Motor car History

 Long forgotten Car Manufacturers. Worldwide by location and Decade.

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  • Chadwick (1907-1916)

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    1900s
    Chadwick (1907-1916)

    Chadwick Engineering Works Automotive manufacturer of Pennsylvania.United States from 1907 to 1916. The Chadwick Engineering Works were an American automaker in the early part of ...

  • Chalfant (1905-1912)

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    1900s
    Chalfant (1905-1912)

    Chalfant Motor Car Company Automotive manufacturer Lenover, Pennsylvania ;USA From 1905 to 1912. Chalfant Motor Car Company was an early American manufacturer ...

  • Challemoe (2000-2009)

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    2000s

    Challenge Motorsport Engineers Car manufacturer of Edinburgh , Scotland,Great Britain from 2005 to 2009. Challenge Motorsport Engineers was a British manufacturer of kit built ...

  • Chalmers (1908-1924)

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    1900s
    Chalmers (1908-1924)

    Chalmers Motor Car Company History The Chalmers Motor Car Company, was an American automaker that was based in Detroit USA from 1908 to 1924. History The Chalmers Motor Car ...

  • Chambers (1902-1928)

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    1900s
    Chambers (1902-1928)

    Chambers Motors history Belfast Ireland UK Chambers Motors was the first automobile manufacturer in Ireland. The company built vehicles by hand featuring high-quality components ...

  • Champion (1917-1924)

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    1910s
    Champion (1917-1924)

    Champion Motors Corporation Automotive manufacturer of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.United States from 1917 to 1924. 1923 Champion 40hp Tourist car Champion Motors Corporation , ...

  • Champion (1950-1952)

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    1950s
    Champion (1950-1952)

    Champion Automotive manufacturers Paderborn; Germany from 1950 until 1952. The Champion Automotive GmbH from Paderborn was a German car manufacturer . The brand name ...

  • Champion Auto (1916)

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    1910s

    Champion Auto Equipment Company vehicle manufacturer of Wabash , Indiana , USA. From 1916. Champion Auto Equipment Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles only in ...

  • Champion Wagon co (1902-1921)

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    1900s
    Champion Wagon co (1902-1921)

    Champion Wagon Company vehicles manufacturer of Owego , New York , USA. From 1902 to 1921. Champion Wagon Company was an American manufacturer of wagons and later motor ...

  • Chandler (1913–1929)

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    1910s
    Chandler (1913–1929)

    Chandler Motor Car Company American Automotive manufacturer From 1913 to 1929 Chandler 1914 Light six car The Chandler Motor Car Company produced automobiles in the United States ...

  • Channon (1903-1907)

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    1900s
    Channon (1903-1907)

    E. Channon & Sons Carriage & Motor Works Automotive manufacturer of Dorchester.Great Britain from 1903 to 1907. E. Channon & Sons was a British car manufacturer by Earnest and ...

  • Chaparral History (1963-1970)

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    1960s
    Chaparral History (1963-1970)

    Chaparral race cars Automotive race car manufacturer of USA From 1963 to 1970. Chaparral was a racing car project of Texas racing driver and designer Jim Hall , which existed ...

  • Charles Town-About (1958-1959)

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    1950s
    Charles Town-About (1958-1959)

    Charles Town-About Automotive manufacturer of San Diego California,United States from 1958 to 1959. Charlestown About was an American automobile brand from the 1958 and ...

  • Charon (1989-2009)

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    1980s
    Charon (1989-2009)

    Charon Carrosseriebouw Automotive manufacturer of Maasdam.Netherlands from 1985 to 2009. Charon Carrosseriebouw is a Dutch manufacturer of kit car automobiles . History C. and ...

  • Charron-Laycock (1919-1926)

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    1910s
    Charron-Laycock (1919-1926)

    Charron-Laycock ( W.S. Laycock Ltd) Automotive manufacturer of Sheffield, Yorkshire.Great Britain from 1919 to 1926. Charron-Laycock was a British car brand, which was ...

