Ormond (Steam Automobile Company)

United Motor & Vehicle Company
Type	Automobile manufacturer
Fate	Closed
Founded	1904; 120 years ago
Defunct	1905; 119 years ago
Headquarters	Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Short description: Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

The Ormond Steamer automobile was made by the United Motor and Vehicle Company of Boston, Massachusetts from 1904 to 1905.^[1]

They are not to be confused with the 1903 Ormond Motor Car Company of Brooklyn, New York which did not produce any cars.^[1]

History

The Ormond Steamer used a 24-hp steam-engine with a flash boiler. Built as a large touring car with a canopy top, the company exhibited at the 1905 New York Automobile show. An estimated three to four cars were built under this marque.^[2]^[3]^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9. https://archive.org/details/standardcatalogo0000kime.
↑ The Automobile Magazine, December 21, 1911
↑ Stanley K. Yost, "165 Cars that Never Turned a Wheel", pp. 374-375 of The American Car Since 1775

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[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9. https://archive.org/details/standardcatalogo0000kime.

[2] The Automobile Magazine, December 21, 1911

[3] Stanley K. Yost, "165 Cars that Never Turned a Wheel", pp. 374-375 of The American Car Since 1775