Excerpts

• Introduction
• Acknowledgments
• Dedication
• Prologue
• Contents
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Year by Year Specs

It's a Fact

In Cleveland...

After Alexander Winton produced his first horseless carriage in 1896, he was followed by many others. By 1930, 75 different nameplates had graced radiators of automobiles made in Cleveland. In 1904 the city was the nation's largest auto producer. Although Cleveland eventually lost the "Motor City" title to Detroit, Cleveland has long been the nation's second largest manufacturer of automotive components.

Photo courtesy of the Winton Family.

Wanted

Winton Automobile, Bicycle and diesel literature, postcards, letters, factory magazines; "The Auto Era," Ephemera, photos, miscellaneous memorabilia.

Bernie Golias
7271 Lonesome Pine Tr.
Medina, OH 44256
(330) 483-4110
wintoncars@yahoo.com

Contents

Table of Contents:

1. The Bicycle Days and Before, 1895 and earlier 1
2. Early Automotive Efforts Up to 1897 5
3. Making It As a Manufacturer 9
4. Making Headlines, 1891-1901 15
5. Winton and Ford: 1901 and Later 23
6. Making More Headlines, 1901-1902 29
7. Building the Winton Factory: 1902-1903 33
8. San Francisco to New York, 1903 39
9. The Fourth Gordon Bennett Race, 1903 45
10. Winton Hires Barney Oldfield: 1903 49
11. Expansion and Promotion: 1904 53
12. The Final Racing Years: 1904-1905 57
13. The First and the Last of the Fours, 1904-1906 63
14. Expansion and Promotion, 1908-1916 67
15. The Diesel Engine Era, 1912-1930 71
16. The First and the Last of the Sixes, 1908-1924 77
17. The End of the Winton Automobile: 1924 81
18. Winton Lives On 87

Appendix

1. Articles of Incorporation 93
2. Patents 99
3. Winton Motor Building Permits 107
4. Winton Automobile Production 108
5. First Fifty-One Buyers 109
6. Year-by-Year Specifications 111
7. Race Results 125
8. Winton Machine-Shop Machinery 139
9. Winton & Co. Addresses 143