DAC (automobile)

{{Short description|Former US automobile manufacturer}}

The D.A.C. was an automobile manufactured in Detroit, Michigan by the Detroit Air-Cooled Car Company from 1922 to 1923.{{cite book|last=Georgano|first=Nick|title=The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile|year=2000|publisher=Stationery Office|location=London|isbn=0117023191|pages=1792}} The car debuted at the Detroit Automobile Show in early 1922, with the company planning on producing 10,000 cars a year.{{cite book|last=Kimes|first=Beverly Rae|title=The Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942|year=1996|publisher=Krause Publications|location=Iola, IA|isbn=0873414284|pages=1612}} Production never reached these figures. Approximately 25 cars were built in the Detroit factory on Cass Avenue. A new factory was built in 1923, at Wayne, Michigan, where 100 cars were built before the company failed. Both open and closed models were produced. Prices ranged from $1250 for the tourer, to $1700 for the coupe and $1750 for the sedan.