  • Chase (1906-1919)

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    1900s
    Chase (1906-1919)

    Chase Motor Truck Company History The Chase Motor Truck Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles and utility vehicles, trucks and tractors from the early part of the ...

  • Chatel-Jeannin (1902-1903)

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    1900s

    Chatel-Jeannin Automotive manufacturers Alsace; Germany from 1902 until 1903. Chatel-Jeannin was a German manufacturer of automobiles . Company History The company was based ...

  • Chater-Lea (1907-1922)

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    1900s
    Chater-Lea (1907-1922)

    Chater-Lea car history Hertfordshire. & Banner Street ,London UK Chater-Lea was a British bicycle, car and motor cycle maker with a nine-storey factory in Banner Street in the ...

  • Chautauqua (1914)

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    1910s
    Chautauqua (1914)

    Chautauqua Cycle Car Company Automotive manufacturer of Jamestown , New York , United States From 1914. Chautauqua Cyclecar Company was an American manufacturer of ...

  • Checker (1922–1982)

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    1920s
    Checker (1922–1982)

    Checker Motors Corporation (Taxi cabs) Vehicle manufacturer History Kalamazoo, Michigan USA from 1922 to 1982 The 1922 First Checker Taxi Cab Checker Motors Corporation was ...

  • Cheetah (1963-1965)

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    1960s
    Cheetah (1963-1965)

    Cheetah Automotive manufacturer of Anaheim, California.United States from 1963 to 1965. Cheetah was an American sports car brand from the 1960s. History Bill Thomas ...

  • Cheetah (1983-1986)

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    1980s
    Cheetah (1983-1986)

    Cheetah Cars Automotive manufacturer of Chester-le-Street , County Durham.Great Britain from 1980 to 1986. Cheetah Cars was a British manufacturer of kit car automobiles in the ...

  • Cheetah (1987-1990)

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    1980s
    Cheetah (1987-1990)

    Cheetah Cars Automotive manufacturer of Auckland; New Zealand From 1987 to 1990. Cheetah Kit Cars Limited was a New Zealand manufacturer of automobiles . The company was based ...

  • Chelmsford (1902-1920)

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    1900s
    Chelmsford (1902-1920)

    Chelmsford Limited (Clarkson Steam Motors Ltd) Automotive manufacturer of Chelmsford.Great Britain from 1902 to 1920. Chelmsford Limited was a British manufacturer of steam ...

  • Chelsea Co (1914)

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    1910s
    Chelsea Co (1914)

    Chelsea Manufacturing Company Automotive manufacturer of Newark , New Jersey , USA From 1914. Chelsea Manufacturing Company was an early American manufacturer ...

  • Chenard-Walcker

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    1900s
    Chenard-Walcker

    Chenard-Walcker History From 1899 to 1946 France Fate Purchased by Chausson in 1936 following bankruptcy, after which the name continued to be used into the mid-1940s Founded 19 ...

  • Chenhall (1902-1905)

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    1900s

    Chenhalls Motor Car Ltd (St. Andrews Cycle & Electrical Company) Automotive manufacturer of Plymouth UK from 1902 to 1906 St. Andrews Cycle and Electrical Company , ...

  • Chenowth Racing (1967-)

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    1960s
    Chenowth Racing (1967-)

    Chenowth Racing Products Automotive manufacturer of USA From 1967 on. Chenowth Racing Products of California built off road buggys and sand rail chassis since the 1960s they are ...

  • Cheswold (1911-1916)

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    1910s
    Cheswold (1911-1916)

    Cheswold (EW Jackson & Son Ltd.) Automotive manufacturer of Doncaster Yorkshire.Great Britain from 1911 to 1916. Cheswold was a British automobile brand owned by EW Jackson & Son ...

  • Cheval (1984)

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    1980s
    Cheval (1984)

    Cheval Comércio e Indústria de Veículos Ltda. Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Cheval Comércio e Indústria de Veículos Ltda. was a Brazilian manufacturer of automobiles from the ...

