Shad-Wyck
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The Shad-Wyck was an American
automobile
manufactured from 1917 until 1923 in Frankfort, Indiana.
Run by the Shadburne Brothers of Chicago
, the company's initial offerings seem to have been rebranded Bour-Davis
cars. The company had been purchased by the brothers and production moved from Detroit to Frankfort. They announced that they would also be producing cars to their own designs but there is doubt if this ever happened. Bour-Davis was sold again to the Louisiana Motor Car Company and moved to Shreveport where production continued until 1923.
A new line of Shad-Wyck models was announced in 1920; depending on which charts one read, the cars were claimed to have two different models of engine
. It is uncertain if any cars were actually made. The cars never went into production.
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manufactured from 1917 until 1923 in Frankfort, Indiana.
Run by the Shadburne Brothers of Chicago
Chicago
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, the company's initial offerings seem to have been rebranded Bour-Davis
Bour-Davis
Bour-Davis was an American automobile manufactured from 1915 until 1922. Production of the Bour-Davis was originally in Detroit, Michigan. The car used six-cylinder Continental engines...
cars. The company had been purchased by the brothers and production moved from Detroit to Frankfort. They announced that they would also be producing cars to their own designs but there is doubt if this ever happened. Bour-Davis was sold again to the Louisiana Motor Car Company and moved to Shreveport where production continued until 1923.
A new line of Shad-Wyck models was announced in 1920; depending on which charts one read, the cars were claimed to have two different models of engine
Engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion. Heat engines, including internal combustion engines and external combustion engines burn a fuel to create heat which is then used to create motion...
. It is uncertain if any cars were actually made. The cars never went into production.