Sales Catalog, "Announcing Detroit Electric Cars Deluxe," 1928

Summary

Detroit Electric was the best-known and longest-lived American electric car company. The firm built its first electric vehicles in 1907, promoting them for use in cities where electricity was readily available and range generally wasn't an issue. Detroit Electric moved away from passenger cars in the 1920s to focus on commercial vehicles. The company ended all production in 1939.

Detroit Electric was the best-known and longest-lived American electric car company. The firm built its first electric vehicles in 1907, promoting them for use in cities where electricity was readily available and range generally wasn't an issue. Detroit Electric moved away from passenger cars in the 1920s to focus on commercial vehicles. The company ended all production in 1939.

Artifact

Trade catalog

Subject Date

1928

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

41.368.7

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of C. H. Miller.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 4.125 in

Width: 7.188 in

Inscriptions

Printed on front cover: Announcing / DETROIT / ELECTRIC CARS / Deluxe / The Ideal Car for City or Suburb

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