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Michigan Model R Touring - 40 hp and oversized tires

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Created on February 26, 2018

Reading time 3min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Ryan Merrill - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

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Ryan Merrill - Courtesy RM/Sotheby's

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - vier Türen

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - im Stil der Zeit konstruiert

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Reserve-Pneu hinten

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - hoch aufbauend

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - im Stil der Zeit

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Starrachsen vorne und hinten

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - massives Lenkrad

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Instrument im Fussbereich

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Tacho bis 60 Meilen pro Stunde

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Handbremse und Schalthebel

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - bequeme Sitzgelegenheit im Fond

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Blick auf das Rad

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Blick auf den Vierzylinder, der Kühlventilator kam wohl erst später dazu

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Vierzylinder-Motor mit dreifach gelagerter Kurbelwelle

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Holz als Werkstoff

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Sandusky

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Seriennummer

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Kurbel zum Starten

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - mit "M" im Markenzeichen

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Holzspeichenräder

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Michigan Forty Model R Tourer (1913) - Luftpumpe immer dabei

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Michigan Forty (1912) - Werbung

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Michigan Forty (1912) - Werbung

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Summary

The Michigan is probably virtually unknown in this country, although the magnificent four-cylinder vehicles were among the hottest cars in the United States in the decade. Few have survived, which makes it all the more interesting to take a closer look at them and the company behind them. This driving report describes the history of the Michigan Buggy Company and shows one of the cars from 1913 in many photos.

This article contains the following chapters

Component construction
Short career
Five models in 1912
Mismanagement and expensive hobbies
Don't buy a small car
A survivor
Further information

Estimated reading time: 3min

Preview (beginning of the article)

For most people, "Michigan" is an American state, but few people know that the name also stood for one or even several car companies. There was once the "Michigan Automobile Company", which built a steam car in Grand Rapids in 1901. A few years later, the Michigan Buggy Company in Kalamazoo also began manufacturing an automobile. With over two dozen years of industrial experience under its belt, the company also thought it had a good chance of making automobiles and presented the Michigan Forty in 1909. The cars built in Kalamazoo used a variety of technical components from the supplier scene at the time, while the bodies were built by the Michigan Buggy Company itself.

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