Talk:Winton Motor Carriage Company

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There is a discrepency as to the first auto purchased in the United States. The Duryea Comapny was formed to build and sell gasoline powered automobiles in June or July 1895. The first auto race in the US was held on November 28, 1895 and was won by a Duyrea racing model. In 1896 the company manufactured and sold 13 vehicles to the public two years before Winton's first sale according to the current article. These differed somewhat from the previous winning vehicle. In addition, Henry Ford built his Quadricycle in 1896 and sold this almost immediately for $200. The Stanley Steam Car Company produced their first car in 1897. "The new mechanical wagon with the awful name automobile has come to stay..." New York Times (1897 article).

This does not even take into account the product of the European manufacturers whose product was imported into the US. [url]http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aaautomobilenameorigin.htm[/url]

There are articles which state that Winton sold the first US vehicle, however Duryea was in production in 1896, it would be hard to believe they didn't sell any in 2.5 years. In addition Ford sold his first vehicle the Quadricycle. Ransome E Olds was making steam, electric and gas powered vehicles since 1890. It would be hard to believe he didn't sell any before he started a company to produce autos in quantity.