The Roaring 20 # 39; s: Crash Course US History # 32
As long as one could handle a car, it could get a license to drive.
Claude Cox, who had a three-wheeled vehicle for his senior year thesis at the Polytechnic Institute Ross and Charles Minshall, owner of Standard Wheel Co. of Terre Haute, IN, met one day in 1902, to discuss the desire Minshall to build a car he knew nothing about building one, but he trusted that Cox had knowledge of Cox was hired to design the car and new auto service standard wheels head.
Cox method and built advanced car for his time and it was named Overland It was a water-cooled two-cylinder engine and front-mounted in a hood is equipped with a two way switch cap for passing the two dry batteries switch the sheet was removeable he could not be conducted without her.
The prototype was completed in February 1903 and twelve were built that sales in 1904 were doubled and Cox was already designing its 1905 models with four-cylinder engine and a steering wheel In January 1905, the space was too narrow and he decided to move the factory standard Overland Wheels in Indianapolis which was no longer used.
He had barely started work when Minshill informed him he wanted because he was not proving to be profitable and he thought he would be if Cox was fortunate that a manufacturer transport by the name of David Parry was a client of the electric car in 1892 and was Co standard wheel that does not passable, saw models and was ready to provide capital for 51 percent of the company.
Copied from the issue of August 1906 Automotive Industries magazine.
Indianapolis, August 25 The long awaited reorganization of the Overland Automobile Company is done a company is now formed, headed by DM Parry, a well known manufacturer of transport, take the plant something more than a year ago Wheel Company has the standard divested its automotive business to Claude E Cox, and he kept the plant open, employing some men to experiment with 1907 models it is understood that the present plant site will be retained, but that it will be greatly improved and expanded.
In 1906, became Overland Auto Company New additions were made in the name of society, the Co, and production began in 1907 Parry Mfg as the banking panic started a while Parry lost, including his home.
Meanwhile, John Willys was in his concession Overland Cars in Elmira, NY, desperately trying to find the reason for his Overland cars had not been delivered, he had contracted all production 1906 Overland and another 465 to 1908, he had paid 10,000 in advance and customers want their cars with no response to his phone calls tor elegraph messages, he decided to travel to Indianapolis to see what was happening when he got there, he stuned was to find out that the company had gone bankrupt and the owner had lost everything and no cars fact, he immediately took over the factory and has an inventory that showed that there were enough pieces to build three cars .
It was also the distributor for Detroit car he had bought the entire production of the company for 1907 Detroit Motor Vehicle Company was established in 1904 with its first production in 1905. The model was called the Crown.
Obviously, Detroit company had sold too cheap to make a profit and financial conditons as they were, the private company.
He paid workers wages owed, erected a large circus tent, and restarted the company Overland He built 465 cars this year.
Copied from Motor Magazine 1908 an article by a journalist who visited several new plants.
To leave the factories of the Premier and Marmon and some came to Overland factory is to leave a staid eastern city and down in a real western town they live will surely a little factory Overland They are literally building machines in large tents clustered around the walls of the factory and every inch of available floor space is crammed with men who are persuaded to do everything possible to bring them into production successfully Overland as it was a success, this little machine everyone in Overland factory has the most irregular habits regarding eating and sleeping and quite regular work that the rest of the time; but through what they wear a satisfied look that is unique on the dusty road, bumpy who passes the test cars factory doors and tear down as hard as the men at the wheel can send a tent at the back comes to high frequency continuous rattle indicating many engines on the test is in the clutch and the first striking mechanism a multiple disc clutch with cork inserts is used secondly understanding failure of the clutch disk has led to the adoption of an ingenious automatic clutch brake; and, thirdly, the clutch mechanism is striking all safely installed in the extension of the gearbox away from dust and dirt and always lubricated.
Not believing what was happening, Claude Cox left the company in 1909, he was very unhappy and angry generation Overland for this year was 4900 car with some of them being six cylinder he bought Pope factory in Toledo Toledoin 1909 and he moved Toledo would Overland house this time as in 1909, he bought control in Co and sold cars Marion Motor car built by them, he sold his interest in the company in 1911.
Throughout the production Willys-Knight, he was one of its best sellers.
He made a very bad mistake by placing Clarence Earl older hardware manufacturer, responsible for overseeing Toledo Earl continued production did not do a good job A disastrous strike took place at the plant in Toledo in 1917 and the 1917 model had not been put into production until 1919 now Overland was a car pointless to compete with the Ford model T.
