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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- Fageol (1900, 1917)[74]
- Fal-Car (1909–1914)[79]
Also known as F.A.L.
- Falcon Engineering Company (1907–1909)[74]
Unrelated to Ford Falcon
- Falcon-Knight (1927–1929)[74]
- Famous (1908–1909)[74]
- Fanning (1901–1903)[74]
- Farmack (1915–1916)[74]
- Farner (1922–1923)[74]
- Faulkner-Blanchard (1910)
- Federal (1907–1909)[74]
- Federal Steam (1901–1902)[30]
- Fenton (1913–1914)[74]
Unrelated to Fenton Headers
- Ferris (1920–1922)[2]
- Fey Touring (1897–1906)[80] [81]
- Fiberfab (1964–1983)
- Fidelia (1913–1914)[2]
- Field (1886, 1905)[30]
- Fina-Sport (1953–1954)
- Firestone-Columbus (1909–1915)[74]
- Fischer-Detroit (1914)
- Fisher (1901–1905)[74]
- Fisker Automotive (2007–2014)
- Flagler (1914)[82]
Based in Michigan
- Flanders 20 (1910–1912)[74]
- Flanders Manufacturing Company (1912–1914)[83]
- Flanders (1913)
'Flanders Six' model
- Flexbi (1904)[74]
- Flint (1923–1927)[74]
- Flyer Motor Car Company (1913–1914)
- Forest (1905–1906) Organized in Boston.[84]
- Forest City[45] (1905[84])
Manufactured as the Jewell beginning in 1906. Organized in Cleveland, Ohio, & named for the city nickname.[84]
- Forsyth (circa 1896) Franklin, Minnesota; only a prototype built.[84]
- Forth (1905)
New York company, one of two of the same name, organized by Clarence Forth. No cars built.[85]
- 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.[86]
- Fort Pitt[74] (1908–1910, 1911)
Organized in New Kensington, Pennsylvania; moved to Pittsburgh 1911. Always known as the Pittsburgh Six[87]
- Foster (1889,1901–1904)[30]
- Fostoria (1906–1907)[74]
- Fournier-Searchmont
- Fox (1921–1923)[74]
- Franklin (1902–1934)
- Frayer-Miller (1904–1910)[74]
- Frazer (1946–1951)
- Frederickson (1914)[74]
- Fredonia (1902–1904)
- Fremont (1920–1922)[74]
- Friedman Automobile Company (1900–1903)[88]
- Friend Motors Corporation (1920–1921)
- Fritchle Electric (1905–1920)[74]
- Frontenac (1906–1913)
- Frontenac Motor Corporation (1921–1925)[74]
- Frontmobile (1917–1918)[74]
- F.R.P. (1914–1916)[74]
- F.S. (1911–1912)[74]
- Fuller (1908–1910)[74]
- F.W.D. (1910–1912)[37]
Based in Wisconsin
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Sources
- Automobile Quarterly (eds.). The American Car Since 1775. Kutztown, PA: Automobile Quarterly, Inc., 1971.
- Bird, Anthony and Douglas-Scott Montagu of Beaulieu, Edward: Steam Cars, 1770–1970, Littlehampton Book Services Ltd., 1971. :
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
- Clymer, Floyd and Gahagan, Harry W.: Floyd Clymer's Steam Car Scrapbook, Literary Licensing, LLC, 2012. ;
- Georgano, Nick (Ed.). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000.
- Evans, Richard J.: Steam Cars (Shire Album), Shire Publications Ltd (booklet) 1985. ;
- Headfield, John: American Steam-Car Pioneers: A Scrapbook (1st edition). Newcomen Society in North, 1984. ;
- Book: Kimes . Beverly R. . Clark . Henry A. . The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945 . Krause Publications . 1975 . 0-87341-111-0.
- Book: Kimes . Beverly R. . Clark . Henry A. . The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945 . Krause Publications . 1985 . 0-87341-045-9.
- Book: Kimes . Beverly R. . Clark . Henry A. . The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1942 . 3rd . Iola, Wisconsin . Krause . 1996 . 0-87341-428-4 . none.
