Hamilton (automobile company)
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The Hamilton Motors Company was founded in 1917 by Guy Hamilton after his Alter Motor Car Company went bankrupt in Grand Haven, Michigan
. He produced only one car, the Model A-14, which was a 4-cylinder, 28 hp touring car with a 112" wheelbase. He promised to make a six-cylinder car, but he never did. In 1918, the H. A. Oswald Engineering Company tried to resurrect the Hamilton as the Oswald, but it failed. However, Guy Hamilton's Alter truck was produced until 1921.
Grand Haven, Michigan
Grand Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Ottawa County. Grand Haven is located on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River, for which it is named. As of the 2010 census, Grand Haven had a population of 10,412. It is part of the...
. He produced only one car, the Model A-14, which was a 4-cylinder, 28 hp touring car with a 112" wheelbase. He promised to make a six-cylinder car, but he never did. In 1918, the H. A. Oswald Engineering Company tried to resurrect the Hamilton as the Oswald, but it failed. However, Guy Hamilton's Alter truck was produced until 1921.