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Duryea Motor Company was officially established on September 21st, 1894, and thereby became the first American company to produce gasoline-powered automobiles.
Brothers Charles and Frank Duryea invented and built the very first automobile in the U.S. two years earlier.
The original Duryea cars featured a horizontal engine with low-tension ignition, as well as a three-speed transmission with belt final drive. Three- and four-wheelers were created.
Duryea Motor Company ran out of business in 1917.
Brothers Charles and Frank Duryea invented and built the very first automobile in the U.S. two years earlier.
The original Duryea cars featured a horizontal engine with low-tension ignition, as well as a three-speed transmission with belt final drive. Three- and four-wheelers were created.
Duryea Motor Company ran out of business in 1917.
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