Timeline of early North American automobiles

This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the North American market from 1891 to 1915. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves notable.

1891–1909

Image Year Name Manufacturer Class
1891
Buckeye gasoline buggy N/a N/a
1893[1]
Duryea Duryea Motor Wagon Company N/a
1894
Haynes-Apperson Haynes-Apperson N/a
1895
De La Vergne N/a N/a
1896
Ford Quadricycle N/a N/a
1897
Fossmobile N/a N/a
1897
Winton Motor Carriage Winton Motor Carriage Company N/a
1898
Altham Altham International Motor Car Company N/a
1899
Hertel Oakman Motor Vehicle Company N/a
1899
Packard Model A Packard Motor Car Company N/a
1899
Quinby J. M. Quinby & Company N/a
1899
Riker Riker Electric Vehicle Company N/a
1899
Winton Stanhope Winton Motor Carriage Company N/a
1900
Grout Grout N/a
1900
Kensington Stanhope The Kensington Automobile Company N/a
1900
Locomobile Locomobile Company of America N/a
1900
Mobile Mobile Company of America N/a
N/a
1900
Packard Model B Packard Motor Car Company N/a
1900
Porter Stanhope Porter Motor Company N/a
1900
Robinson runabout Robinson Motor Vehicle Company N/a
1900
Searchmont Wagonette Searchmont Motor Company N/a
1900
Skene Skene American Automobile Company N/a
1900
Stearns Electric carriage Stearns Steam Carriage Company N/a
1901
Kidder Model 2 Kidder Motor Vehicle Company N/a
1901
Model A Three-wheeler Runabout Knox Automobile Company N/a
1901
Oldsmobile Curved Dash Oldsmobile Entry-level car
N/a
1901
Packard Model C Packard Motor Car Company N/a
N/a
1901
Packard Model F Packard Motor Car Company N/a
1901
Waverley Electric Pope-Waverley N/a
1901
Rambler N/a N/a
1901
Robinson Touring Robinson Motor Vehicle Company N/a
1901
Searchmont Type III Searchmont Motor Company N/a
1901
Steamobile Steamobile Company of America N/a
1901
Hampden Phaeton Stevens-Duryea N/a
1901
St. Louis St. Louis Motor Company N/a
1902
Cadillac Runabout Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
N/a
1902
Cadillac Tonneau Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1902
Covert Covert Motor Vehicle Company N/a
1902
Searchmont Type V Tonneau Searchmont Motor Company N/a
1902
Smith Smith Automobile Company N/a
1902
American C. G. V. Smith and Mabley N/a
1902
Stanley Steamer Stanley Motor Carriage Company N/a
1902
Stearns Steam Stanhope Stearns Steam Carriage Company N/a
N/a
1903
Cadillac Model A Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1903
Columbia Electric Runabout Columbia N/a
1903
Ford Model A Ford Motor Company N/a
1903
Jaxon Steam Car Jackson Automobile Company N/a
1903
Model C Runabout Knox Automobile Company N/a
1903
Long Distance 7-hp Runabout U. S. Long Distance Automobile Company N/a
1903
Model R Runabout Oldsmobile Entry-level car
1903
Waverley Electric Model 21 Pope-Waverley N/a
1903
Searchmont Type VII Touring Searchmont Motor Company N/a
1903
Stearns Model H Stearns Steam Carriage Company N/a
1903
Stearns Runabout Stearns Steam Carriage Company N/a
1903
Stevens-Duryea Model L Stevens-Duryea N/a
1903
St. Louis St. Louis Motor Company N/a
1904
Cadillac Model B Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1904
Ford Model B Ford Motor Company Upscale
1904
Ford Model C Ford Motor Company Entry-level car
1904
Grout Grout N/a
1904
Touraine Runabout Knox Automobile Company N/a
1904
Eldredge Runabout National Sewing Machine Company N/a
1904
Model 6C Runabout Oldsmobile Entry-level car
1904
Packard Model L Packard Motor Car Company N/a
1904
Peerless Type 8 Style K Peerless Motor Company N/a
1904
Pope-Robinson Touring Pope-Robinson N/a
1904
Queen Runabout Queen N/a
1904
Simplex Model BA Smith and Mabley N/a
1904
Standard Standard Motor Construction Company N/a
1904
St. Louis St. Louis Motor Company N/a
1905
Buffum H.H. Buffum Co. N/a
1905
Cadillac Model C Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1905
Cadillac Model D Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1905
Cadillac Model E Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1905
Cadillac Model F Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1905
Ford Model F Ford Motor Company Entry-level car
1905
Grout Grout N/a
1905
Jaxon Model C Jackson Automobile Company N/a
1905
Model F Surrey Knox Automobile Company N/a
1905
Northern 18-hp Touring Northern Motor Car Company N/a
1905
Model B Runabout Oldsmobile Entry-level car
1905
Packard Model N Packard Motor Car Company N/a
1905
Waverley Electric Pope-Waverley N/a
1905
Smith Surrey Smith Automobile Company N/a
1905
Simplex 30 hp Smith and Mabley N/a
1905
Standard Standard Motor Construction Company N/a
1905
Stevens-Duryea Model R Touring Stevens-Duryea N/a
1905
Orient 20 HP De Luxe Touring Waltham Manufacturing Company N/a
1906
Adams-Farwell Adams Company N/a
N/a
1906
Cadillac Model H Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1906
Cadillac Model K Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
N/a
1906
Cadillac Model L Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1906
Cadillac Model M Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1906
Ford Model K Ford Motor Company Upscale
1906
Ford Model N Ford Motor Company Entry-level car
1906
Four Cylinder Touring Gaeth N/a
1906
Model G Touring Knox Automobile Company N/a
1906
Oldsmobile Model S Oldsmobile N/a
1906
Rainier Model B Rainier Motor Car Company N/a
1906
Smith 24-hp Touring Smith Automobile Company N/a
1906
Smith Four-cylinder Touring Smith Automobile Company N/a
1906
Simplex Model AA Smith and Mabley N/a
1906
Simplex Model DA Smith and Mabley N/a
1906
Stevens-Duryea Model S Big Six Touring Stevens-Duryea N/a
1906
Waltham Orient Buckboard Waltham Manufacturing Company N/a
1907
Cadillac Model G Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1907
Detroit Electric Anderson Electric Car Company N/a
N/a
1907
Ford Model R Ford Motor Company Entry-level car
N/a
1907
Ford Model S Ford Motor Company Entry-level car
1907
Locomobile Type E Locomobile Company of America N/a
1907
Oldsmobile Model A Oldsmobile N/a
1907
Waverley Electric Pope-Waverley Model 60C N/a
1907
Great Smith Touring Car Smith Automobile Company N/a
1907
Stevens-Duryea Model U Touring Stevens-Duryea N/a
1908
Cadillac Model S Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
N/a
1908
Cadillac Model T Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1908
Elmore Model 40 Elmore Manufacturing Company N/a
1908
Lozier Model I Lozier N/a
1908
Oldsmobile Model M Oldsmobile N/a
1908
Oldsmobile Model X Oldsmobile N/a
1908
Oldsmobile Model Z Oldsmobile N/a
1908
Packard Model Thirty Packard Motor Car Company N/a
1908
Rainier Model D Rainier Motor Car Company N/a
1908
Richmond Model J Richmond N/a
1908
Stevens-Duryea Model U Limousine Stevens-Duryea N/a
1908
Winton touring car Winton Motor Carriage Company N/a
1909
Cadillac Model Thirty Cadillac Automobile Company N/a
1909
Cartercar Model H Touring Cartercar N/a
1909
Ford Model T Ford Motor Company Economy car
1909
Model O Tonneauette Knox Automobile Company N/a
1909
Locomobile 30(L) Locomobile Company of America N/a
1909
Oldsmobile Model D Oldsmobile N/a
1909
Stevens-Duryea Model XXX Stevens-Duryea N/a
1909
Stevens-Duryea Model X Stevens-Duryea N/a
1909
Stevens-Duryea Model Y 6-40 Stevens-Duryea N/a
1909
Welch-Detroit Model S Welch Motor Car Company N/a

