Maytag-Mason Motor Company
The Maytag-Mason Motor Company of Waterloo, Iowa manufactured Maytag automobiles from 1910 to 1915.[1] The company's founder was Frederick Louis Maytag I, who is better known for his development of the Maytag washing machine company.
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Mr. Maytag formed the automobile company by purchasing the Mason Automobile Company of Des Moines, Iowa in 1909.[1] That company, which had been created by Fred Duesenberg, August Duesenberg, and lawyer Edward R. Mason, had been producing an automobile called the Mason.[2] Mr. Maytag renamed it to the Maytag and began producing it in 1910.[1]
Mr. Maytag soon sold his interest in the company, and by 1912 the name had reverted to the Mason Motor Company.[3] The company went bankrupt in 1915 and was totally out of business by 1917. Approximately 1,500 cars were built.[4]
Models
Year | Engine | HP | Wheelbase |
---|---|---|---|
1910 | Four-cylinder[3] | 32/35 | 114 in (2,896 mm) |
1911 | two-cylinder | 20 | 96 in (2,438 mm) [3] |
1911 | four-cylinder | 35[3] | 114 in (2,896 mm) |
References
- "The Maytag Automobile & The Maytag-Mason Motor Co". American-automobiles.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- Post by automobile historian John Glenn Printz, quoting his article in Indy Car Racing magazine.
- Kimes, Beverly (1996). standard catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
- "George Hess is a Maytag-Mason expert". Tomstrongman.com. Retrieved 2012-05-31.