Amherst
The Amherst was a Canadian automobile manufactured in Amherstburg in 1911. A distinctive feature of the car was a demountable body that could be fitted behind the front seats to convert the car into a light truck. The car was financed by backers in Detroit, Michigan, but they withdrew their support before production commenced.
Amherst
- Founded
- 1911.
- Headquarters
- Amherstburg.
- Dissolved
- 1912.
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The Amherst was a Canadian automobile manufactured in Amherstburg in 1911. A distinctive feature of the car was a demountable body that could be fitted behind the front seats to convert the car into a light truck. The car was financed by backers in Detroit, Michigan, but they withdrew their support before production commenced.
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Only three cars were built before the company failed.
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1911
Amherst established.
1912
Amherst ceased.
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Naming and authority record. Those registers additionally record the form Amherst, Jeffery.
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