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1910
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Maxwell and Chalmers |
Benjamin Briscoe forms United Motors out of Columbia, Brush, and Maxwell Briscoe at one time, includes 130 firms; Chalmers Detroit becomes Chalmers.
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1910
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Nash
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Thomas Jeffery dies.
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1911
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Willys |
Paige-Detroit becomes simply Paige. |
| 1912 |
Maxwell and Chalmers
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United Motors collapses; 1912-1913 Columbia markets Columbia-Knight with sleeve valve engine. |
| 1912 |
Hudson |
Joseph L. Hudson dies.
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| 1913 |
Maxwell and Chalmers |
Hugh Chalmers founds Saxon.
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| 1913 |
Willys |
Duesenburg brothers (Fred 1877-1932 and August) organize Duesenburg Motors to build auto and marine engines, not cars.
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1914
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Maxwell and Chalmers |
Jonathan Maxwell reorganizes Maxwell Briscoe into Maxwell Motors—only firm to emerge from United Motors; the firm moves to Detroit and Walter Flanders becomes head of the firm.
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1914
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Willys |
Willys Knight founded; Company is second largest producer after Ford. |
| 1914 |
Nash |
Jeffery introduces the Quad, a 4WD four wheel steering truck with steering at each end; Rambler cars are re-named Jeffery (in founder’s honor).
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1914
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Dodge |
First Dodge car Model 30-35, four cylinder. |
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1914
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An Engineering Odyssey - From All-Steel to True Unit Bodies, 1914-1960 (pdf) -- Technical advances in body engineering was not necessarily a hallmark of the early Chrysler Corporation.
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1915
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Maxwell and Chalmers |
Saxon bought from Chalmers (Saxon expires, 1922).
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1915
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Dodge |
Dodge cars are used in combat—the Army’s first gasoline powered combat vehicles—against Pancho Villa in Mexico.
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1916
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Hudson |
Hudson Super Six introduced.
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1916
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Dodge |
Graham Brothers start putting truck bodies on Dodge car chassis.
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1916
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Dodge |
Chapter Two — Corporate Origins (pdf)
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1917
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Maxwell and Chalmers
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Maxwell begins leasing plant facilities from Chalmers.
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1917
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Hudson |
First Essex (a 1919 model) introduced as companion car to Hudson - an inexpensive, high performance (for the time)—55hp.
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1917
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Nash |
Charles Nash buys Jeffery.
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1917
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Dodge |
Dodge commercial vehicles appear as 1918 models.
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1918
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Maxwell and Chalmers
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Flanders leaves Maxwell.
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1918
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Nash |
Nash is car’s new name, new models feature OHV engines; Nash world's leading producer of trucks.
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1919
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Maxwell and Chalmers |
A poor redesign of the Maxwell results in axle failures and gas tanks that break loose—thousands of unsold cars pile up.
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1919
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Willys |
Willys buys out the Duesenburgs for the sake of their Elizabeth NJ factory—when ZSB and Chrysler plan a new Chrysler six cylinder car to be introduced by Willys this is the plant where they intend to produce it. Because of Willys' financial problems, this plant will be auctioned in 1922 along with the Chrysler prototype—the plant had a sign on it saying it was the home of Chrysler, the Six Cylinder Car—and bought by William C. Durant to be part of Durant Motors. Re-designed, the car debuts as the Flint in 1923 and lasts until 1927.
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