Chalmers Automobile

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Manufacturer	Chalmers Automobile Company
Body style(s)	roadster

1922 Chalmers

1922 Chalmers Touring

Chalmers Motor Car Company was a United States based automobile company located in Detroit, Michigan.

Chalmers flourished in the 1910s and then faltered in the 1920s post-World War I recession. It merged with the Maxwell Automobile Company in the early 1920s, and ended all production in late 1923.

With a 115 in (2921 mm) wheelbase on 34 in (86 cm) wheels,^[1] Chalmers were expensive cars for the period. The 30 Touring and the 30 Roadster sold for US$1500,^[2] when the Black could be had as low as $375,^[3] the Brush Runabout for US$485,^[4] Western's Gale Model A US$500,^[5] and the high-volume Oldsmobile Runabout for US$650,^[6] while Cole 30 was US$1500,^[7] and the Oakland 40 was US$1600.^[8] The Chalmers 30 Coupe at US2400^[9] was nearer the US$2000 Enger 40,^[10] while 40 Touring and 40 Roadster at US2750 and 40 Torpedo at US3000^[11] were still below American's lowest-price model, at US$4250 (its highest was US$5250).^[12]

Taking part in early racing, a Chalmers won the 1910 Glidden Tour.^[13]

The company also originated the Chalmers Award in professional baseball.

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