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Encyclopedia > Ajax (automobile)

Also see Ajax (1906 automobile) Swiss, Ajax (1913 automobile) French, Ajax (1921 automobile) an independent American car. The Ajax was a Swiss automobile built from 1906 to 1910. ... The Ajax was a French American Briscoe brothers between 1913 and 1919. ... The Ajax was an American assembled automobile that never went beyond the prototypical stage. ...


The Ajax was an American automobile manufactured by the Nash Motors Corporation of Kenosha, Wisconsin between 1925-1926. The Ajax was produced in the newly acquired Mitchell Motors Company plant in Racine, Wisconsin. Mitchell was the manufacture of Mitchell brand automobiles between 1903-1923. Also see: Kelvinator and American Motors Corporation Nash Motors was an automobile manufacturer based in Kenosha, Wisconsin in the United States from 1916 to 1938. ... Kenosha is a city located in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Racine is a city located in Racine County, Wisconsin. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


The Ajax was built using machinery from Nash's other acquisition, the La Fayette Motors Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which was moved to and installed in the Racine plant. Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin, United States and the county of Milwaukee. ...


Despite receiving good reviews from the automotive press and the general public, the Ajax brand was discontinued in 1926 after over 22,000 models were sold. Charles W. Nash, ordered that the production continue instead as the Nash Light Six. Production was stopped for two days while Nash hub caps, emblems and radiator shells were trucked to Racine where all unshipped Ajax brand cars were retrofitted into being Nash automobiles. Likewise, kits were sent to dealers to retrofit all unsold cars. Nash even made the kits available to consumers who bought Ajax cars, but did not want to own an orphaned make automobile. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Charles W. Nash (January 28, 1864 _ June 6, 1948) was a United States automobile entrepreneur. ... Retro is a contemporary term used to describe things from a bygone era. ...


References

  • Kimes, Beverly R., Editor. Clark, Henry A. (1996). The Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1945. Kraus Publications. ISBN 0-87341-428-4.

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