Private company
Defunct US automobile manufacturer
The Apperson was a brand of American automobile manufactured from 1901 to 1926 in Kokomo, Indiana.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Apperson was a brand of American automobile manufactured from 1901 to 1926 in Kokomo, Indiana.2
The company was founded by the brothers Edgar and Elmer Apperson shortly after they left Haynes-Apperson; for a time they continued to use a FR layout-mounted flat-twin engine, following it with a horizontal four.
From Wikipedia’s article on Apperson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
In 1916 the company announced production of the "Roadplane" six and eights. The term "Roadplane" did not refer to a specific model but was a marketing concept devised by Elmer Apperson that was applied to the "Chummy Roadster" and the "Touring" car. Elmer took the unusual step of patenting the "Chummy Roadster" design (see:"U.S. Patent 48359").
The "Silver-Apperson", designed by Conover T. Silver, was launched in 1917; the model was known as the "Anniversary" after 1919. A sedan proprietary with six cylinders of 3.2 L (3243 cc/197 in3) appeared in 1923, and a Lycoming eight-cylinder was offered beginning in 1924.
By 1924, Apperson and Haynes were both losing sales; a rumored remarriage came to naught, and Apperson folded for good despite the introduction of four-wheel brakes on the 1926 models.
For specifications on various Apperson models:
Apperson Six Sport Sedan
From Wikipedia’s article on Apperson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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