Winton Motor Carriage Company

Winton was an American automobile brand founded in 1897 by Alexander Winton. The company's first vehicle, the Winton Bicycle, was a single-cylinder, gasoline-powered car. Winton cars were known for their reliability and durability and were some of the first to feature a steering wheel and left-hand drive. The company was one of the first to make cars in the United States, and its vehicles were sold throughout the United States and Europe. Winton eventually merged with the Motor Vehicle Company in 1901 and ceased production in 1924.

Winton Motor Carriage Company was an early American automobile manufacturer founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1897 by Scottish immigrant Alexander Winton. Winton was the first American company to sell a gasoline-powered automobile. The company manufactured cars until 1924, when it was sold to General Motors. Winton's early models were two-seat, high-wheelers powered by single-cylinder engines. His first car, the Winton Bullet, sold for US$1,000. The following year, Winton sold the first commercial car in the United States, a two-cylinder model named the Winton Motor Carriage Company. In 1901, Winton introduced a four-cylinder model that was the first car to have a rear-view mirror and an electric starter. Winton's cars were popular among wealthy businessmen and well-to-do families, and he sold about 2,500 cars between 1901 and 1904. Winton also manufactured trucks, buses, and marine engines. He sold his company in 1924 and retired to Florida, where he died in 1932.