Lone Star (1920 automobile) explained

Lone Star
Type:Automobile
Manufacturer:Lone Star Motor Truck and Tractor Association
Production:1919-1922
Assembly:Lynchburg, Virginia
Factory:Piedmont Motor Car Company
Body Style:Touring car
Aka:1919-1921; Beauty Four and Beauty Six, 1922; Model 4-35

The Lone Star was a passenger vehicle in production between 1919 and 1922. It was made by the Lone Star Motor Truck and Tractor Association, San Antonio, Texas.

History

The Lone Star was available as the Beauty Four (Piedmont model 4-30) with a Lycoming engine or the Beauty Six (Piedmont Model 6-40) with a Continental engine. Both open and closed models were offered. The cars were manufactured for Lone Star by Piedmont Motor Car Company of Lynchburg, Virginia.

Advertisements listed the 4-30 model for sale at $1,545 .[1] Lone Star sales ended in 1922 when the Piedmont factory closed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hemphill . Hugh . Lone Star Motor Company, San Antonio, TX . Texas Transportation Museum . 6 June 2022.