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Ormond (steam automobile company)

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United Motor & Vehicle Company
Company typeAutomobile manufacturer
Founded1904; 121 years ago (1904)
Defunct1905; 120 years ago (1905)
FateClosed
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

The Ormond Steamer automobile was made by the United Motor and Vehicle Company of Boston, Massachusetts from 1904 to 1905.

They are not to be confused with the 1903 Ormond Motor Car Company of Brooklyn, New York which did not produce any cars.

History

The Ormond Steamer used a 24-hp steam-engine with a flash boiler. Built as a large touring car with a canopy top, the company exhibited at the 1905 New York Automobile show. An estimated three to four cars were built under this marque.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. The Automobile Magazine, December 21, 1911
  3. Stanley K. Yost, "165 Cars that Never Turned a Wheel", pp. 374-375 of The American Car Since 1775
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