Private company

Iroquois Motor Car Company

Logo: Iroquois Motor Car Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer

Iroquois Motor Car Company (1903–1907) was a manufacturer of automobiles in Syracuse, New York, and later, Seneca Falls, New York.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1903Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersSyracuse1

Iroquois Motor Car Company (1903–1907) was a manufacturer of automobiles in Syracuse, New York, and later, Seneca Falls, New York.2

The story

The company was founded by John S. Leggett as Leggett Carriage Company and originally specialized in the production of automobile bodies.

The Iroquois was a four-cylinder car with sliding gear transmission and shaft drive. Horsepower and size increasing yearly up to a 40hp model in 1907.

In 1907, the Type C represented the entry-level model. The engine was rated at 25/30 hp. The wheelbase was 104 inches = 2642 mm. The track gauge was 56 inches = 1422 mm. The vehicle weight was 2400 pounds = 1089 kg. The touring car had five seats. The selling price was 2400 dollars.

The top model in 1907 was the Type D. Its engine was rated at 35/40 hp. The wheelbase measured 108 inches = 2743 mm. The track width was 56 inches = 1422 mm. The vehicle weight was 2800 pounds = 1270 kg. The selling price was 2800 dollars. The body was a seven-seater touring car.

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

Products and brands

  • car

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1907Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1903Founded Founded1

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