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Olympian Category: Vehicle Marque Wikipedia: Olympian (automobile) Description: A manufacturer of vehicles based in Pontiac, Michigan from 1917-1920. Page Sections: History · Photographs · Article Index |
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Olympian (automobile) page on 2 November 2024, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
R. A. Palmer purchased the well equipped Cartercar factory from General Motors to produce a low priced car. Model 37 was a 4-cylinder 23-hp touring car called the Tourist selling for $795 (equivalent to $18,907 in 2023) and a four-seat roadster called the Gypsy selling for $825. The car was given a large selection of colors to distinguish them from competitors.>p?
In 1920, management issues caused the company to be sold to Otis Friend and the Friend automobile would go into production later in 1920.
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Subject: 1917 Olympian Model 37
Photographer: Bill Crittenden Location: Pontiac Transportation Museum 
Date: 18 October 2024 Article: Tail Lights: Detroit and Pontiac View image of 1917 Olympian Model 37 · 2.1MB |
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Subject: 1917 Olympian Model 37
Photographer: Bill Crittenden Location: Pontiac Transportation Museum
Date: 18 October 2024 Article: Tail Lights: Detroit and Pontiac View image of 1917 Olympian Model 37 · 2.3MB |
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| 3 January 1920 | ENTER MILLION-DOLLAR SUIT Seven officers and Directors of the Olympian Motors Company of Pontiac are named as defendants in a damage suit for $1,000,000 filed in the Federal Court by Paul Weadock of Detroit. | News Article (text) Publication: The New York Times Dateline: Detroit, Michigan Topic: Olympian |
