Category:Cord Corporation
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The Cord Corporation was founded in 1926 by Errett Lobban Cord as a holding company for his ventures, mainly in the transportation field. The Corporation folded in 1937. Identified companies include:
- Vehicle manufacturers
- Auburn Automobile Company, Auburn and Cord brands
- Duesenberg, Inc.
- Auburn—Cord—Duesenberg Company, 122 South Elm Place, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
- Lexington Motor Company, Connersville (Indiana); closed May, 1927
- McFarlan Motor Car Company, Connersville (Indiana), McFarlan brand (1910–1928, automobiles, coachwork).
- Checker Motors Corporation, Kalamazoo (Michigan), taxi cabs. Owned 1933-1936
- Parmalee Transportation Company, Chicago, taxi operator and manufacturer, owned the Yellow Cab Company
- Stinson Aircraft Company
- Coachbuilders
- LaGrande
- Limousine Body Company
- Central Manufacturing Company, Connersville (Indiana)
- A.H. Walker Company, Indianapolis (Indiana)
- Union City Body Company, Union City, (Indiana)
- Engines, parts, and components
- Lycoming Manufacturing Company, engines
- Ansted Engineering Company, Connersville (Indiana), engines
- Columbia Axle Company
- L.G.S. Devices Corporation
- Century Airlines, predecessorof American Airlines
Subcategories
This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total.