Armored Motor Car Company
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United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is known for producing the King Armored Car
King Armored Car
The King Armored Car was manufactured by the Armored Motor Car Company . It was the first American armored vehicle, and was ordered by the United States Marine Corps in 1915 for testing before being used by the 1st Armored Car Squadron, which consisted of eight cars...
, the founding vehicle of the 1st Armored Car Squadron
1st Armored Car Squadron (United States Marines)
The 1st Armored Car Squadron was a unit of the United States Marine Corps which was intended to utilise armored cars in combat. The unit was formed in 1916 in Philadelphia under Marine Captain Andrew B...
of the United States Marines.
External links
- United States Patent #1358579 for an armored car, credited to Waldo A. Ross of the AMC.
Sources
- Kenneth W. Estes. Marines under armor: the Marine Corps and the armored fighting vehicle, 1916-2000. Library of Naval Biography. Naval Institute Press, 2000. ISBN 1-55750-237-4, 9781557502377. Pg 3 http://books.google.com/books?id=DDw7TzT0-HkC&pg=PA2&dq=Armor+Motor+Car+Company+Detroit&client=firefox-a&cd=10#v=onepage&q=Armor%20Motor%20Car%20Company%20Detroit&f=false