Hol-Tan
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The Hol-Tan was an American automobile manufactured in 1908 only.
History
The Hol-Tan company was established in 1906 by G. P. Tangeman, Cornelius Hoagland Tangeman and E. R. Hollander as an automobile dealership in New York City. This incorporation switched their unofficial (since 1902) importation of Fiats to an official status. Hol-tan later announced that it had given up the Fiat license and would now concentrate on selling American cars only. In fact, Fiat had revoked Hol-Tan's license, in preparation for the launch of Fiat production in Poughkeepsie, New York.
The new Hol-Tan automobile was built by the
The company had planned to create a desirable image by taking their cars racing, but this never happened. Although Hol-Tan was the first U.S. company to enlist for the
The Hol-Tan car was not a great success, having lasted only one year. The following year, Hol-Tan once again became solely an automobile dealership. In 1910, the company turned to dealing in Delaunay-Belleville and Lancia, after Shawmut went out of business. There are no known surviving Hol-Tans.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b Kimes, p.713.
- ^ Kimes, p.714.
- ^ McConnell, 1995[page needed]
References
- ISBN 1-57958-293-1. [page needed]
- Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr, Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942 (Third ed.). Iola, WI: Krause. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.
- McConnell, Curt (1995). Great Cars of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-3163-6.[page needed]
- ISBN 0-7858-1106-0.[page needed]