymer, p. 206. No connection to Eaton's.
  71. Clymer, p. 38.
  72. Clymer, p. 206. No connection to Electric Launch Company.
  73. Clymer, pp. 23, 207. Johnson model. Distinct from the Elite steam automobile company.
  74. Clymer, p. 207.
  75. Clymer, pp. 170–171, 207.
  76. Clymer, p. 104. Built in Cincinnati, Ohio.
  77. Clymer, p. 207. Later Halladay or Streator, eventually Barley.
  78. Clymer, p. 190. Car and truck maker, based in Cleveland.
  79. Clymer, p. 104. Built in Chicago.
  80. Web site: Early American Automobiles 1904 Models. October 5, 2014.
  81. Web site: Northfield, a town with a past . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120504134211/http://www.northfield.org/files/REGuide031908.pdf . May 4, 2012 . Scriven . Hayes . March 19, 2008 . 11.
  82. Clymer, p. 166.
  83. Clymer, p. 40.
  84. Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 574.
  85. Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 574. Not counting the Blair-Forth, of 1908.
  86. Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, pp. 574-575. Not counting the Blair-Forth, of 1908.
  87. Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 575.
  88. Clymer, p. 16.
  89. Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland.
  90. Clymer, p. 51.
  91. Kimes and Clark (1996), p. 625.
  92. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from the Gearless steamer.
  93. Made by the multinational as experimental models.
  94. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from the multinational.
  95. Clymer, pp. 23, 190. Gasoline and steam.
  96. Flory, p. 1016, credits them only for 1950.
  97. Clymer, p. 207. Supposedly from Atlanta, Georgia.
  98. Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland 1916–1922.
  99. Clymer, pp. 14, 22.
  100. Clymer, p. 207. One of two companies by this name.
  101. Clymer, p. 190. Truck maker, based in Cleveland.
  102. Clymer, pp. 170, 190.
  103. Book: Schwarzkopf, E.E. . 1910 . Automobile Topics . 19. December 5, 2019. 1456. (Google books)
  104. Book: Sherron, Chas. B. . 1907 . American Vehicle: Devoted to the Interests of the Vehicle and Accessory Trades . 20. December 5, 2019. 26. Google books: (Automobile Notes)
  105. Clymer, p. 170. No relation to the school.
  106. Web site: Indiana Truck History Report. October 5, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150725013641/http://www.marion.lib.in.us/commhist/indtrucks/report.html. July 25, 2015.
  107. Distinct from Hatfield Motor Vehicle Company and the Hatfield Company truck manufacturer.
  108. Clymer, p. 23. An air-cooled, built in Wisconsin, sold for US$2000.
  109. Clymer, p. 112.
  110. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from Hewitt-Lindstrom.
  111. Clymer, pp. 23, 190. Steam and gasoline, based in Cleveland.
  112. Distinct from the Australian company.
  113. Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from Holley.
  114. Clymer, pp. 23, 207.
  115. Clymer, pp. 5, 23.
  116. Clymer, pp. 170, 207.
  117. In Boston.
  118. In New York City.
  119. Clymer, p. 207;
  120. Clymer, p. 23; . In Toledo, Ohio.
  121. In Buffalo, New York.
  122. Clymer, pp. 18, 23.
  123. Clymer, pp. 23, 153. Built in Wisconsin.
  124. Clymer, p. 208.
  125. Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
  126. Clymer, p. 53. Also sold commercial vans of 1, 2, 3, & 6 tons.
  127. Clymer, p. 131.
  128. Clymer, p. 208. One of three companies by this name.
  129. Flory, pp. 1011–12.
  130. Clymer, p. 158. Based in Toledo, Ohio.
  131. Clymer, p. 190. Based in Cleveland.
  132. Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin.
  133. Clymer, p. 208. Electrette was a model.
  134. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from LaSalle.
  135. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from Lewis Motocycle.
  136. Horseless Age 1895.
  137. Clymer, p. 8. A four-wheeler, despite the name.
  138. Clymer, p. 90. Before 1912, the cars were called Sears.
  139. began with steam autos
  140. Clymer, p. 22.
  141. Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 890
  142. Clymer, pp. 190, 208. Based in Cleveland.
  143. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from the Mason steamer.
  144. Clymer, p. 93. Built in Waterloo, Iowa.
  145. Clymer, p. 84.
  146. Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin by Joe Merkel, who later built the Merkel Motorcycle.
  147. Clymer, p. 23. Distinct from the Meteor steamer and the Ford division.
  148. Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from the Nash
  149. Clymer, p. 145. Built in Waltham, Massachusetts.
  150. Clymer, p. 93. Built in Moline, Illinois.
  151. Clymer, pp. 36, 153. Built in Racine, Wisconsin.
  152. Clymer, p. 57.
  153. Clymer, p. 208. One of two companies by this name, distinct from Moline-Knight.
  154. Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with Moggie.
