Private company
Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
The Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of automobiles and light trucks in operation from 1920 to its 1925 sale to General Motors. It was formed through the renaming of the Walden W. Shaw Manufacturing Company upon Shaw's retirement, which had been established in 1916 by Yellow Cab Company owner/operators Shaw and partner John D. Hertz.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Yellow Cab Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of automobiles and light trucks in operation from 1920 to its 1925 sale to General Motors. It was formed through the renaming of the Walden W. Shaw Manufacturing Company upon Shaw's retirement, which had been established in 1916 by Yellow Cab Company owner/operators Shaw and partner John D. Hertz.2
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- WikipediaYellow Cab Manufacturing Company
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- WikidataQ16969273
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsYellow Cab Manufacturing Company photo by PreciousBytes, CC BY 2.0