The Cartercar was an American automobile manufactured from 1906 to 1916 in Detroit Michigan. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
A fairly successful maker of friction-drive cars, the company began with a flat-twin engine; this was used alongside vertical fours in the 1909 range of cars. The company merged with the makers of the Pontiac high-wheeler in 1908, becoming part of General Motors in 1909. Two models, both pair-cast fours, appeared in 1912; the Model R was 4160 cc, while the Model S was 5437 cc. Each had a single chain drive. Tragedy struck when Byron Carter, the company head, was killed while trying to start a stalled car; the crank kicked back and hit him in the jaw, causing gangrene which ultimately proved fatal. With Carter's death, the company folded. An engine is something that produces some effect from a given input. ... This article concerns the automobile; for the Native American leader, see Chief Pontiac, for the city in Michigan, see Pontiac, Michigan. ... General Motors Corporation, also known as GM, is the worlds largest automaker. ... It has been suggested that gas gangrene be merged into this article or section. ...
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References
David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles.
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