50 Car Companies That No Longer Exist
By John Harrington, Stacker News
On 1/27/21 at 6:30 PM EST
The automobile may have had its origins in Europe, but few sectors of the U.S. economy embody the American notions of personal liberty, expression, and freedom as fully as the automotive industry.
The rise of the industry at the beginning of the 20th century coincided with the ascent of manned flight and the motion picture industry, and a sense that the United States was entering a new and progressive era where anything was possible.
Hundreds of automotive companies sprouted all over the nation at the turn of the century, firing the ambitions of people in all walks of life.
Remembering Mr. Hudson: Jack Carl Miller Dies at 82
America s last Hudson dealer and co-founder of the Orphan Car Show.
Jack Carl Miller, aka Mr. Hudson, died Dec. 28. He was America’s last known Hudson dealer. (Photo courtesy of Hemmings Motor News.)
Many new car dealers love the brands they sell. But few, if any, continue to sell the brand once it’s failed.
That wasn’t true of Jack Carl Miller, who died Mon., Dec. 28, 2020, in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Miller was 82, and known for running the business his father started, Miller Motor Sales, long after the brand it sold, Hudson, had faded from the scene. Later on, he went on to establish the Orphan Car Show with Randy Mason.