Clarkmobile (automobile company)
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Clarkmobile was an automobile first built in 1902 by Frank Clark of Clark & Company in Lansing, Michigan
Lansing, Michigan
Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located mostly in Ingham County, although small portions of the city extend into Eaton County. The 2010 Census places the city's population at 114,297, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan...

. The first model became available in 1903. A newspaper article referred to the auto as the 'Unbreakable Clarkmobile' and showed it surviving an accident.

Before the Clarkmobile, Clark & Company Carriage Works built the body for the first test car produced by Ransom E. Olds.

Production ceased in 1904. The Deere-Clark
Deere (automobile)
The Deere-Clark Motor Car Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Moline, Illinois from 1906 to 1907.-History:The Deere was an American Automobile built by The Deere-Clark Motor Car Co. in 1906 and 1907. Charles Deere was president of the The Deere-Clark Motor co. and W. E...

company purchased the company's tools and machinery. Frank Clark went on to make the Clark car in Shelbyville, Indiana.

Features

The Clarkmobile included a number of innovative features such as wheel steering, shaft drive, a front end with hood, and a new engine design.
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