In 1918, he purchased the Duesenberg facility in Newark, NJ, and Willys-Knight Sixes wereproduced He bought Moline Plow Company, Moline, IL, makers of the automotive Stephens in 1919.
Moline Plow Co. of Moline, IL were responsible for agricultural macinery and decided to enter the automotive sector in 1917 with a car named after the company founder, GA Stephens In 1919 Willys purchased the company, but kept separated from Willys -Overland Corp.
Due to the agricultural crisis in 1921 plunged nose emplements firm that causes a huge loss to the parent company and Stephens was removed from the parent company and became the car of Stephens Motor Co, part of mid-1922 it has been restyled for the first time it was offered in two styles models on two different chassis, Stephens auto production stopped in 1924 and only agricultural emplements continue.
The post-war recession was a real blow to industry and Willys Motor Corp. is no exception, he was in deep financial difficulties to survive, he had to seek help from Chase Manhattan bank offered to help only if Walter Chrysler would resume Relunctly he accepted the terms of Chrysler was a salary million the first thing that Chrysler was to reduce the Willys salary in half and the second thing was the shooting of Clarence Earl After two years of cost reduction, Chrysler has left to take over as chairman of Maxwell -CHALMERS the Willys Six that was made in the Duesenberg factory was very similar to the first Chrysler car.
Meanwhile Willys got his company through putting carefully his company in receivership and himself back in control He put his stock in Curtis aircraft and sold his Duesenberg factory Durant who is just starting his back after being fired from General Motors.
Willy's does what it was his best and has been selling its sales soared to the point that its debt of 20 million was now in the black in 1923 for the same amount in 1924 Overland models were the last of this name.
John North Willys died in 1929, he knew how to get things done.
Within three years after going bankrupt with David Parry Co Overland Motor Car had taken his money and was willing to try building again, but this time it would be with his name, he was sure he had an answer to success in the auto industry he would build in two models and in sufficient quantity to provide at a cheap price to ensure a win, he organized the Parry Auto Company in 1909 and within two months he was in service with 389 employees and another three thousand in the near future and delivered its cars to dealers his desire was to 5,000 next year and be the first to do it in two years of activity, it has not succeeded in the range lower prices.
The following year, there was a big sign on the building with the name Motor reading Car Manufacturing Company and another car was built there under the name Pathfinder name Both were built along the side of the other Parry was capitalized to 1000000, but only 150,000 were collected cars that were sold in 1910 were at a loss There was no money.
Parry failures in the automotive sector has not affected his family business, he and his brother had owned a successful transport company in 1880 which was also built cars until 1916 They also have built body in 1917 joined with Works Transport Martin to form Martin Parry Co to build truck bodies and continued so until the 1929 depression.
For the first year, the Pathfinder was made to Parry Auto Company plant the same time as the automotive Parry When Parrycompany went into receivership in 1910, creditors took over the company and lack of a better name, it was called the car manufacturing company of the engine has been changed to Pathfinder company in 1916 1912 was the first year of production with some creditors Parry shareholders and Parry leadership has been gradually as Pathfinder was introduced gradually.
Because the body style was his main concern, he was known for his look The speedster had a boattail, hiding the spare wheel, and having the recessed top in a top panel and the design of a coach called the Martha Washington many colors can be chosen with different schemes that gave them a bright look it was a price to Hudson and Cadillac range has been acclaimed not only for its looks but reliability in long tours of didtance Thye Rpyal Automobile club, he delivered a performance certificate in one of his visits.
In 1915, the swiveling front seats were available on passenger car The first car in the country to offer this feature The company built quickly Sixes and in 1916 built a twelve-cylinder was known as Pathfinder, Great Shortage of equipment in 1917 caused the company to go-see below.
In September 1905 the city Forrest Motor Car Company was organized in Cleveland, OH, known as the Forrest City A prototype was built and investors were sought The main investor was Herbert Croxton a steel manfacturer of Massillon, OH and the company has been moved to this city the name of the car was to be the Jewell.
Lady Riding Hood in 1907 High Wheel Jewell, daughter of Herbert Croxton.
