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Mecum Auctions was founded in 1988 by Dana Mecum, [1] a car enthusiast whose father operated a dealership in Marengo, Illinois. [2] [3] Dana Mecum initially bought 40 semi-trailer trucks in the 1980s, and traded 10 of them for four houses which he rented out. According to him, "The tenants started calling me in the middle of the night to fix ...
The 1998 edition of the Downtown West Allis Classic Car Show featured more than 200 cars. [1] In 2007, the show won an honorable mention for "Best Creative Fund Raising Effort" at the Wisconsin Main Street Awards. [4] The 2014 edition had over 425 cars participating. [2]
This made them the leading car maker in Wisconsin. [3] A small production of trucks and buses were run from 1905 to 1908. Pricing in 1912 ran from a runabout at $950 (equivalent to $29,994 in 2023) to a limousine at $2,250 (equivalent to $71,038 in 2023) and Mitchell would remain in this mid-price market.
Therefore, "Great Cars Since 1902" became one of the company's advertising slogans. Nash was the only American car manufacturer besides Ford Motor Company to introduce an all-new 1952 model. The new Golden Airflytes presented a more modern, squared-off look than did the 1949 through 1951 models, which were often compared to inverted bathtubs.
The Kissel Motor Car Company was an American automobile and truck manufacturer founded by Louis Kissel and his sons, in Hartford, Wisconsin. The company custom built high-quality automobiles, hearses , fire trucks , taxicabs , and trucks from their plant at 123 Kissel Avenue in Hartford.
Over 3,500 Excalibur cars were built, all in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [2] The American comedian Phyllis Diller was a notable proponent of the Excalibur automobile, and owned four of them. [5] The company failed in 1986 but was revived several times. [6] Production of the Excalibur continued until 1990. [7]
In 1916 the U.S. Army ordered 147 Model B three ton trucks for the Pancho Villa Expedition. [3] The U.S. Army ordered 15,000 FWD Model B three ton trucks as the "Truck, 3 ton, Model 1917" during World War I with over 14,000 actually delivered; additional orders came from the United Kingdom and Russia. [4]
From 1902 until 1908, Jeffery moved steadily to bigger, more reliable models starting with the 1902 Model C. Jeffery cars were built on assembly lines (the second manufacturer to adopt them, Olds Motor Works was first), and in 1903 Jeffery sold 1,350 Ramblers. By 1905, Jeffery more than doubled this number.