  • Chevrolet History

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    1910s
    Chevrolet History

    Chevrolet History Type Division Industry Automotive Founded 3 November 1911 (1911-11-03 Founder(s) Louis Chevrolet William C. Durant Headquarters Detroit, Michigan, United States ...

  • Chevron (1984-2012)

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    1980s
    Chevron (1984-2012)

    Chevron Engineering Automotive manufacturer of New Zealand From 1994 to 2012. Chevron Engineering is a New Zealand manufacturer of sports automobiles . The company is based ...

  • Chevron History (1965-1983)

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    1960s
    Chevron History (1965-1983)

    Chevron Cars History Automotive Manufacturer of Great Britain from 1965 to 1983. Chevron was a British manufacturer of sports cars and racing cars. The brand of the British ...

  • Chevron ltd (1984-)

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    1980s
    Chevron ltd (1984-)

    Chevron Cars Limited Automotive Manufacturer of Dorset and Hampshire;Great Britain from 1984 on Chevron Cars Limited is a British company in the automotive trade and automobile ...

  • Chi Gang (1994-1995)

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    1990s
    Chi Gang (1994-1995)

    Chi & The Gang Tainan , Republic of China (Taiwan) Chi & The Gang was a manufacturer of kit type automobiles from Taiwan in the Republic of China. The brand name was Chi & The ...

  • Chic Cars Ltd (1923-1926)

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    1920s
    Chic Cars Ltd (1923-1926)

    Chic Cars Ltd Australian car manufacturers Adelaide, Australia From 1923 to 1926 Chic Cars Ltd was an Australian automaker that operated from 1923 to 1926 in Adelaide . The car ...

  • Chicago Auto (1905-1907)

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    1900s
    Chicago Auto (1905-1907)

    Chicago Automobile Manufacturing Company Automotive manufacturer of Chicago , Illinois ,USA From 1905 to 1907. Chicago Automobile Manufacturing Company was ...

  • Chicago Caloric Fostler (1898-1905)

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    1900s

    Chicago Motocycle Company Chicago , Illinois , USA from 1898 to 1905 Chicago Motocycle Company was an early American manufacturer of automobiles . The brand names ...

  • Chicago Electric (1912-1916)

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    1910s
    Chicago Electric (1912-1916)

    Chicago Electric Motor Car Company Automotive manufacturer of Chicago , Illinois.United States from 1912 to 1916. Chicago Electric Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer ...

  • Chicago Electric Vehicle (1899-1901)

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    1890s

    Chicago Electric Vehicle Company Automotive manufacturer of Chicago , Illinois , USA. From 1899 to 1901. Chicago Electric Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer ...

  • Chicago Forty (1909)

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    1900s

    Chicago Forty Automotive manufacturer Chicago , Illinois;USA From 1909. Chicago Forty was an American car brand. History Louis W. Friedberg was involved until 1909 in ...

  • Chicago Motor Buggy (1908)

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    1900s

    Chicago Motor Buggy Company Automotive manufacturer Chicago , Illinois , USA from 1908 Chicago Motor Buggy Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles only in 1908. The ...

  • Chicago Motor co (1895-1904)

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    1890s
    Chicago Motor co (1895-1904)

    Chicago Motor Vehicle Company Automotive manufacturer of Chicago , Illinois.United States from 1895 to 1904. Chicago Motor Vehicle Company was an early American manufacturer ...

  • Chicagoan Ketcham (1952-1954)

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    1950s
    Chicagoan Ketcham (1952-1954)

    Chicagoan Ketcham (Triplex Industries Ltd.) Car manufacturer of Illinois.United States from 1952 to 1954. Chicagoan was an American automobile brand, which from 1952 to 1954 of ...

  • Chief (1908)

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    Manufacturers
    1900s

    Chief Manufacturing Company Automotive manufacturer Buffalo , New York ,USA From 1908. Chief Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles . History The ...