Early Automobile Name

BruceW · January 1st, 2002

Need some help.. especially from anyone with the Standard Catalog of Automobiles maybe..Have a friend that needs to have an automobile name for every letter of the alphabet. He has every letter covered except "U".Any known automobile makes that started with the letter "U"??Thanks. [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img]

Mark Huston · January 1st, 2002

I pulled this from the 1930 edition of the Chilton Automotive Multi-Guide, page 134 "Birth Dates of Automobiles" 1902 Union and 1902 Upton, it does not say how long either one lasted. [img]images/icons/wink.gif" border="0[/img]

1937hd45 · January 1st, 2002

The "Unic" was a car produced in England, 1904-39. I do know of a fellow with a car collection that has every letter of the alphabet represemted. Aston to Zip

BruceW · January 1st, 2002

Great!Thanks for the speedy replies.. this really helps. The information is for Di's best friend since childhood and is very much appreciated by her.Her friend's husband (in his mid 30s) was hit by a chain at a construction site and fell over 30 feet to the ground a couple months ago. He was unconcious for weeks with severe brain swelling and back and neck injuries. He is recovering amazingly well now and he needes the list of names for an excerise they are doing in therapy tomorrow.Di and I have always believed that antique car people are the best!Thanks! [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img] [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img] Di and Bruce WheelerP.S. I bet that alphabet car collection would be something neat to see! [img]images/icons/grin.gif" border="0[/img]

1937hd45 · January 1st, 2002

You never know what is behind a question, glad to have helped. The alphabet car collection is viewed by many people one car at a time at the Hershey Meet.

Ccar · January 2nd, 2002

Bruce,I got out my chart that shows the "2600 Makes Of Automobiles Sold In The United States In The Past 80 Years Or More". Under the U's are the following:Ulster - 1919 Ultimate - 1920 Union - 1902-1909 Union - 1912 United - 1912 United Motor - 1902 Unito - 1908 Universal - 1917 University - 1917 Unwin - 1907 Upton - 1903-1905 U.S. - 1908 U.S. Electric - 1899-1901 U.S. Long Distance 1900-1904 U.S. Motor Vehicle 1899Its too bad the chart doesn't indicate where these vehicles were built. I guess research on the web might identify most, but probably not all. Anyway, hopes this helps Chuck [img]images/icons/smile.gif" border="0[/img]

novaman · January 2nd, 2002

Here is what I found: U - 1919-1923 - Austria Uaz - 1961- at least 1986 - USSR Uirapuru - 1967-1968 - Brazil Ulman - 1903 Germany Ultima - 1912-1914 - France Ultramobil -1904-1908 - Germany Ultramobile - 1908 - France U.M. - 1980 to Least 1986 - USA, Colo. Underberg - 1899-1909 - France Unic - 1904-1939 - France Union -(1)-1902-1905 - USA, Ind. Union -(2)-1911-1914 - USA, Ohio Unipower - 1966-1970 - Great Britian Unique - 1916 - Great Britian Unit - 1920-1923 -Great Britain United - 1914 - USA, MI Universal - 1914 - USA, PA Universal (ii) See Turner Universsity (iii) see Continental Upton - 1900-1907 - USA, Mass Upton - 1905-1906 - USA, PA Urbanix (see Lepoix) Urbanus (see Hagan) Urecar - 1923 - Great Britain Ursus - 1908 - France U.S. - 1908 - USA, Ohio U.S. Electric - 1899-1901 - USA, Mass U.S. Long Distance - 1901-1903 - USA, NJ US Gullwing - 1981 - Least thru 1986 - USA, Calif Utile - 1904 - Great Britain Utilis - 1923-1925 - France Utilitas - 1920-1921 - Germany Utility - 1921-1922 - USA, Conn. Utopian - 1914 - Germany

Royal Feltner · 3 Weeks Ago

This is a great hobby and a challenge. On my web site Early Automobiles of America I have over a thousand photographs of automobiles from 1877-1929 with manufacturers names, dates and places made. There are over six hundred different makers. Also shown is the Union and Upton automobiles. Use a pencil and paper and see just how many letters there are.You will be amazed This is the best and largest site on the internet for early American automobiles. Royal Feltner

TG57Roadmaster · 3 Weeks Ago

Royal,

What an ambitious site you've created there! I've bookmarked it for further reference, and it's great to see so many obscure and forgotten marques "in the flesh," rather than grainy images in a book.

Congrats, and keep up the good work...
TG

abh3usn · 3 Weeks Ago

Union (Auburn, Indiana 1916), Union 25 (Columbus, OH 1911-12) United Power, (NY, NY 1901) U.S. Runabout (Upper Sandusky, OH 1907-08) Utilis (Rockdale, Ill 1907) from the Standard Guide.