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- Advertising Poster for Metz Automobiles, "Metz '22,' Winner of the Glidden Tour," 1913 - The Metz Company operated in Waltham, Massachusetts, circa 1909 to 1921. Its first automobiles were inexpensive kit cars purchased by customers -- and shipped to them -- in installments. Metz shifted to fully assembled vehicles in 1911. Two years later, Metz Model 22 cars won the Glidden Tour, a reliability and endurance competition sponsored by the American Automobile Association.
- 1913
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Poster for Metz Automobiles, "Metz '22,' Winner of the Glidden Tour," 1913
The Metz Company operated in Waltham, Massachusetts, circa 1909 to 1921. Its first automobiles were inexpensive kit cars purchased by customers -- and shipped to them -- in installments. Metz shifted to fully assembled vehicles in 1911. Two years later, Metz Model 22 cars won the Glidden Tour, a reliability and endurance competition sponsored by the American Automobile Association.
- Central Sales Co. Automobile Dealership, Chicago, Illinois, 1914 - In the early years of America's automotive industry, cars might be sold straight from the factory, or through distributors with their own territories and sales agencies. There were also independent dealers who worked directly with manufacturers. Before formal dealer networks and franchises, a dealership like this one -- handling Metz, Hupmobile, and Ford cars -- was not unusual.
- March 17, 1914
- Collections - Artifact
Central Sales Co. Automobile Dealership, Chicago, Illinois, 1914
In the early years of America's automotive industry, cars might be sold straight from the factory, or through distributors with their own territories and sales agencies. There were also independent dealers who worked directly with manufacturers. Before formal dealer networks and franchises, a dealership like this one -- handling Metz, Hupmobile, and Ford cars -- was not unusual.