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PEERLESS-SAXON COMPANY. The 1918 '''Dubuque and East Dubuque City Directory''' listed 1451 Clay. | PEERLESS-SAXON COMPANY. The Peerless Motor Car Company produced the Peerless brand of motorcars in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1900 to 1931.[2] One of the "Three Ps" – Packard, Peerless, and Pierce-Arrow – the company was known for building high-quality luxury automobiles. Peerless popularized a number of vehicle innovations that later became standard equipment, including drum brakes and the first enclosed-body production cars. (1) | ||
The Saxon Motor Car Company was located in Detroit, Michigan, from 1914 to 1922. In 1917, 28,000 cars were manufactured, making it the seventh largest car maker in the United States. (2) | |||
The 1918 '''Dubuque and East Dubuque City Directory''' listed 1451 Clay. | |||
[[Image:peerless.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Peerless Model 56-7 passenger (1917)]] | [[Image:peerless.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Peerless Model 56-7 passenger (1917)]] | ||
[[Image:saxon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|1916 Saxon roadster.]] | [[Image:saxon.jpg|right|thumb|250px|1916 Saxon roadster.]] | ||
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1. "Peerless Motor Company," Wikipedia, Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peerless_Motor_Company | |||
2. "Saxon Car Company," Wikipedia, Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon_Motor_Car_Company | |||
[[Category: Auto Company]] | [[Category: Auto Company]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:22, 11 March 2023
PEERLESS-SAXON COMPANY. The Peerless Motor Car Company produced the Peerless brand of motorcars in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1900 to 1931.[2] One of the "Three Ps" – Packard, Peerless, and Pierce-Arrow – the company was known for building high-quality luxury automobiles. Peerless popularized a number of vehicle innovations that later became standard equipment, including drum brakes and the first enclosed-body production cars. (1)
The Saxon Motor Car Company was located in Detroit, Michigan, from 1914 to 1922. In 1917, 28,000 cars were manufactured, making it the seventh largest car maker in the United States. (2)
The 1918 Dubuque and East Dubuque City Directory listed 1451 Clay.
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1. "Peerless Motor Company," Wikipedia, Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peerless_Motor_Company
2. "Saxon Car Company," Wikipedia, Online: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon_Motor_Car_Company