The Detroit-Dearborn Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer in Dearborn, Michigan. It was incorporated on August 14, 1909.

The first car was completed in January 1910. It produced two models: the Minerva, a touring torpedo, and the Nike, a roadster.[1] After producing only 110 cars, the company went bankrupt later in 1910 as it had only $50,000 in capital.[2]

Specifications

  • 112" wheelbase, 36 x 3 1/2" tires, hickory wheels
  • price $1650.00 F.O.B. Dearborn, Michigan
  • 35 horsepower, four cylinders (cast in pairs); bore 4 1/8 inches, stroke 4 3/4 inches (253.92 cubic inches); transmission: 3 forward speeds plus reverse
  • 20-gallon gas tank capacity
  • The torpedo body was painted in Holland Blue, with cream striping for body, hood and frame. Springs and wheels were painted cream with blue striping. Body panels were made of 5/8" wood, doors were aluminum, and floor and running boards were made of solid oak.

Officers of the company

  • Edward Bland, President
  • Arthur E. Kiefer, Vice-President
  • Samuel D. Lapham, Treasurer
  • Elmer W. Foster, Secretary
  • Paul Arthur, Superintendent and Engineer

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Detroit's Supremacy in Automobiles". Foundry. Penton Publishing Co. 36 (4): 186. June 1910 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Early American Automobiles 1861-1929 History of Early American Automobile Industry". www.earlyamericanautomobiles.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  • Georgano, G.N. (1968). The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present.

Cars of Class: The Detroit-Dearborn Motor Car Company, William K. McElhone, Michigan History Magazine, November–December 1996 [1-4] Additional specifications provided by James Skelly, Dearborn, Michigan, from Cycle and Automotive Trade Journal, pages 289-292, as well as a July 1910 Motor magazine advertisement.


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