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Moore Automobile Company 
Former type Automobile Manufacturing Industry Automotive Founded 1906 Defunct 1909 Headquarters New York City, United States Area served United States Products Vehicles
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The Moore Automobile Company of New York City, was manufacturer of the Moore automobile, known as "The Ball Bearing Car." The company was founded in 1906 and ended production in 1909.[1]History
By March 1906, the company was advertising in a national trade magazine as "simplicity in construction and design." They noted that "every revolving shaft on ball bearings." The company was located at 571 Fifth Avenue in New York City.[2]
The Moore was high priced automobile and sold for US$5,000 by 1909. It was advertised as "safe, speedy and reliable." The company only produced one model which came with a 40-horsepower, 4-cylinder, water-cooled engine. It had a 4-speed transmission and was shaft driven and was reported as having "three spark plugs per cylinder."[1]
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Moore Automobile Company - The Ball Bearing Car - 1906
References
- ^ a b "American Automobiles - Moore Automobile Company". Farber and Associates, LLC - 2011. http://www.american-automobiles.com/Moore.html. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ Moore Automobile Company. Modern Motor Cars, February 1906, pg.143. http://books.google.com/books?id=LDcjAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA87&lpg=RA1-PA87&dq=brennan+motor&source=bl&ots=n1KEAF3JX6&sig=gpK_yDvxF4gmqCRZP8jlqHhflSk&hl=en&ei=pKpXTrqINsTFsQL-ONm1DA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBzge#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
Categories:- Veteran vehicles
- Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
- Motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
- Companies based in New York
- Companies established in 1906
- Companies disestablished in 1909
- Defunct companies based in New York
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