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Handley-Knight

The Handley-Knight (as it was originally known) was an automobile built in Kalamazoo, Michigan by Handley Motors Incorporated from 1921 to 1923. From its inception to early 1923, it used the sleeve valve four-cylinder Knight engine. • Illustration — 1922 Handley-Knight Model B 7-passenger sedan The Models 6/60 and the 6/40 used Midwest and Falls six-cylinder engines. On both models, the small handle attachments (or loops) which encircled the upper sections of the headlamps were a distinctive styling feature.

Handley-Knight

Radiator logo and Boyce motor thermometer ("MotoMeter") on a 1922 Handley-Knight Model B automobile at the Gilmore Car Museum 6865 W Hickory Rd. Hickory Corners, Michigan May 2017 Back in February I was told I had to schedule some vacation before July, At about the same, an article appeared on the Hemmings blog about the first ever joint meeting of AACA (Anitique Automobile Club of America) and CC

Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA · DSC06158 · CC BY 2.0

Founded
1920
Headquarters
Kalamazoo
Activity
automobile manufacturer

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The Handley-Knight (as it was originally known) was an automobile built in Kalamazoo, Michigan by Handley Motors Incorporated from 1921 to 1923. From its inception to early 1923, it used the sleeve valve four-cylinder Knight engine. • Illustration — 1922 Handley-Knight Model B 7-passenger sedan The Models 6/60 and the 6/40 used Midwest and Falls six-cylinder engines. On both models, the small handle attachments (or loops) which encircled the upper sections of the headlamps were a distinctive styling feature.

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