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Campbell

Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

The Campbell Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer, in business for only one year, from 1918 to 1919.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1918Founded1
  • HeadquartersKingston1
  • Legal formCorporation (For-Profit)3
  • LEI5493005Y7ZFV5PVMWD203
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O K. KEITH CAMPBELL, 43619 Northwood, United States3
  • Registered withCorporation Database (Ohio Secretary of State), 4056173

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Emerson Motors Company (1916-1917)
Photo: Emerson Motors Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Campbell Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer, in business for only one year, from 1918 to 1919.2

The story

The Campbell Motor Car Company was originally called the Emerson Motors Company. But, in 1917, after the company was charged with stock manipulation, Theodore A. Campbell and his brother George renamed the company after themselves. While the car made by the Emerson company was $395, the new Campbell, a small, 4-cylinder 22 hp car, cost $835, compared to a Ford Model T Touring Car that cost $360. In May 1919, the company went into receivership. Less than 600 cars were made.

From Wikipedia’s article on Campbell Motor Car Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1919Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1918Founded Founded1

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