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DeWitt Motor Company

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The DeWitt Motor Company was an American automobile manufacturer in North Manchester, Indiana from about 1908 through 1910.

IndustryAutomotive
FoundedAugust 28, 1908 (1908-08-28)
FounderVirgil DeWitt
Defunct1910
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DeWitt Motor Company
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedAugust 28, 1908 (1908-08-28)
FounderVirgil DeWitt
Defunct1910
Headquarters,
United States
Area served
Indiana, United States
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The vehicles came in two models, a 2-seater runabout and a 2-seater light truck. Both were high wheelers which resembled standard buggies of the era, and were powered by a simple 2-cylinder opposed air-cooled engine.

The company was started by and named after Virgil DeWitt, a Swedish immigrant to the United States.

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