It was a typical high roller with a drive cord The body was hinged to the frame at the back if you could tilt for maintenance work The L was dropped from the name There ' there was nothing to distinguish it from other high wheels and sales suffered early in 1909, the company name was changed to Jewel Motor car company and another new car was added to the line by the name of Breeze lasting less than a Yeat in August this year, the name was changed again with the new owners.
Copied of Automotive Industries magazine in 1909.
Massillon, O August 16 The Jewel Motor Car Company, this city, will in future be known as Croxton-Keeton Motor Company, with a capitalization increased from 250 000 to 500 000 HA Croxton, whose name is now in the appointment of the company, will continue in his former position of President and Treasurer It is also connected to Massillon iron Steel company, the bridge structure Massillon Massillon Foundry company and Machine company, and has been designing and building tools machines and machines for the last fifteen years FM Keeton has been in the automotive field for ten years, serving in various capacities with the Pope-Toledo business and Luxury, and for the past two years has been a depth study of the taxi situation.
In 1910 the Croxton-Keeton line will consist of eight models, built on three frames 30, 45 and 60 horse power to horse power The 45 cars will practically double the two cars Jewel that passed honorably in the tour Glidden Most small frame is particularly suitable for a city car use, and can optionally be built as a taxi.
The Croxton-Keeton Company will produce 600 cars in 1910. He bought the factory he rented for the past three years, and although the capacity has been doubled, the design is another additional building of 160 by 380 feet , working sawtooth construction will be started in the next month the company also obtained an option on seven acres of land in front of the existing plant for future enlargements distribution branches have been established in New York Pittsburgh, Pa Cleveland, Chicago and Boston and near future Minneapolis, Minnesota; Kansas City, Mo; Portland, Oregon; San Francisco and Atlanta, Ga The car will also be covered made by Croxton-Keeton Company will be known Croxton-Keeton, instead of jewelery.
Because the production has not been completely stopped, Croxton-Keeton cars became Croxton models with two new added the company was reorganized as Croxton Motor Car Company.
Croxton Motor Car Company merged with the royal tourism in 1911 to form a holding company called Consolidated Motor Car Company, but it wasn t too long before they separate and Croxton was alone again with his Jewel Carriage Company.
Copied from the 1912 Issue of the Journal Automobile Magazine.
The Secretary of State in Ohio has authorized the merger Jewel Carriage Company and Ohio Motor Car Company, both Cincinnati, O In the past, the company Jewel, was once a well-known manufacturer of horse vehicles was responsible for sales of Ohio petrol car made by the company Ohio company late transportation was sold to the US company Cincinnati transport it a few months ago.
Ohio Motor Car Company is currently building an additional factory in Colborne, Ontario, to be operated by the Canadian branch officers of the concern are the President and CEO, Charles F Pratt; vice president and plant manager, an E Schafer; secretary.
After sharing with its holding company, Consolidated Motor car, he got into financial trouble that put into administration which lasted until 1912. The company was reorganized as Motor Car Company with Ohio Jewell as president the past society of Ohio Motor car was the sales organization for the company Jewel Ralph Northway was the engineer, he was the owner of Nortway Engine company.
As often with car manufacturers, there would be disagreements within the company and which would cause a credtors hammers on the door, while the owners were running out the back door put into receivership This was what happened to the car company of Ohio in 1912 Northway motor sold its General Motors engine company and redeemed all of the Ohio company and reorganized as the new Crescent motor car company with Ohio become a new model for the company.
The company has slipped a little over a year before it Downard and outside the company.
Louis Hoffman Hoffman was president of the Bicycle Company, Cleveland, OH who decided to build cars in 1900 his first car he has put into production was the Hoffman Steam Car in 1901, its sales were enough to encourage him to organize a company, Hoffman Automotive and Manufacturing company, for putting them into production full time in 1902.
In January 1903, he presented his petrol model there was enough popular demand for his car, a single cylinder 7 February 1 touring ch, continue to build the car call Hoffman general utility gasoline.
To expand its business, he had to obtain additional financing and reorganized with a new chairman, Edward D Shurmer There were enough disagreements between Hoffman and Schumer for causing Hoffman to resign Hoffman became the Royal Tourist.
Hoffman Automotive Mfg Co, which was succeeded by the Royal Motor Car Co has built about 100 cars during last season The machine was a small single cylinder runabout which proved very popular, some of them being sold to Chicago next season of the new company will build heavier cars; a model of a car two-cylinder 16 horsepower and the other a car four-cylinder 32-horsepower The new products show radical changes through and the type of car Hoffman was completely abandoned The company is now shaped to make deliveries.
