Blackstone Motor Company

Blackstone Motor Company
legal form	Company
founding	1916
resolution	1916
Seat	Chicago , Illinois , USA
Branch	Automobiles

Blackstone Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

ML Rogers, LL Irwin and Harry W. Davis founded the company in 1916. The headquarters were in Chicago and the plant in Momence , both in Illinois . The vehicles were marketed as Blackstone . Production ended at the end of 1916 when the company was dissolved.

vehicles

The vehicles consisted of many bought-in parts. The original price was 845 US dollars . By comparison, a Ford Model T sedan cost $ 740 in early 1916 .

literature

Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 131 (English).

Individual evidence

↑ Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 131 (English).

[Kimes-1] Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 131 (English).