Harroun
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The Harroun was an automobile manufactured in Wayne, Michigan
by the Harroun Motor Sales Corporation from 1917-22. The company bore the name of its founder, racing legend Ray Harroun
, who in 1911 won the first Indianapolis 500 Sweepstakes. There were three models offered, a roadster and a touring car (each priced at $595) and a sedan ($850), each powered by the company's own four-cylinder engine. It is estimated that approximately 1000 vehicles were sold during the first four years of operation.
In the Spring of 1918 production was suspended to manufacture war materials, and was not resumed until 1921.
Wayne, Michigan
Wayne is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan, southwest of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 17,593...
by the Harroun Motor Sales Corporation from 1917-22. The company bore the name of its founder, racing legend Ray Harroun
Ray Harroun
Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Early driving:As noted in the Columbia Car webpages, Harroun participated in the original setting of the record from Chicago to New York in 1903, and the re-taking of that record in 1904...
, who in 1911 won the first Indianapolis 500 Sweepstakes. There were three models offered, a roadster and a touring car (each priced at $595) and a sedan ($850), each powered by the company's own four-cylinder engine. It is estimated that approximately 1000 vehicles were sold during the first four years of operation.
In the Spring of 1918 production was suspended to manufacture war materials, and was not resumed until 1921.