Hoffman started another company, Reliance Motor Car Company The same company who joined General Motors in 1909.
The car Royal Motor Co in Cleveland, OH, which succeeded the Hoffman Automotive Mfg Co have two or four cylinders placed vertically in front from a motor cover in the car 16 horsepower two cylinders and has a maximum speed of 1300 towers and is capable of being throttled down as low as 250 revolutions improved cone clutch is used, with a universal connection between it and the transmission, the latter being in the form of slidable gear to three speeds in an aluminum housing which is dust-tight and oil-tight direct drive is on the high speed, and the transmission is by means of the universal joint on the propeller shaft, with drive bevel gear on the rear axle of the car weighs 1,750 pounds and the list in 2300, which will include a full gas lamps and equipment for oil and a set of tools with a high canopy and a set of baskets, the price will 2,500.
When Edward Shurmer purchased the company and Huffman Motor Mfg Company at the end of 1903, he hired a well-known engineer, Robert Jardine, as his chief engineer's name was changed to The Royal Motor Car Company and the name of the model was the Royal Tourist It was first presented at the New York Automobile in January and was well received and 100 cars were sold this season with encouraging sales, the company was reorganized in 1906 as the Royal Motor and Manufacturing Company share capital was increased from 200 000 to 500 000 with Redevelopment of 400 men.
Sales continued to be encouraging It was reorganized as Royal Mortor Car and Manufacturing Company in 1906. In 1907, he moved into a new factory building with a work force of 400 men a six-cylinder model was planned for 1908, but as with other companies, the 1907 panic that prevented He survived the panic and was reorganized as the royal car Tourist Co. in October 1908 les six was not made in 1909 at the end 1910, it merged with the Keeton motor company to form the motor car Consoladated company has been removed from production this year.
Hart Berg, New York, said in the latter part of 1902, he would make two European-type cars The first was the Berg It was built in Cleveland by Berg Automobile Co. The prototype was built by Cleveland Machine screw Company was capitalized at 400,000 and it was shown at the 1903 New York auto was an exact copy of the car French Panhard and announced as such Robert Jardine, who designed the car nation was the designer of the Berg and the second car, the Euclid Berg Euclide was never done.
In 1904, Berg sold his company in Worthington Berg Automobile Company.
A new company composed of the leaders in the automotive Worthington Co bought all the property rights of Berg Automobile Co. The company will continue to be conducted as Berg Automobile Co Car -4 horses will be sold as Berg, with the Reinier Co as sales agent Worthington Automobile Co 547 Fifth Avenue, will sell the Berg 18 horses under the name of Meteor the headquarters of the new company will be to the last address the company now sets up a garage at 141 lol forty-ninth Street from West, which crosses the Fiftieth Street at a cost of 450,000 leaders Automobile Co Worthington are Charles C Worthington, President; W T P Moore, vice president and general manager; H Rossiter Worthington, secretary and treasurer.
The Yale automobile was produced in 1902 by the Kirk Mfg Co, Toledo, OH as two cylinders, water cooled with 10 hp runabout with a detachable barrel The plant is all mechanical parts in except lubricating device and the gap 50 cars were shipped to order with a distributor in Chicago in 1902 in 1903, Kirk Mfg Snell cycle Fittings Co and Toledo Mfg Co merged COORDINATED Mfg Co with a capital fund of 600 000 the engine was a Yale in1904 model with three cylinders and aa four -cylinder in 1905.
An announcement was made in 1906 that all car production was stopped because they were too busy making bikes Later that year, bankrumtcy another victim.
The luxury car was also prententious its name and price of 4750 was indictive that company claimed to use more expensive bearings manufactured in Germany which was wrong, they were American made Hess-Bright bearings The first plant that was used belonged to the automobile Yale deceased in Toledo, OH.
Shortly after the start, the Kaufman Brothers merged with the manufacturer of the C H Blomstrom Blomström cars in Detroit and Queen A factory of his own was built in Detroit, but the following year, he was out of business.
During CH Blomstrom years of manufacturing automobiles, he built five different cars, Queen Blomström, Gyroscope, Rex Car Round and Frontmobile his first car he built was an experimental model in 1898 and his second in 1899, was also an experimental model in 1902 he built a small single cylinder runabout named for himself, the Blomstrom at the end of 1903, he had built twentey-five of them.
