LaFayette Motors was named in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette, and LaFayette autos had a cameo of the Marquis as their logo.
LaFayette was originally headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and made luxury motor cars. LaFayette inovations include the first electric clock in an auto.
In 1921Charles W. Nash became president of LaFayette. Nash was already president of Nash Motors, but for a time the two brands remained separate companies, although Nash Motors was a LaFayette Motors stock holder.
In 1922 LaFayette's facilities were moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
LaFayette Four-Door Coupe, 1921
In 1924 Nash Motors became full owner of LaFayette Motors, and the name was retired soon after.
In 1934 Nash re-introduced the LaFayette name for a line of less expensive autos; this LaFayette line continued through 1941.
LaFayetteMotors was named in honor of the Marquis de la Fayette, and LaFayette autos had a cameo of the Marquis as their logo.
LaFayette was originally headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and made luxury motor cars.
Nash was already president of Nash Motors, but for a time the two brands remained separate companies, although Nash Motors was a LaFayetteMotors stock holder.
Lafayette or La Fayette is the name of several places in the United States of America, generally named for the French hero of the American Revolution, the Marquis de Lafayette (sometimes referred to as the Marquis de la Fayette), as are most places named Fayette, or Fayetteville:
LaFayetteMotors, a United States automobile producer from the 1910s to the 1940s.
Mount Lafayette, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
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