Orphan (car)

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The term orphan car accurately applies to any marque of motor vehicle built by a manufacturer that has discontinued business entirely. The term is sometimes inaccurately applied to a discontinued marque from a still-existing vehicle manufacturer (e.g. Oldsmobile) or a sub-marque (e.g. Thunderbird). In the case of a revived marque where a newer company resuscitates a discontinued brand (e.g. Maybach), only the original vehicles are accurately considered orphans.

Discontinued marques from existing manufacturers[]

Chrysler Group[]

• DeSoto
• Eagle
• Imperial
• Plymouth

Ford Motor Company[]

• Continental
• Edsel
• Mercury

General Motors Corporation[]

• Marquette
• Geo
• La Salle
• Saturn
• Oakland
• Oldsmobile
• Hummer
• Viking
• Pontiac

Volkswagen Group[]

• Auto Union
• DKW
• Horch
• Wanderer
• NSU Motorenwerke

Others[]

• Checker
• DeLorean
• Nash
• Rambler
• American Motors (AMC)
• Hudson
• Studebaker
• Pierce Arrow
• Apollo
• Hispano Suiza
• Austin-Healey
• Rover
• Triumph
• Kaiser
• Willys
• Henry J
• Crosley Motors
• Tucker
• Packard
• Tatra
• Saab
• Bricklin

Steam / Electric[]

• Baker
• Commuter Vehicles, Inc.
• Doble
• ^[1]
• Sebring Vanguard
• Stanley
• White

See also[]

• List of automobile manufacturers
• List of car brands

References[]