In 1905, the four-cylinder was used and the single cylinder was dropped during the summer of 1906, the company was in trouble with the authorities for inadequate incorporation His problem was solved when the luxury car owners have negotiated a merger with the queen and was a blessing when the queen ceased operation was moved through the city in a new plant and was organized as Blomstrom Mfg both cars became Blomstonm in 1907 the following year, the Queen and luxury cars went on an estimated figure for the total amount of the Queen's cars that were built is 1,500.
When Olds Motor Works burned in 1901, his engineer, Charles King, and the chief engineer, Johnathon Maxwell left and joined to make a car of their own that would be known as the North that Maxwell had conceived design like the Oldsmobile the Northern Manufacturing Company was organized in 1902, early versions were called Northern silent.
Automotive North Co management is expressed in more than satisfied with its activities in 1903. We shot over 500 cars, M. Miner said, and could not follow our orders I do not think we will be able to handle all the business we could get in the coming year, we reduced the price of our unique car cylinder 800-750, and have many improvements We now conclude our two-cylinder car for the show New York This is our 15 car 15 horsepower, 1500 books and 1500, but more than 15 mph This car rollover direct drive is not detachable and is a handy touring car, it will be on the market may.
In 1904, Maxwell left the company and he and Benjamin Briscoe became partners to build a car of their own that was known as the auto-Briscoe Maxwell King made all engineering from there his design in 1906 had left direction of the hand, air brakes, clutch and had four cylinders.
All operating controls were located on the steering column in 1908. The two-cylinder cars were made in a new factory in Port Huron, MI This year they merged with the Wayne Automobile Co with expectations that they would continue building cars Shortly after, the course of the entire plants and Wayne and North were bankrupt by Charles king late years had left the company some time ago to build his car known by the name of the king.
Charles King of Detroit was mentioned as having Henry Ford bicycle behind him while driving his car four-cylinder, making it the first Detroit Both were very good friends, he provided the parts for the car Ford King entered his car in the race Herald-Tribune Chicago in 1895 but it was not finished in time, he was the referee for the entry Mueller-Benz he drove to a second place.
There was a gas engine inventor for vehicles and motor launches and held several patents on them, he left his busines to serve in the Navy during the Spanish-American War, he sold his engine company in Ransom Olds Olds Motor Works and worked as his engineer until 1901 and then Johnathan Maxwell, who also worked for Olds, established manufacturing North company that built the car from 1902 to 1908 North.
When North began to fail in 1908, he left with plans to build another car, but before he did, he spent two years in Europe studying automotive design, he returned to Detroit to build his new car four-cylinder It was tested in 1910 and put into production in 1911 as King Motor car Company with a capital of 500,000.
Copied of Automotive Industries magazine in 1912.
The unique car king presented to the public of the car during the 1911 season remains mechanically unchanged for 1912 line consists of three Touring roadster and coupe, which are all built on the same chassis Coupe is the latest product King of the society he is finished with trim throughout nickel; is equipped with a Disco selfstarter acetylene; a power side and the rear lights and headlights gas; a standard speedometer is equipped; and one of its best features is an adjustable driver's seat can be pulled forward so that a woman can drive a car, or pushed back to give way to a man with long legs is covered in leather ; a left driving with the shift lever in the center; and it can accommodate three passengers comfortably A new patent windshield is a characteristic of the equipment on touring and roadster models The King automobile is unique because of the simplicity and originality of its design The four-cylinder motor are cast integral block and the upper half of the crankcase the exhaust pipe is also an integral part of the cylinder casting; and the intake manifold is incorporated in the plate that covers the valve operating mechanisms.
The boattail cover could be lifted to store your luggage or a spare wheel, he worked on a rented factory, but moved into the old hat Hupp automobile plant recenly had been left vacant, he expanded his business too quickly and this expansion have caused him to bankruptcy and purchased by Artemus Ward king was and a new president was installed Shorlty later, Ward himself installed as President the 1915 model had a V-8 engine with a label prices of 1350 00.
Copied number in July 1915 Automobile Magazine.
