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Model B was a touring car, based on the same chassis, and priced at $ 1,000. By 1910 the company had sold about 400 automobiles. After 1911, the wheel base increased to 120 inches, with 36-inch wheels and a 4-cylinder water-cooled engine. Middleby automobiles were produced in six models: a
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