Moore Automobile Company

Moore Automobile Company
Company typeAutomobile Manufacturing
IndustryAutomotive
Founded1906; 118 years ago (1906)
FounderW.J.P. Moore and F. D. Howe
Defunct1907; 117 years ago (1907)
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Area served
United States
ProductsVehicles
Automotive parts

The Moore Automobile Company of New York City was the manufacturer of the Moore automobile, known as "The Ball Bearing Car". The company was founded in 1906 with a factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut. W. J. P. Moore and F. D. Howe designed a 40-hp four-cylinder with a manganese bronze crankcase and ball bearings used every where. The limousine was priced at $8,000, equivalent to $271,289 in 2023, and did not survive two years.[1]

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  • 1906 Moore Automobile Advertisement
  • 1907 Moore Automobile Advertisement

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  1. ^ Kimes, Beverly Rae; Clark Jr., Henry Austin (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 (3rd ed.). Krause Publications. ISBN 978-0-87341-428-9.