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VERY RARE 1922 BROCHURE, GREGORY FRONT DRIVE MOTOR CO, KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VERY RARE 1922 BROCHURE, GREGORY FRONT DRIVE MOTOR CO, KANSAS CITY MISSOURI

VERY RARE 1922 BROCHURE, GREGORY FRONT DRIVE MOTOR CO, KANSAS CITY MISSOURI

$ 10.55

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: 7 3/4" X 10 1/4". ORIGINAL BETTER THAN THE SCAN
  • Modified Item: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    VERY RARE 1922 BROCHURE, GREGORY FRONT DRIVE MOTOR CO, KANSAS CITY MISSOURI. ORIGINAL
    FOUNDER: BEN GREGORY
    THE COMPANY WAS ONLY IN BUSINESS FOR A FEW YEARS, 1920-1922. ONLY ONE YEAR AS THE FRONT DRIVE MOTOR CO.
    COST: ,550
    BETWEEN 10-30 CARS PRODUCED
    FOUND IN A BATCH OF PAPER AT THE OLD NORRIS HARDWARE, CHILDRESS TEXAS
    Ben F. Gregory (1890-1974) was a follower of the Front drive. In 1920, together with William H. Craun, he founded the Gregory-Craun Motor Company in Kansas City, Kansas in Missouri. There, in 1920, he presented a prototype here. A few race car Followed. In 1921, he presented a vehicle at the Kansas City Automobile Show.
    At the beginning of 1922 it was renamed The Front Drive Motor Company. In cooperation with the O. E. Szekely Company, vehicles have now been manufactured. The brand name was Gregory. Production ended in 1922. A total of between 10 and 30 vehicles were produced.
    The special feature of the vehicles was the front-wheel drive. The prototype from 1920 was based on a chassis from Scripps-Booth.
    One of the race cars had a Flying engine from the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Companythe Curtiss OX-5. Another received a V8 engine from Hispano-Suiza.
    The production vehicles had a four-cylinder engine with 22 Ps achievement. The chassis had 279 cm wheelbase. The only structure was an open Roadster with two seats. The new price was 1550 US dollar.
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    ORIGINAL, LETTERHEADS, BILLHEAD, BILLHEADS, HARDWARE.