Bygone Builders: Auto Manufacturers Lost To History

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Building a car is difficult. Building lots of cars that people want to give you money for is even harder. Since the dawn of the automobile, hundreds of automobile manufacturers have been founded, produced cars, and have gone bust. Some of those builders were absolutely brilliant while others had cars that were too “out there,” too far ahead of their time, or were just plain terrible; like the 1988 Pontiac LeMans, which is unlikely to ever be collectible.

Despite the reasons for failure, some manufacturers shone brightly, and their cars remain today as a legacy of style, innovation, and performance. Here are bygone builders that made some incredible cars.

Studebaker

studebaker defunct car company

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Packard

packard defunct car company

DeSoto

desoto car company no longer exists

Edsel

edsel motor company no longer exists

Duesenberg

duesenberg motor company no longer exists

Pierce-Arrow

pierce arrow motor company no longer exists

Saab

saab motor company no longer exists

Iso Autoveicoli S.p.A.

Iso Autoveicoli car company no longer exists

Austin-Healey


LaSalle

lasalle motor cars are no longer made

Nash Motors

mash motor cars are no longer made

Pegaso

pegaso cars are no longer made

Talbot-Lago

talbot logo cars are no longer made

Tucker

tucker cars no longer exists

Triumph Motor Company

Triumph cars no longer exist

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Willys-Overland Motors

willys overland motors no longer exists

Oldsmobile


Stanley Motor Carriage Company

stanley cars no longer exist

Aerocar International

aerocars are no longer made

Marcos Engineering Ltd


B.S. Cunningham Company


Excalibur

eexcalibur cars are no longer made

Scion

scion cars are no longer made

Autobianchi

autobianchi cars are no longer made

Mercury

mercury cars are no longer made

Panhard

panhard cars are no longer made

Plymouth

plymouth cars are no longer made

Saturn

saturn cars are no longer produced

Dual Ghia

dual ghia cars are no longer made

Checker Motors Corporation

the company that made the first yellow taxi no longer exists today

American Motors Corporation

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amc cars are no longer made

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