Imperial Automobile Company
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| Company type | Automobile Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Genre | Touring cars, roadsters |
| Predecessor | Jackson Carriage Company |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Founder | T. A. Campbell, George N. Campbell |
| Defunct | 1916 |
| Fate | Merged |
| Successor | Mutual Motors Company |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Automobiles |
Production output | unknown (1908-1916) |
The Imperial Automobile Company of Jackson, Michigan, was formed by the brothers T. A. and George N. Campbell in 1908, who also ran the Jackson Carriage Company.[1]
History
[edit]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. In 1912 the Imperial factory burned down and the company moved into the old Buick truck plant. In 1914 a six-cylinder engine was introduced. Car production lasted until 1916.[1]
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. The new cars produced in Jackson were called Marion-Handley instead.[1]
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1916 Imperial -
Model 43, circa 1910
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.
- 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
- 1900s cars
- 1910s cars
- Cars introduced in 1908