Wilson Automobile

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Wilson Automobile Manufacturing Company
Company typeAutomobile manufacturer
Industry
Automotive
Founded1903; 121 years ago (1903)
Defunct1905; 119 years ago (1905)
FateAssets acquired by La Salle-Niagara Company
HeadquartersWilson, New York,
BrandsNiagara

Wilson Automobile Manufacturing Company was a

automobiles in Wilson, New York between 1903 and 1905. Their automobile model was sold as the Niagara.[1]

Other American automobile manufacturers that used the brand name Niagara were Niagara Automobile Company (1901) and Niagara Motor Vehicle Company, both of which had minimal, if any production. Niagara Automobile Company (1915) used the brand Niagara and Niagara Motor Car Corporation called their automobile Lad's Car.[1]

History

The Niagara was a

transmission was fitted. The steel and wood-framed car weighed 1100 lb (499 kg). Full elliptic rear suspension and semi-elliptic front suspension was fitted.[1]

The assets of the company were purchased by the La Salle-Niagara Company in 1905. Wilson became an automobile dealership.[1]

References

  • Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly (January, 1904)