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The Lion was a brass era automobile built in Adrian, Michigan, United States by the Lion Motor Car Company from 1909 to 1912.[1]
 Lion Radiator Emblem | |
| Predecessor | Gyroscope (automobile) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1910 |
| Founder | Henry Bowen, Fred Postal |
| Defunct | 1912 |
| Fate | Factory Fire |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Automobile Manufacturer |
History
The Lion Motor Car Company was formed to produce the engine developed for the Gyroscope automobile. This plan was abandoned and the Lion was a four-cylinder 40 hp engine model called the Forty.[1] In 1910 Runabout and Tourers were medium-priced at $1,500 and $1,600, equivalent to $46,531 in 2021.[1] Lion advertised " The Lion Forty runs like a Sixty".[2][1]
A fire on June 2, 1912, destroyed the factory and 150 cars, including a prototype model Thirty. The city of Adrian and citizens raised $8,000 to help, but the Lion Motor Car Company was under-insured and went into receivership by October.[2]
Lion model Forty advertising
1912 Lion factory fire
Two Lion examples are known to be extant; one in a museum in Adrian, Michigan and another in Australia.
References
- Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
- Georgano, Nick (2001). The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile (3 vol. ed.). Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.
На других языках
[de] Lion Motor Car Company
Lion Motor Car Company war ein US-amerikanischer Hersteller von Automobilen.[1][2]- [en] Lion (automobile)
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