Argo (automobile)

Argo (automobile)

The Argo was a short-lived United States automobile manufactured by the Argo Motor Co in Jackson, Michigan between 1914 and 1918. The factory had been previously used by the Standard Electric Car Co to build an electric car.cite book |last=Georgano |first=N. |title=Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile |year=2000 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |id=ISBN 1-57958-293-1]

The company originally made the four-cylinder "Motorvique" cyclecar based on the Ajax built by the Briscoe brothers in France. It had a 4-cylinder 12 hp engine and was different from the French market Ajax only in that it did not use friction drive.

Few cyclecars sold well in America, and in 1916, it was replaced by a conventional 22 hp assembled touring car in an attempt to rival Ford at producing a "motor car for the millions". The 1916 model sold for $405 in two-seater form.

In 1917 the company was sold to Mansell Hackett and the name was changed to Hackett and moved its operations to Grand Rapids, Michigan.

The company had no known connection with the Saginaw, Michigan based Argo Electric vehicle company.

ee also

Argo Electric

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