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Buffum

Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

The Buffum was an American automobile manufactured from 1901 until 1907 by the H.H. Buffum Co. of Abington, Massachusetts. The company also built a line of powered launches.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1901Founded1

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1905 Buffum Ad
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Buffum was an American automobile manufactured from 1901 until 1907 by the H.H. Buffum Co. of Abington, Massachusetts. The company also built a line of powered launches.2

The story

Buffums built between 1901 and 1904 were powered by 4-cylinder engines, until the Model G Greyhound was introduced later in 1904. The Model G Greyhound was a racing model powered by two horizontal four-cylinder engines coupled together to make a flat-eight engine. The Greyhound was the first 8-cylinder car offered for sale in the United States. In 1906 another eight-cylinder powered car was offered for sale, although this time the engine was a V8.

From Wikipedia’s article on Buffum, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

  1. 1907Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1901Founded Founded1

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