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Welcome to the American Automobile Index
There were over 1800 automobile manufacturers in the United States from 1896 to 1930. Very few survived and only a few new ones were started after that period. Here is a list below of but some of the many American automobile manufactures from both the Past and Present. Some of these automobile's have links to photos as well as a bit of history.
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Able Car Co. |
1917-1919 |
Altham |
1896-1899 |
Anchor Buggy
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1910-1911 1922 |
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| Barley Motor Car Binney & Burnham Brew-Hatcher |
1913-1925 1901-1902 1904-1905 |
Brewster & Co. |
1905-1937 1910-1913 1903-1905 |
Buick Briggs & Stratton |
1903-now 1919-1924 |
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Cadillac |
1902-now 1906-1910 1913-1929 |
Coates-Goshen Coey |
1908-1910 1904 |
Correja |
1908-1915 |
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Dodge Brothers |
1914-1927 |
Detroit Electric |
1907-1939 |
Dual-Ghia |
1956-1958 |
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E-M-F Company |
1909-1912 |
Eldredge |
1904 |
Essex Motors Co.
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1918-1922,
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1923-1927 |
Franklin |
1902-1934 |
Frazer |
1947-1951 |
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GJG |
1909-1914 |
GEO |
1989-1997 |
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Heine-Velox |
1906,1921, |
Holley Motor Car
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1904 1909-1957 |
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Imperial (Chrysler) |
1955-1975, |
1981-1983 |
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Jeffery |
1904 |
Jordan Motor Car Co. |
1916-1931 | ||
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K-R-I-T Motor Car |
1909-1916 |
1947-1951 |
Kissel Motor Car Co |
1906-1930 |
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LaFayette Motors
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1908
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Lad's Car
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1912-1914
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Liquid Air |
1916-1924 |
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Marathon Motor Works Marion |
1889-1914 |
Marquette |
1930 |
Motor Bob Mercury |
1914 1939-Now |
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Nash |
1916-1957 | Nash Rambler | 1950-1957 | Nash-Healy | 1951-1954 |
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O-we-go |
1914 |
Oldsmobile |
1897-2004 |
Owen Magnetic |
1915-1922 |
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1899-1958 |
1900-1932 |
Pope-Robinson |
1899-1904 |
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| Queen | 1904-1907 | Quick | 1899-1900 | Quinby | 1899 |
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REO Motor Car Co. |
1905-1975 |
Rickenbacker |
1922-1927 |
1929-1931 |
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Sandusky Automobile |
1904 |
Stearns |
1904-1929 |
Studebaker |
1897-1966 |
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Terraplane |
1932-1939 |
Tincher |
1903-1906 |
Twombly |
1913-1915 |
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United States Motor Co. |
1909-1913 |
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Van Wagoner |
1899-1900 |
Velie Motors Corp. |
1908-1929 |
Viking |
1929-1931 |
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Ware Steam Wagon |
1861-1867 |
Wills St Claire |
1921-1927 |
Wilson |
1903-1905 |
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| 1914 |
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