The Winton Motor Carriage Company was founded on March 15, 1897 by Alexander Winton in Cleveland, Ohio. Its industry was automobiles and its headquarters remained in Cleveland, Ohio. The company was sold to the General Motors Company in 1930 and reorganized as the Winton Engine Corporation. The division was shut down in 1962 and operations were folded into GM's Electro-Motive division.
COMPANY NAMES[]
- Winton Motor Carriage Company (1897-1914)
- Winton Motor Car Company (1914-1930)
- Winton Engine Corporation (1930-1938)
- Cleveland Diesel Engine Division (1938-1962)
MODEL GALLERY[]
1916 Winton "Six-48" Touring
1916 Winton "Six-48" Limousine
ADVERTISEMENTS[]
The Automobile Review (January 1901)
Scientific American (March 1, 1902)
The Motor World (April 3, 1902)
Scientific American (Jan. 30, 1904)
The Automobile (July 2, 1904)
The Saturday Evening Post (Jan. 7, 1905)
The Saturday Evening Post (Jan. 28, 1905)
Motor Age (July 4, 1907)
Automobile Topics (Oct. 9, 1909)
The Saturday Evening Post (Jan. 15, 1910)
Hand Book of Automobiles (1914)
Motor (March 1914)
Automobile Trade Journal (April 1916)