1910–1915

Image Year Name Manufacturer Class
1910
Cartercar Cartercar N/a
1910
Model S Touring Knox Automobile Company N/a
1910
McLaughlin Model 41 touring McLaughlin Motor Car Company N/a
1910
Oldsmobile Limited Oldsmobile N/a
1910
Packard Eighteen Series NB Packard Motor Car Company N/a
1910
Stevens-Duryea Model AA Stevens-Duryea N/a
1910
Winton Six Winton Motor Carriage Company N/a
1911
American Underslung American Motor Car Company N/a
1911
Peerless Six Model 32 Roadster Peerless Motor Company N/a
1911
OctoAuto Reeves Sexto-Octo Company N/a
1911
Great Smith Cruiser Smith Automobile Company N/a
1911
Great Smith Touring Car Smith Automobile Company N/a
1911
Stearns F. B. Stearns Company N/a
1912
Cartercar Cartercar N/a
1912
Cartercar Model R Cartercar N/a
1912
Metz Model 22 runabout Metz Company N/a
1912
Metz Model 22 Roadster Metz Company N/a
1912
Oldsmobile Series 40 Oldsmobile N/a
1912
Peerless Six Model 38 Berline Peerless Motor Company N/a
1912
Rauch & Lang The Rauch & Lang Carriage Company N/a
1912
SextoAuto Reeves Sexto-Octo Company N/a
1912
Stanley Steamer Stanley Motor Carriage Company N/a
1913
Chevrolet Series C Classic Six Chevrolet Full-size
1913
Metz runabout Metz Company N/a
1913
Series V-N3 Tonneau National Motor Vehicle Company N/a
1913
Oldsmobile Six Oldsmobile N/a
1913
Rambler Touring Rambler N/a
1913
Stevens-Duryea Model C-Six Stevens-Duryea N/a
1914
Chevrolet Series H Chevrolet Mid-size
1914
Chevrolet Light Six Chevrolet Full-size
1914
Peerless Six Model 60 7-Passenger Touring Peerless Motor Company N/a
1914
Rocket Cyclecar Scripps-Booth N/a
1914
Bearcat Stutz Motor Car Company N/a
1914
Bearcat Stutz Motor Car Company N/a
1915
Cadillac Type 51 Cadillac Automobile Company Luxury car
1915
Chevrolet Series H-2 Royal Mail Chevrolet Mid-size
1915
McLaughlin touring McLaughlin Motor Car Company N/a
1915
Oldsmobile Model 43 Oldsmobile N/a
1915
Pierce-Arrow Touring Car Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company N/a
1915
Scripps-Booth Coupe Scripps-Booth N/a
1915
Stevens-Duryea Model D-Six Stevens-Duryea N/a

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Showroom of Automotive History: 1896 Duryea". Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011.