Standard Six
{{Other uses|Standard (disambiguation)}}
{{Short description|Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer}}
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Standard Six
| image = 1909 Standard Six logo detail - The Automobile.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = 1906 Standard Six emblem from advertisement
| type = Touring car
| manufacturer = St. Louis Car Company
| production = 1909–1911
| factory = St. Louis, Missouri. Wabash, Indiana
| assembly = United States
| designer = George J. Kobusch
}}
File:1909 Standard Six Cover advertisement - The Automobile.jpg
The Standard Six was an American automobile manufactured in St. Louis, Missouri by the St. Louis Car Company from 1909 until 1910. The company initially built the French Mors cars under license as the American Mors from 1906 to 1909. In 1910, Standard Six manufacturing was moved to Wabash, Indiana where production ended in 1911.{{Kimes-USCars3rd}}{{Georgano-EncAuto3v}}
History
The St. Louis Car Company, better known for their railway cars, built the American Mors car from 1906 to 1909. In August of 1909 the St. Louis Car Company announced its would manufacture its own six-cylinder automobile of American design. George J. Kobusch who oversaw American Mors manufacturing remained in charge of the factory producing the new Standard Six.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AGE48d5qNawC&q=%22standard+six%22 |title=The Automobile |date=1909 |publisher=Class Journal Company |language=en}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q9YqAAAAMAAJ&q=%22standard+six%22 |title=The Automobile |date=1909 |publisher=Chilton Company, Incorporated |language=en}}
The Standard Six was a 50-hp car on a 124-inch wheelbase chassis with a three-speed transmission and shaft-drive. Pricing was $3,000 ({{Inflation|US|3000|1910|fmt=eq}}) for a touring car, miniature tonneau or roadster, with a limousine selling for $4,000.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9CFVgGZx9yEC&q=Standard+Six |title=Automobile Trade Journal and Motor Age |date=1909 |publisher=Chilton Company |language=en}}{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5tW1UVMd7_EC&dq=%22standard+six%22&pg=RA24-PT45 |title=Motor Age |date=1909 |language=en}}
In February of 1910 manufacture of the Standard Six was moved to a subsidiary plant in Wabash, Indiana. Financial difficulties were encountered in Indiana, and production was discontinued later in 1910. In February 1911 John I. Beggs replaced George Kobush and production was reinstated, but for a short time only.
St. Louis Car Company left the automotive industry for a decade until they tried again with the Skelton automobile.
File:1909 Standard Six color advertisement - The Automobile.jpg|1909 Standard Six color advertisement in The Automobile
File:1910 Standard Six advertisement - Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal.jpg|1910 Standard Six advertisement in Cycle and Automobile Trade Journal
References
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External links
{{Commons category|St. Louis Car Company vehicles}}
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Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Missouri
Category:Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Indiana
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1909
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1911