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[[Image:engeln.jpg|left|thumb|250px|1938 advertisement. Photo courtesy:Bob Reding]]ENGEL-NASH COMPANY. The 1934 ''Dubuque City Directory'' and 1937 ''Dubuque Consurvey Directory'' listed 13 and Iowa. | The Elgin was an American automobile built by the Elgin Motor Car Corp. of Argo, Illinois a suburb of Chicago. The Elgin was built there from 1916 to 1923. | ||
Early Elgin automobiles were built with four cylinder engines. On December 2, 1916 the Elgin Motor Car Corp. introduced a new six cylinder engine. The Elgin Six was equipped in a $985.00 five passenger touring car and a four passenger roadster. Production plans were for one thousand automobiles by August 1, 1916. | |||
During [[WORLD WAR I]] The Elgin Motor Car Corp. built trucks. During that time Elgin Automobile production stopped and engineers developed a new Elgin Six. The new Elgin Six had 36 improvements and was "A year and a half ahead of the times". | |||
Elgin production in 1921 included a $1,775.00 Elgin Six five passenger touring car Series K, $1,895.00 four passenger Victory Scout, $ 2,685.00 four passenger Coupe and a $2685.00 five passenger Sedan. | |||
In 1923 the Elgin Motors, Inc. was formed in Indianapolis, Indiana. J. H. McDuffee, formerly with Willys-Overland was the new president and general manager. In June of 1924 The Elgin Motors, Inc. was in receivership and production stopped that same year. | |||
[[Image:engeln.jpg|left|thumb|250px|1938 advertisement. Photo courtesy:Bob Reding]]ENGEL-NASH COMPANY. | |||
The 1934 ''Dubuque City Directory'' and 1937 ''Dubuque Consurvey Directory'' listed 13 and Iowa. | |||
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Revision as of 20:02, 16 April 2013
The Elgin was an American automobile built by the Elgin Motor Car Corp. of Argo, Illinois a suburb of Chicago. The Elgin was built there from 1916 to 1923.
Early Elgin automobiles were built with four cylinder engines. On December 2, 1916 the Elgin Motor Car Corp. introduced a new six cylinder engine. The Elgin Six was equipped in a $985.00 five passenger touring car and a four passenger roadster. Production plans were for one thousand automobiles by August 1, 1916.
During WORLD WAR I The Elgin Motor Car Corp. built trucks. During that time Elgin Automobile production stopped and engineers developed a new Elgin Six. The new Elgin Six had 36 improvements and was "A year and a half ahead of the times".
Elgin production in 1921 included a $1,775.00 Elgin Six five passenger touring car Series K, $1,895.00 four passenger Victory Scout, $ 2,685.00 four passenger Coupe and a $2685.00 five passenger Sedan.
In 1923 the Elgin Motors, Inc. was formed in Indianapolis, Indiana. J. H. McDuffee, formerly with Willys-Overland was the new president and general manager. In June of 1924 The Elgin Motors, Inc. was in receivership and production stopped that same year.
ENGEL-NASH COMPANY.
The 1934 Dubuque City Directory and 1937 Dubuque Consurvey Directory listed 13 and Iowa.