King-Remick
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The King-Remick was an automobile built in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

 by the Autoparts Manufacturing Company in 1910. The King-Remick was a two-seat roadster
Roadster
A roadster is a two-seat open car with emphasis on sporty handling and without a fixed roof or side weather protection. Strictly speaking a roadster with wind-up windows is a convertible but as true roadsters are no longer made the distinction is now irrelevant...

 with racy lines. It was powered by a (6.6 liter) six-cylinder engine, with shaft drive and a wheelbase of nearly 120 inches (3,048 mm). It was claimed this "gives perfect distribution of the load".

Sources

  • Clymer, Floyd. Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925. New York: Bonanza Books, 1950.
  • Georgano, G.N. The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present. 1968.
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