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Penn (automobile)

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which was locally financed. As the backers withdrew immediately after completion, Penn went into bankruptcy. On January, 21st, 1913, the plant was sold at auction for $ 54,000. Not a single car was built in the new location.
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roadster at $ 1,600 (equivalent to $ 50,516 in 2023). In a time when many 40 or 50-hp cars sold for prices in exceed of $ 3,000, these automobiles were bargains.
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cars saw body improvements that incorporated doors for all body styles, including front doors for the touring. At $ 1,200, a new roadster called the
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was established in November, 1910, with a capital stock of $ 150,000, and immediately started production. For 1911, one model was available, the
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for 2 passengers cost $ 1,000. The Model T-4 5-passenger Touring was listed at $ 1,100.
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of 105 inches. Customers could choose from two body styles, the Model R 2-passenger
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Completely new for 1912 was a 45-hp car, appropriately called the
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Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
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Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1912
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Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1911
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Frick Collection
Automotive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
Automobiles
American
automobiles
Pittsburgh
brass era
4-cylinder
hp
wheelbase
Roadster
Touring
Runabout
McKay automobile
Nova Scotia
New Castle, Pennsylvania




Kimes, Beverly Rae
Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942
ISBN
978-0-87341-428-9


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