Winton 1896-1924 - Pioneer of industrial automobile production
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There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Winton, which was an early adopter of new technologies and industrial production from 1896 to 1924. The first crossing of the American continent was completed in a Winton.
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He came from Scotland, built bicycles in Cleveland/Ohio from 1891 and his first car as early as 1896: Alexander Winton was a highly talented designer and - something that is rather rare - also a talented entrepreneur. In 1897, he drove one of the first cars from his Winton Motor Carriage Companyaround a racecourse at an impressive 54 km/h. Shortly afterwards, his journey from Cleveland to New York City in a two-cylinder car attracted a lot of attention and lured buyers. As a result, Winton took a newspaper reporter with him on his second trip to New York in 1899. As a result, sales soared and the journalist became Winton's advertising manager. The media hype also meant that the term automobile became established for the Horseless Carriage.
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