Manufacturers who also ventured into the automobile business?

[Pat Barrett]

How many stationary engine manufactures also ventured into the automobile business??

Olds and case-for two--case mostly power units. d,j,

J. I. Case, and Root and Vandevoort built some fine looking cars.

Ford, he built a gas engine before he a car

I.H.C. D. Smith

Maytag and Galloway.

[Pat Barrett]

I could be wrong, but I don't believe Ford marketed any stationary engines under his name, early on. None in the Big Yellow Book.

Hercules made truck bodys for ford frames...does that count?

Mac Leod

(Keep it up, this is fun)

How about Gray.

DAIMLER, They now own Chrysler Corp. But in 1890s' started out with stationary engines

[Pat Barrett]

Boy, we've had some good ones, so far, No, I don't think we can count Hercules as the vehicle did not appear under there brand name.

how about pontiac they made engs and still make auto's

Google:: First Engines..Ithink there were 1400pgs A lot of them tie into Automobiles...You could spend days ..There..Byron

Or did it?... Try this http://www.herculesengines.com/hercules/Hercules%20Bodies/Large%20Catalog/Cover.jpg

Thanks

Mac Leod

Thanks Mac:: Just not the Link I Thought..Byron

The Southern Engine & Boiler Works manufactured Southern engines in Jackson, Tennessee. It moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and began manufacturing Southern automobiles. When it was found that there was another company manufacturing cars under that name, the company changed the name to Marathon.

I think that John Deere built at least one If memory serves me correc it was featured a while back on the Today Show NBC.

John Deere's grandson was involved with manufacturing Velie automobiles.

That would be the Velie. The Velie was NOT built by Deere but by a separate company formed by a grandson of John Deere. Velie also built wagons and such too and had a reputation for high quality.




Velie Auto History

Nelson Bros, Olds, Moon Bros