Lost car companies of Detroit / Alan Naldrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naldrett, Alan.

Contributor:

Isaac Norris Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobile industry and trade--Michigan--Detroit--History.

Automobile industry and trade.

Automobiles--United States--History.

Automobiles.

History.

United States.

Detroit (Mich.)--History.

Detroit (Mich.).

Michigan--Detroit.

Physical Description:

143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2016.

Summary:

"Among more than two hundred auto companies that tried their luck in the Motor City, just three remain: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. But many of those lost to history have colorful stories worth telling. For instance, J.J. Cole forgot to put brakes in his new auto, so on the first test run, he had to drive it in circles until it ran out of gas. Brothers John and Horace Dodge often trashed saloons during wild evenings but used their great personal wealth to pay for the damage the next day (if they could remember where they had been). David D. Buick went from being the founder of his own leading auto company to working the information desk at the Detroit Board of Trade. Author Alan Naldrett explores these and more tales of automakers who ultimately failed but shaped the industry and designs putting wheels on the road today"--Publisher website.

Contents:

Olds Motor Works becomes the first car company

The short reign of steam cars

Electric cars short circuit

The rise of Detroit's Milwaukee Junction

Detroit area motorcar companies

Small companies hit the majors for a quick cup of coffee

Independent auto companies consolidate

The "little four" become just two

Aftermath: the global auto market.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Isaac Norris Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781467118736

1467118737

OCLC:

926062961

Publisher Number:

99966931452