Allen Kingston
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The Allen Kingston was an American
automobile
manufactured by the New York Car & Truck Company for motor agent Walter C. Allen of New York City
. The car was designed on European lines, featuring runningboard-mounted spare tires and an early boat-tailed body, but was meant for American manufacture to circumvent the 45% duty on imported cars. These 45 hp
7400 cc cars were advertised as combining "the best features of the Fiat
, the Renault
and the Mercedes
in a harmonious new construction of the highest quality". They were only in production for two years, from 1907 to 1909.
United States
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automobile
Automobile
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manufactured by the New York Car & Truck Company for motor agent Walter C. Allen of New York City
New York City
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. The car was designed on European lines, featuring runningboard-mounted spare tires and an early boat-tailed body, but was meant for American manufacture to circumvent the 45% duty on imported cars. These 45 hp
Horsepower
Horsepower is the name of several units of measurement of power. The most common definitions equal between 735.5 and 750 watts.Horsepower was originally defined to compare the output of steam engines with the power of draft horses in continuous operation. The unit was widely adopted to measure the...
7400 cc cars were advertised as combining "the best features of the Fiat
Fiat
FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...
, the Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
and the Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
in a harmonious new construction of the highest quality". They were only in production for two years, from 1907 to 1909.