Imperial Automobile Company

The Imperial Automobile Company of Jackson, Michigan,[2] was formed by the brothers T.A. and George N. Campbell in 1908, who also ran the Jackson Carriage Company. Imperial produced mid-size cars with four-cylinder engines; the bodywork and mechanicals were primarily off-the-shelf rather than bespoke. Coachwork was done out-of-house by Beaudette Company, which also did work for Buick and Ford. Car production lasted until 1916.

For the Imperial marque of automobile manufactured by U.S. auto maker Chrysler, see Imperial (automobile).
Imperial Automobile Company
TypeAutomobile Manufacturing
IndustryAutomotive
GenreTouring cars, roadsters[1]
Founded1908
Defunct1916
Headquarters
Jackson, Michigan
,
United States
Area served
United States
ProductsVehicles
Automotive parts

Fate

In 1915, Imperial merged with Marion from Indianapolis, Indiana to form Mutual Motors Company. Under this new name, they stopped production of Imperials the following year and made Marion-Handley cars instead.

  • 1916 Imperial
  • Model 43, circa 1910

See also
  • Brass Era car
  • List of defunct United States automobile manufacturers

References
  1. Imperial Automobile Company. Pawtucket, Rhode Island: The Automobile Journal Publishing Co. 1912.
  2. Wise, David Burgress (2000). The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles. Chartwell Books. ISBN 0-7858-1106-0.
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