Imperial Automobile Company
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| Type | Automobile Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Genre | Touring cars, roadsters[1] |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Defunct | 1916 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Vehicles Automotive parts |
The Imperial Automobile Company of Jackson, Michigan,[2] was formed by the brothers T.A. and George N. Campbell in 1908, who also ran the Jackson Carriage Company. Imperial produced mid-size cars with four-cylinder engines; the bodywork and mechanicals were primarily off-the-shelf rather than bespoke. Coachwork was done out-of-house by Beaudette Company, which also did work for Buick and Ford. Car production lasted until 1916.
Fate[]
In 1915, Imperial merged with Marion from Indianapolis, Indiana to form Mutual Motors Company. Under this new name, they stopped production of Imperials the following year and made Marion-Handley cars instead.
1916 Imperial
Model 43, circa 1910
See also[]
- Brass Era car
- List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers
References[]
- ^ Imperial Automobile Company. Pawtucket, Rhode Island: The Automobile Journal Publishing Co. 1912.
- ^ Wise, David Burgress (2000). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. Chartwell Books. ISBN 0-7858-1106-0.
Categories:
- Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
- Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan
- Brass Era vehicles
- Jackson, Michigan
- Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1908
- Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1916
- 1908 establishments in Michigan
- 1916 disestablishments in Michigan