Inter-State (automobile)

The Inter- State Automobile Company was an American automobile manufacturer that existed from 1909 to 1919. The company's headquarters was located in Muncie, Indiana.

The only model of the manufacturer was the Inter- State Model T, which was produced under the license of the same name Model T Ford. With a price of about 800 to 1000 USD, the models should learn hotcakes according to wish of the founder in the region. Should help This includes a higher quality and more luxurious than the original. As motorization, the manufacturer 4 cylinder Beaver engines with an output of 14.6 kW. To select the Model T was both in a closed Sédan version ( = sedan ) as well as a convertible, the Roadster was called. However, in the rural area of sales of such vehicles was very sparse and almost only the authorities expressed their interest.

On the orders by a federal agency, the Inter- State Automobile Company produced automobiles in addition to trucks also for the First World War. After the end of which there was no interest on the part of the defense industry and the situation deteriorated again for Inter- State.

Finally, the producers went into bankruptcy in 1918 and stopped its production. After the closure of William Durant visited on behalf of Borg - Warner Inter- State to effect a possible takeover agreement. Borg - Warner was one of the most important automotive parts supplier of the 500 workers employing company. After Inter- State refused a change in the amount of $ 2,000,000 for the production of trucks, it was completely destitute. Frank C. Ball, a packaging manufacturer, the company bought the following year to partially and made it the ball Automobile Company, which produced until 1926 under its own brand automobiles. This was followed for the remaining part of the company a further offer by William Durant, this time in the amount of $ 250,000, for the purchase of the remaining work. Both parties agreed and William Durant left the factory with state financial support of 7 million U.S. dollars to upgrade to one of the most advanced automobile manufacturers in the country. The new name was now Sheridan Motor Plant. This factory was taken over in 1920 by General Motors by acquiring the majority of shares. In order to exert more pressure on the company, General Motors built near a factory, called Chevrolet Muncie plans for its Chevrolet brand. In the same year took over Borg-Warner majority of the shares, so that Durant was forced to act again and the company to buy back. The officially from 1935 to factory belonging Chevrolet division was in 1965 replaced by a new factory building, which was eventually used until 2007. The ball Automobile Company, however, was acquired in 1926 by Delco battery manufacturer.

2010, there were still six existing Inter- State T- models known.

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• Inter- State Automobile Company on prewarcar.com
• Inter- State Automobile Company on 84,241,131,192
• An Interstate Model T on earlyamericanautomobiles.com

• Former Automobile Manufacturers Association ( United States)
• General Motors
• Muncie ( Indiana)
• Company (Indiana)