Greetings, I am putting together a list of cl***ic American orphan car makers and could use help with any that I may have left off. Any help would be great! DeSoto - Chrysler Eagle - Chrysler Imperial - Chrysler Plymouth - Chrysler Edsel - Ford Mercury - Ford Marquette - GM Geo - GM La Salle - GM Saturn - GM Oakland - GM Oldsmobile - GM Hummer - GM Viking - GM Pontiac - GM Checker DeLorean Nash Hudson Studebaker Pierce Arrow Apollo Hispano Suiza MG Austin-Healey Rover Triumph Kaiser Willys Henry J Crosley Motors Tucker Packard Rambler Reo Franklin
Not to nit pick, but I am just curious as to why you are compiling a list that has already been done numerous times?
The 'Encyclopedia of American Cars 1930-1990' lists 52 'major' manufacturers/makes, of which 39 are now orphans. It also lists 195 'minor' manufacturers, pretty much all of those are orphans. Go before 1930, and you can add more than a few dozen more at least. And five (six if you include the Ireland-built DeLorean) of the makes you listed aren't US makes...
You want just "cl***ic" orphans? What makes an orphan car cl***ic? A list of ALL orphan makes already exists and is at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_automobile_manufacturers_of_the_United_States
Perhaps... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_automobile_manufacturers_of_the_United_States
..and a GEO sure wasn't a cl***ic or American, unless you count it because it was the brand used here.
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