- Kirsch, David A.: The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick NJ and London, 2000.
Notes and References
- Kimes and Clark, p. 11
- Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877–1925 (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p. 190.
- Clymer, p. 210.
- Clymer, p. 205;
- Flory, J. "Kelly", Jr. American Cars 1946–1959 (Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Coy, 2008), p. 1016.
- Web site: Allen Touring Car 37 Fiche Info 1916 . www.plandegraissage.org . May 10, 2019.
- Web site: The Allen Automobile & The Allen Iron & Steel Company . american-automobiles.com . May 10, 2019.
- Web site: Flyer . www.bessermuseum.org . May 10, 2019.
- Kimes, p. 29
- Clymer, p. 205.
- Web site: Another Flash In The Pan….The Shaw . www.theoldmotor.com . July 20, 2011 . May 10, 2019.
- Clymer, p. 170.
- Web site: The American Automobile & The American Motors Corporation . www.american-automobiles.com . May 10, 2019.
- Clymer, p. 31.
- 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.
- Kimes, p. 47
- Clymer, p. 205;
- Clymer, pp. 170-171.
- Kimes, p. 50
- Kimes, p. 57
- Clymer, pp. 23, 205.
- Kimes, p. 74
- Clymer, pp. 178, 205.
- Clymer, pp. 153, 205.
- Clymer, pp. 190, 205.
- Clymer, pp. 38, 205.
- Clymer, p. 193.
- Clymer, p. 115.
- Clymer, pp. 5, 61, 205.
- Clymer, p. 23.
- Clymer, p. 206.
- Clymer, pp. 5, 190.
- Clymer, p. 178.
- Book: Suman-Hreblay. Marián. Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. 2000. McFarland. 9781476611402. 56. February 4, 2018.
- Clymer, pp. 16, 170, 206.
- Clymer, pp. 23, 206. One of three companies by this name.
- Clymer, p. 153.
- Clymer, pp. 22, 178.
- Clymer, pp. 25, 206.
- Clymer, p. 178. Built in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Clipper Division, Studebaker-Packard Corp.; Packard, A History of the Motor Car and the Company (General edition), Beverly Rae Kimes, editor (1978), "Automobile Quarterly",
- Triumph and Tragedy: The Last Real Packards by Richard M. Langworth, in Collectible Automobile, September 1984 issue; pp. 6-25; (ISSN 0742-812X)
- Clymer, p. 87.
- Clymer, p. 104.
- Clymer, p. 63.
- Clymer, p. 145.
- Clymer, p. 67.
- Web site: Electric car for the average Joe not far away. Wheels.ca. September 14, 2012. August 9, 2014.
- Clymer, p. 158.
- Clymer, p. 209.
- Clymer, pp. 170, 206.
- Clymer, pp. 190, 206.
- Clymer, pp. 158, 206. One of two companies by this name.
- Clymer, p. 178. Named for the horse, built in Minneapolis.
- Clymer, p. 93. Built in St. Louis, Missouri.
- Clymer, pp. 5, 206.
- Clymer, p. 206. Distinct from the tractor.
- Clymer, pp. 190, 206. Built in Cleveland.
- Clymer, p. 178. Built in Indiana. Distinct from DeSoto.
- Clymer, p. 178. Distinct from DeSoto Motor Car Company.
- Clymer, pp. 38, 205. Offered an electric phaeton before 1916.
- Clymer, p. 206. Distinct from Diamond T.
- Clymer, p. 206. Tourist was a model.
- Clymer, p. 5.
- Clymer, p. 206. By Alberto Santos-Dumont
- Clymer, p. 206. Founder was later the author of Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia.
- Conceived by Buckminster Fuller.
- Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin, distinct from the Michigan company.
- Clymer, p. 190. Steam and electric cars, built in Cleveland.
- Clymer, p. 206. No connection to Eaton's.
- Clymer, p. 38.
- Clymer, p. 206. No connection to Electric Launch Company.
- Clymer, pp. 23, 207. Johnson model. Distinct from the Elite steam automobile company.