Detroit, Michigan July 12 The King Motor Co Car has decided not to make changes, either in construction or in the price, in his car end eight-cylinder this year This is consistent with the new policy recently adopted by the company during the first six months of 1915, the King company has built and sold about 3500 the first eight cars were shipped on January 15 is expected during the second half of this year, production will total just nearly as many cars as in the first half of the year officials say that the business outlook is very good, the conditions of market relations to be as satisfying in virtually all regions of the country.
The company sold 3,000 cars in 1916, which was his greatest output Charles King returned to military service in 1916 with the US Army Signal Corp and designed the eight King Bugatti air cylinder was used only on the car king and production declined rapidly year after year until 1920.
were sold in 1921 to Charles Finnegan of Buffalo, the assests of King NY and moved there the company struggled until 1925 when it finally closed.
When Benjamin Briscoe was ousted as president of the automotive company in the United States in 1913, he became an undesirable person in the car industry 127 subsideries of society were in shambles and were ready for extinction, he did the only thing he could do and that was to follow his brother before the vice president Frank in France and try to make a new start.
After studying in France for two years on the designs of European cars, he and his brother Frank came back with two cars that he wanted to bear his name, Briscoe had a huge light head that was illegal to drive in most states and chewed body Document While in France, he noticed that there were lots of small car with three wheels running in the streets and he had the brilliant idea that this was what people back home would like to have they were costing cheap and would be a model that could compete with Ford's first choice for a name was Ajax, but the name was too common, he finally settled on the name Argo.
He needed funding for its new Briscoe Motor Corporation and a factory near Detroit The plant would be in Jackson, he found his donors.
Copied of Automotive Industries magazine in 1914.
Briscoe capital 6,000,000, interest centers behind New Swift Co Lewis factory bought 30,000 cars planned.
Jackson, Michigan December 17 ar final storage for the reorganization of Briscoe Motor Co and its affiliate concern, the engine Argo Co both of this city were made Swift the day the interests of Chicago to support the greatly expanded organization orig inally brought to this city by Benjamin Briscoe and his associates the agreement means an increase of the share capital of Briscoe Motor Co 6,000,000, 4,600,000 of which are common and the preferred balance.
Coinciding with the development of this expansion, it becomes known that large and modern facilities Lewis Spring Axle Co here were purchased by the combination Briscoe, as well as some equipment in them these plants have been busy in the production by the Lewis eight Hollier concern, but the purchase does not mean Lewis goes out of business, however, the factory in Chelsea, Michigan, which Lewis bought in August, will be used to manufacture the eight Hollier by Fred Lewis was the ancient Flanders factory is a large structure with four floors has been fully equipped with all the machinery and equipment needed by the company and Lewis has been in service for a while its production capacity is 20,000 or more cars.
There is some time this movement to provide greater facilities for the production began with Briscoe concerns, and as has been reported in the car for 11 November, the Jackson Motor Parts Co was incorporated with a capital of 200 000 to make parts for cars and Argo Briscoe More recently, machinery and equipment of the new car Motor Co Mason defunct Waterloo, Iowa, was purchased and was taken to Jackson for installation in plant Jackson auto parts metal Products Co. plant was also supported to provide additional production facilities.
Benjamin Briscoe is always at the head of the reorganized company; Frank Bris coe, who recently became CEO of the former, appears in the new vice president in charge of manufacturing; The E Wilson in Chicago who has recently become associated with Briscoe concern as CEO, has the title of vice president in charge of sales and advertising in the new combination.
The result of all these added production facilities is said 30,000 cars a schedule for the first year, of which 5000 are from mild deliveries, 10,000 current models, and 15,000 new design with four cylinders at low prices.
Its sales were not doing so well that he needed a gimmick and would be a choice of two engines Buy four, in the car for a month and if you do not like, back and exchange it against eight and pay the difference.
Externally, the car Briscoe 1916 is quite different from the 1915 model mainly in that two lamps are used instead of the single light that is incorporated into the radiator, meeting only the requirements of some states where two lamps are mandatory equipment .
Later, in 1916, he offereed a smaller model with four heclaime that he and fourteen of the brightest engineers in France designed.
No amount of gimmcks nor boast of the splendor of his drawings was helpind in 1920 and his latest gimmick to simplify construction was fatal, he gave up and turned to the presidency Clarence Earl Earl continued Briscoes building with what constant mobility he had at hand and selling them until 1922 Meanwhile, they were sold as Earl Briscoe car had left for the west to look for other ways to earn a living.
History of early American automobiles 18611929 Chapter 12, early american car.