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The collection contains over 90 cars housed in a 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m 2) garage, [1] most of which are from the Art Deco era and the Great Depression. [4] The collection focuses mostly on American cars, including former makes such as Auburn , Cord , Duesenberg , Oldsmobile , Pontiac , and Packard in addition to cars built by Cadillac ...
Imperial produced mid-size cars with four-cylinder engines; the bodywork and mechanicals were primarily off-the-shelf rather than bespoke. Coachwork was done out-of-house by Beaudette Company, which also did work for Buick and Ford. In 1912 the Imperial factory burned down and the company moved into the old Buick truck plant.
Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan — companies currently or formerly having their primary base of operations in the state. For vehicle factories, see Category: Motor vehicle assembly plants in Michigan .
The Model 8-31 was priced at $2,145. The model 8-35 was priced from $2,745 for the sedan to $3,000 for the convertible coupe. The coachbuilt cars were priced close to $6,000. A convertible Victoria was listed at $3,195 but only one is known to have been built. The 8-35 & 8-52 are considered full CCCA classics. [3]
The first car Model B was assembled from outside parts including the 40 horsepower engines from Buda Engine Co. and Falls Engine Co. [1] The coachwork was done by Michigan Buggy Co. and the car originally was on a 112-inch wheelbase. It had leather upholstery and a 22-coat paint finish of 'golden auto brown' with a price of $1,750. [2]
MichAuto started as a grassroot initiative in 2007 to promote and retain the auto industry when it was on the precipice of an economic meltdown.
1905 Jackson Model C. Byron J. Carter operated a steam driven press and was a rubber stamp manufacturer. In 1894 Carter went into a partnership with his father selling bicycles. By 1899 he built his first gasoline automobile but focused on steam cars. By 1901 his steam car was being manufactured by the Michigan Automobile Company in Kalamazoo.
The Gilmore Car Museum is an automobile museum located in Hickory Corners, Michigan, United States. The museum exhibits over 400 vintage and collector vehicles and motorcycles from all eras in several vintage buildings located on a 90-acre campus. [1] The museum claims to be the largest automobile museum in North America.