Rex (automobile)
{{Infobox company
| name = Rex Motor Company
| industry = Automotive
| founded = {{Start date and age|1914}}
| founder = C. H. Blomstrom
| defunct = {{end date and age|1915}}
| fate = Closed
| hq_location = Detroit, Michigan
| hq_location_country = United States
| products = Cyclecars
| production_year = 1914
}}
{{short description|Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer}}
The Brass Era Rex cyclecar was manufactured by the Rex Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan in 1914.{{Kimes-USCars3rd}}
History
C. H. Blomstrom had been involved with the Queen, Blomstrom, Gyroscope, Car De Luxe and the Lion when he turned to developing a cyclecar. Unusual for cyclecars, the Rex had front-wheel drive. The friction transmission had its discs at the front of the engine instead of the rear. The water-cooled four-cylinder 18-hp engine of the Rex was designed by Blomstrom. The car was on a 100-inch wheelbase, with a 48-inch tread. A side-by-side two-seater, the Rex weighed 580 pounds and was priced at $395, {{Inflation|US|395|1914|fmt=eq}}. Very few were made.
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Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
Category:Defunct manufacturing companies based in Detroit
Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1914
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1915