nick8086 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 How many cars did Sears sell under the name ? Sears.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 I have the reproduction of the Sears Motor Buggy catalog I posted in Page 4 here: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?46927-Orphan-of-the-Day-12-13-1909-Sears-Model-K I'll check later today if they do include production numbers in the Preface. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 There is a list of known Sears High Wheelers, a Forum Member has it. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 After studying the above link I would say one. That 'Sears model K' The 1950s offering was an Allstate. Unless of coarse it was really a 'Sears Allstate'. Then it would be two. Juuusst kidding around.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 2 hours ago, JACK M said: The 1950s offering was an Allstate. Unless of coarse it was really a 'Sears Allstate'. Nice try, but it was simply sold at Sears & Roebuck as an 'Allstate' in Custom or Deluxe trim: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?46900-Orphan-of-the-Day-12-12-1952-Allstate Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 1 hour ago, 8E45E said: Nice try, but it was simply sold at Sears & Roebuck as an 'Allstate' in Custom or Deluxe trim: http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?46900-Orphan-of-the-Day-12-12-1952-Allstate Craig Kind of what I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted March 3, 2017 Author Share Posted March 3, 2017 Did they make SEARS & ROEBUCK ALLSTATE SWAMP COOLER also?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Nick, according to the Encyclopedia of Motor Cars the Sears Motor Car Works was located in Chicago IL and produced cars from 1906 thru 1911. Their total production run was about 3500 cars. They made a brief return to the automobile industry in 1952 with the Allstate built by the Kaiser-Frazier Corp. in Willow Run, MI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Tierney Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 If you're asking haw many different designs, the above is correct... If you're asking how many different MODELS of their Highwheeler, Std Cat lists several... G---the basic vehicle H---plus fenders and top J---fenders, top and runningboards K---the "J" but with "cushion tires" L---the "K" with pneumatic tires M (1911) was only described as having as having a "cozy coupe top" The car was supposedly successful except for the minor problem that Sears was losing money on each sale... I'd always understood the Allstate was a rebadged Henry J... Allstate was Sears longtime brand name for it's auto parts and accessories...I've still got an "Allstate" 6V battery mouldering in the basement, should have a grease can or two, and just saw two-three Allstate Auto Parts catalogs upstairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 18 hours ago, 46 woodie said: Nick, according to the Encyclopedia of Motor Cars the Sears Motor Car Works was located in Chicago IL and produced cars from 1906 thru 1911. Their total production run was about 3500 cars. They made a brief return to the automobile industry in 1952 with the Allstate built by the Kaiser-Frazier Corp. in Willow Run, MI. Thanks, That Sears Motor Buggy catalog reprint does not show any production figures in it at all. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Bud, you are probably correct, as the article also states that the only difference between the Allstate and the Henry J, are the "grill and it's heraldry". They both used the same drive train and body. I guess by just changing the grill made them different cars. Sort of like putting a Mercedes grill on an Edsel. I have a Model A 19" wheel in my garage with an Allstate tire on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 7 hours ago, 46 woodie said: I guess by just changing the grill made them different cars. As did the Subaru Impreza and the Saab 9.2X Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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