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Washington, D.C., banker Eddie Voigt in his Abbott-Detroit roadster, 1919.
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Washington, D.C., banker Eddie Voigt in his Abbott-Detroit roadster, 1919.
Abbott-Detroit
Abbott-Detroit Motor Car Company Industry Automobile Fate Bankrupt Founded 1909 Defunct 1919 Headquarters Detroit, Michigan, later Cleveland, Ohio Products automobiles
In 2015 I already made a blog about Abbott Motor Car Company in Detroit
Abbott-Detroit 1911
The Abbott-Detroit was an American luxury automobile manufactured between 1909 and 1919. It was considered powerful and well-designed, and had a Continental engine. Production of the auto began in Detroit, Michiganand was moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1916 at which time the automobile name was shortened to Abbott. The cars were guaranteed for life by 1913, when electric lighting and starting had been standardized.
History
black and white photograph of the Abbott Motor Company showing a truck and three automobiles next to the building
The Abbott Motor Car Company was established in 1909 in Detroit located at 107 Waterloo Street. The Abbott-Detroit offered a choice of either 4-cylinder or 6-cylinder Continental engine. The car could also be purchased with an 8-cylinder Herschell-Spillman engine.
In 1911, Abbott-Detroit models included a Model B 5-passenger Touring Car priced at US$1500.00, a Roadster US$1500.00, four-door Dimi-Tonneau with detachable tonneau US$1650, Coupe US$2350. The company motto that year was “The Up-To-The-Minute Car.”
The next year, the company offerings included the 1912 Model-44, a 7-passenger 4-door Touring Car that was sold for US$1,800. Additionally, a 4-door Demi-Tonneau for US$1,775, a 4-door Limousine fully equipped for US$3,000. The company also built a less expensive line known as the Model 34′ which included a 4-door Touring Car that came without a top and windshield which sold for US$1,350, a 4-door Roadster, also without a top and windshield, for US$1,275 and a Colonial Coupe fully equipped for US$2,150.
Consolidated car company
By 1916, the company changed its name to Consolidated Car Company and production of these cars had reached 15 to 20 units a day.
That same year, the company moved from Detroit to a larger facility in Cleveland and changed their name to the Abbott Motor Corporation. The automobiles built in Cleveland were called Abbott. The move proved too stressful on the company’s finances, and they declared bankruptcy in April 1918.
Models
Models that Abbott-Detroit offered included:
34/45 hp (25/30 kW) Foredoor Roadster
Limousine (1913 model)
44/40 hp (33/37 kW) Battleship Roadster
34 hp (25 kW) Model F
31 hp (24 kW) Model L
22 hp (20 kW) Model K
Prices ranged from US$1700 for the Foredoor to US$3050 for the Limousine.
Pictures from my own collection:
See also
Brass Era car
List of defunct automobile manufacturers
References
Abbott-Detroit vehicles.
^ Jump up to:abcdef “American Automobiles – Abbott-Detroit Automobile”. Farber and Associates, LLC – 2011. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
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View of four women with 1911 Abbott-Detroit car on Belle Isle. Bridges in background. Handwritten on back: "Abbott-Detroit, 1911. Belle Isle, Detroit, Mi." Lazarnick Collection.
Courtesy of the National Automotive History Collection, Detroit Public Library
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Abbott Motor Car Company-Detroit Automobile Detroit Michigan later Cleveland Ohio USA 1909-1919
Abbott-Detroit Motor Car Company Abbott-Detroit Motor Car Company Industry Automobile Fate Bankrupt Founded 1909 Defunct 1919 Headquarters Detroit, Michigan, later Cleveland, Ohio Products automobiles
Abbott-Detroit 1911
The Abbott-Detroit was an American luxury automobile manufactured between 1909 and 1919. It was considered powerful and well-designed, and had a Co…
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