- Clymer, p. 207.
- Clymer, pp. 170–171, 207.
- Clymer, p. 104. Built in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Clymer, p. 207. Later Halladay or Streator, eventually Barley.
- Clymer, p. 190. Car and truck maker, based in Cleveland.
- Clymer, p. 104. Built in Chicago.
- Web site: Early American Automobiles 1904 Models. October 5, 2014.
- 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.
- Clymer, p. 166.
- Clymer, p. 40.
- Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 574.
- Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 574. Not counting the Blair-Forth, of 1908.
- Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, pp. 574-575. Not counting the Blair-Forth, of 1908.
- Kimes and Clark, Standard Catalog, p. 575.
- Clymer, p. 16.
- Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland.
- Clymer, p. 51.
- Kimes and Clark (1996), p. 625.
- Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from the Gearless steamer.
- Made by the multinational as experimental models.
- Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from the multinational.
- Clymer, pp. 23, 190. Gasoline and steam.
- Flory, p. 1016, credits them only for 1950.
- Clymer, p. 207. Supposedly from Atlanta, Georgia.
- Clymer, p. 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland 1916–1922.
- Clymer, pp. 14, 22.
- Clymer, p. 207. One of two companies by this name.
- Clymer, p. 190. Truck maker, based in Cleveland.
- Clymer, pp. 170, 190.
- Book: Schwarzkopf, E.E. . 1910 . Automobile Topics . 19. December 5, 2019. 1456. (Google books)
- 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)
- Clymer, p. 170. No relation to the school.
- 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.
- Distinct from Hatfield Motor Vehicle Company and the Hatfield Company truck manufacturer.
- Clymer, p. 23. An air-cooled, built in Wisconsin, sold for US$2000.
- Clymer, p. 112.
- Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from Hewitt-Lindstrom.
- Clymer, pp. 23, 190. Steam and gasoline, based in Cleveland.
- Distinct from the Australian company.
- Clymer, p. 207. Distinct from Holley.
- Clymer, pp. 23, 207.
- Clymer, pp. 5, 23.
- Clymer, pp. 170, 207.
- In Boston.
- In New York City.
- Clymer, p. 207;
- Clymer, p. 23; . In Toledo, Ohio.
- In Buffalo, New York.
- Clymer, pp. 18, 23.
- Clymer, pp. 23, 153. Built in Wisconsin.
- Clymer, p. 208.
- Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- Clymer, p. 53. Also sold commercial vans of 1, 2, 3, & 6 tons.
- Clymer, p. 131.
- Clymer, p. 208. One of three companies by this name.
- Flory, pp. 1011–12.
- Clymer, p. 158. Based in Toledo, Ohio.
- Clymer, p. 190. Based in Cleveland.
- Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin.
- Clymer, p. 208. Electrette was a model.
- Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from LaSalle.
- Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from Lewis Motocycle.
- Horseless Age 1895.
- Clymer, p. 8. A four-wheeler, despite the name.
- Clymer, p. 90. Before 1912, the cars were called Sears.
- began with steam autos
- Clymer, p. 22.
- Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 890
- Clymer, pp. 190, 208. Based in Cleveland.
- Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from the Mason steamer.
- Clymer, p. 93. Built in Waterloo, Iowa.
- Clymer, p. 84.
- Clymer, p. 153. Built in Wisconsin by Joe Merkel, who later built the Merkel Motorcycle.
- Clymer, p. 23. Distinct from the Meteor steamer and the Ford division.
- Clymer, p. 208. Distinct from the Nash
- Clymer, p. 145. Built in Waltham, Massachusetts.
- Clymer, p. 93. Built in Moline, Illinois.
- Clymer, pp. 36, 153. Built in Racine, Wisconsin.
- Clymer, p. 57.
- Clymer, p. 208. One of two companies by this name, distinct from Moline-Knight.
- Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with Moggie.
- Clymer, pp. 22. 208.
- Lewis, Mary Beth. "Ten Best First Facts", in Car and Driver, 1/88, p. 92.
- Flory, p. 1016, dates it to 1950.