  155. Clymer, pp. 22. 208.
  156. Lewis, Mary Beth. "Ten Best First Facts", in Car and Driver, 1/88, p. 92.
  157. Flory, p. 1016, dates it to 1950.
  158. Clymer, pp. 170, 178. Built in Traverse City, Michigan.
  159. Not to be confused with the producers of the Ruxton.
  160. Clymer, pp. 170–171, 208.
  161. Clymer, p. 208. Often misspelled as Neilson.
  162. Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with the motorcycle.
  163. Clymer, p. 153. Built in Milwaukee.
  164. Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945 (1985), p. 1013
  165. Clymer, pp. 170, 209.
  166. Clymer, pp. 190, 209. Based in Cleveland.
  167. Clymer, pp. 190, 209. Based in Cleveland. Distinct from Owen Magnetic.
  168. Built in Salem, Mass.; 1 gasoline & 2 electric cars
  169. Clymer, p. 102. Built in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  170. Clymer, p. 151. Built in Chicago.
  171. Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1125
  172. Clymer, p. 42.
  173. Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1126
  174. Clymer, pp. 6, 153.
  175. Clymer, pp. 5, 178, 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland.
  176. Clymer, p. 153. Friction-drive, built in Wisconsin.
  177. Book: Auto Katalog 1982 . Freund, Klaus . . Stuttgart . 165 . 25 . de . August 1981.
  178. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from the GM division.
  179. Clymer, pp. 13, 23.
  180. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Porter Motor Company.
  181. Flory, p. 1016. Distinct from Powell Manufacturing Company?
  182. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from the pickup.
  183. Clymer, p. 190. Cars & trucks, based in Cleveland.
  184. Clymer, p. 149.
  185. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Reading Steamer.
  186. Clymer, p. 209. Said to be the cheapest car ever built.
  187. Clymer, pp. 122-124. Producer of four-axle Octoauto and twin rear axle Sextoauto in Columbus, Indiana.
  188. Clymer, p. 209. 1895 car produced by Remington Arms Company.
  189. Web site: Renaissance Cars Inc. / Zebra Motors Inc.. September 3, 2014.
  190. Clymer, pp. 22, 209.
  191. Clymer, pp. 23, 209.
  192. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Rogers Steamobile. One of three companies by this name.
  193. [Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]
  194. Clymer, p. 8. A tricycle.
  195. Clymer, p. 209. Also known as Dumont.
  196. Clymer, p. 8.
  197. Clymer, pp. 90, 209.
  198. Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Chrysler Sebring.
  199. Clymer, p. 5. Built in Buffalo, New York.
  200. Clymer, p. 88. Built by William H. Sharp.
  201. Web site: Shay Model A Roadster. shayhistory.com. February 4, 2018.
  202. https://www.txtransportationmuseum.org/history-texas-vehicle-makers.php Dixie Junior and Dixie Tourist (1908-1910
  203. https://books.google.com/books?id=aJQ9AQAAIAAJ&dq=History+of+the+%22Southern+Motor+Car+Company%22+of+Houston&pg=PA91 The Horseless Age: The Automobile Trade Magazine, Volume 22
  204. Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to the steam car company.
  205. Clymer, pp. 23, 210.
  206. Clymer, p. 210. One of two companies with this name.
  207. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Stanley Motor Carriage Company.
  208. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Stearns (automobile).
  209. Clymer, p. 210. One of three companies by this name.
  210. Clymer, pp. 23, 210. Steam cars. One of three companies by this name.
  211. Production was continued in Canada until 1966.
  212. 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.
  213. Clymer, pp. 38, 210.
  214. Clymer, p. 210. Not to be confused with models from Dodge, Plymouth, Studebaker, Nash Motors, Chevrolet, or GMC.
  215. Clymer, p. 52.
  216. Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to Summit Racing Equipment.
  217. Clymer, p. 190, locates them in Cleveland.
  218. Clymer, pp. 170, 210.
  219. Clymer, p. 22;
  220. Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to Triumph Motor Company sportscars or Triumph Engineering Co Ltd motorcycles.
  221. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from the Victor steam cars.
  222. Web site: The Victor Page Automobile & The Victor W. Page Corp. . www.american-automobiles.com . May 10, 2019.
  223. Kimes, Beverly R. (editor), and Clark, Henry A. The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945. Krause Publications, 1985, p. 1455. .
  224. Clymer, p. 135. Built in Painesville, Ohio.
  225. Detroit-based builder of "generic" cars without badges so dealers could badge them as desired. Clymer, p.146.
  226. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Ward (electric automobile company).
  227. Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Ward (automobile company).