Washington Motor Vehicle Company

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Washington Motor Vehicle Company
legal form Company
founding 1909
resolution 1912
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat Washington, DC , USA
Branch Automobiles

Washington Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Washington, DC in 1909 . At first only commercial vehicles were created that were marketed as Washington . In 1911 the brand name changed to Capitol . Also in 1911 the limited production of passenger cars was added. Bankruptcy began in February 1912 .

vehicles

Electric cars were on offer . The commercial vehicles had payloads of around 340 kg to around 1800 kg.

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. 253 (English).

Individual evidence

  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. 253 (English).