Maxwell
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Maxwell-Briscoe/Maxwell
Maxwell Briscoe Motor Co, New Castle IN Tarrytown NJ (1904-1913)
Maxwell Motor Corp, Detroit, MI (1913-1924)
- 1904 Jonathan Maxwell and Benjamin Briscoe found company
- 1909 Join United States Motor Co
- 1912 US Motor Co folds. Maxwell continues, Briscoe leaves to found his own company
- 1919 Chalmers leases plants to Maxwell and they become entangled
- 1923 Walter P Chrysler takes over the ailing company
- 1925 Last year for Maxwell, replaced by the four cyl Chrysler
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References
- Georgano, G. N. (1969). The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885 to the Present , NY: Dutton, pp 373-374.
