Mobile Company of America

The Mobile Company of America was an American steam automobile manufacturer founded in 1899 by John B. Walker after a fallout with businessman Amzi L. Barber, whose financing had earlier allowed Walker to purchase the now well-known Stanley Steamer concern. It was based in Tarrytown, New York.[1]

By 1903, the Mobile Company of America was out of business, while Barber's Locomobile Company of America abandoned steam car production in 1901 in favor of petrol-engine vehicles, selling the Stanley brothers back their factory and steam engine patents for $20,000 despite having originally paid $250,000 for the operation.[2][3]

  • Mobile steam car, 1900
  • Mobile steam car display at the D&SNG Museum in Durango, Colorado

See also

References
  1. "The Mobile Company of America". Virtual Steam Car Museum. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  2. Steam Cars, 1770-1970, Copyright 1971 St. Martin's Press, New York
  3. 100 Years of the American Auto Millennium Edition, Copyright 1999 Publications International, Ltd.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.