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1912 Michigan Four-40 Touring
United States • 4 Oct 2023
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This is a rare 1912 Michigan Model B, a 40-horsepower touring car powered by a Buda engine. The car was acquired in 1999 and features elegant Golden Sand paint, a buttoned black leather interior, and comes with an extensive history file detailing parts and restoration work.
Condition
7
The car is elegantly presented in Golden Sand paint with red pinstriping, featuring buttoned black leather seats, Prestolite gas lighting, and a full touring top. Recent restoration work included a new clutch, steering box, and pistons.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
3635
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Reg Number:
[Reg Number]
RHD/LHD:
LHD
The Michigan Buggy Company of Kalamazoo began selling automobiles in 1904 by putting an engine on one of its horse-drawn models.
Production of a purpose-built automobile did not begin until 1909, substantiated by period sources.
At that time the company took the name Michigan Motor Car Company.
Designated the Model B, the cars were powered by a Hazard engine.
Bankruptcy of Hazard in 1911 forced Michigan to change to a Falls 33-horsepower engine.
For 1912 and 1913, the 33-horsepower model was built on a 112-inch wheelbase and is believed to have used a Sandusky engine.
Forty-horsepower Michigans were fitted with Buda engines of 298 cubic inches.
After a host of legal problems in 1913, Pittsburgh distributor Edward Gerber attempted, unsuccessfully, to buy the company.
Hugh Chalmers of Chalmers-Detroit was asked to take charge, but the local business climate had soured and manufacture ceased.
In 1915, the plant was sold and the States Motor Car Company began building its Greyhoun...
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