- Clymer, pp. 170, 178. Built in Traverse City, Michigan.
- Not to be confused with the producers of the Ruxton.
- Clymer, pp. 170–171, 208.
- Clymer, p. 208. Often misspelled as Neilson.
- Clymer, p. 208. Not to be confused with the motorcycle.
- Clymer, p. 153. Built in Milwaukee.
- Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945 (1985), p. 1013
- Clymer, pp. 170, 209.
- Clymer, pp. 190, 209. Based in Cleveland.
- Clymer, pp. 190, 209. Based in Cleveland. Distinct from Owen Magnetic.
- Built in Salem, Mass.; 1 gasoline & 2 electric cars
- Clymer, p. 102. Built in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Clymer, p. 151. Built in Chicago.
- Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1125
- Clymer, p. 42.
- Standard Catalogue of American Cars, p. 1126
- Clymer, pp. 6, 153.
- Clymer, pp. 5, 178, 190. Cars and trucks, built in Cleveland.
- Clymer, p. 153. Friction-drive, built in Wisconsin.
- Book: Auto Katalog 1982 . Freund, Klaus . . Stuttgart . 165 . 25 . de . August 1981.
- Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from the GM division.
- Clymer, pp. 13, 23.
- Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Porter Motor Company.
- Flory, p. 1016. Distinct from Powell Manufacturing Company?
- Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from the pickup.
- Clymer, p. 190. Cars & trucks, based in Cleveland.
- Clymer, p. 149.
- Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Reading Steamer.
- Clymer, p. 209. Said to be the cheapest car ever built.
- Clymer, pp. 122-124. Producer of four-axle Octoauto and twin rear axle Sextoauto in Columbus, Indiana.
- Clymer, p. 209. 1895 car produced by Remington Arms Company.
- Web site: Renaissance Cars Inc. / Zebra Motors Inc.. September 3, 2014.
- Clymer, pp. 22, 209.
- Clymer, pp. 23, 209.
- Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Rogers Steamobile. One of three companies by this name.
- [Rolls-Royce Limited|Rolls-Royce]
- Clymer, p. 8. A tricycle.
- Clymer, p. 209. Also known as Dumont.
- Clymer, p. 8.
- Clymer, pp. 90, 209.
- Clymer, p. 209. Distinct from Chrysler Sebring.
- Clymer, p. 5. Built in Buffalo, New York.
- Clymer, p. 88. Built by William H. Sharp.
- Web site: Shay Model A Roadster. shayhistory.com. February 4, 2018.
- https://www.txtransportationmuseum.org/history-texas-vehicle-makers.php Dixie Junior and Dixie Tourist (1908-1910
- 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
- Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to the steam car company.
- Clymer, pp. 23, 210.
- Clymer, p. 210. One of two companies with this name.
- Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Stanley Motor Carriage Company.
- Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Stearns (automobile).
- Clymer, p. 210. One of three companies by this name.
- Clymer, pp. 23, 210. Steam cars. One of three companies by this name.
- Production was continued in Canada until 1966.
- 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.
- Clymer, pp. 38, 210.
- Clymer, p. 210. Not to be confused with models from Dodge, Plymouth, Studebaker, Nash Motors, Chevrolet, or GMC.
- Clymer, p. 52.
- Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to Summit Racing Equipment.
- Clymer, p. 190, locates them in Cleveland.
- Clymer, pp. 170, 210.
- Clymer, p. 22;
- Clymer, p. 210. Unrelated to Triumph Motor Company sportscars or Triumph Engineering Co Ltd motorcycles.
- Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from the Victor steam cars.
- Web site: The Victor Page Automobile & The Victor W. Page Corp. . www.american-automobiles.com . May 10, 2019.
- Kimes, Beverly R. (editor), and Clark, Henry A. The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805–1945. Krause Publications, 1985, p. 1455. .
- Clymer, p. 135. Built in Painesville, Ohio.
- Detroit-based builder of "generic" cars without badges so dealers could badge them as desired. Clymer, p.146.
- Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Ward (electric automobile company).
- Clymer, p. 210. Distinct from Ward (automobile company).