| 词条 | Bates (automobile) |
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The Bates was an automobile manufactured in Lansing, Michigan, by the Bates Automobile Company from 1903 to 1905. The Bates was the brainchild of M.F. Bates, who was vice-president of the company. HistoryBates Automobile was organized on May 27, 1903, by M.F. Bates, an ex-P. F. Olds & Son company (founded by Ransom E. Olds) draftsman and developer.[1][2] Bates automobile manufacturing was started up in an old Armory building in Lansing, on south Capitol Street.[3] ProductionThe company started out producing brass-era single-cylinder runabouts; and later produced a few two-seater and four-seater cars with four-cylinders. The four-seater touring cars produced cost US$2,000. In all, a total of about 25 cars were produced. The early cars had two-cylinder 16hp engines, while in 1905, a three-cylinder, 18hp engine was used.[2] Marketing and detailsThe company's slogan was "Buy a Bates and Keep Your Dates."[3] The Bates Automobile Company was entirely separate from the Bates & Edmonds Company, another auto manufacturing firm of which Bates was a partner.[3] Notes1. ^Ingham County Biographical Sketches: M.F. Bates; US Gen; [Excerpt from "Past and Present of the City of Lansing and Ingham County, Michigan;" by Albert E. Cowles; published by The Michigan Historical Publishing Association, Lansing, Michigan; 1905; Pp. 249–250]; accessed January 2014. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bates Automobile}}{{Veteran-auto-stub}}2. ^1 {{cite book | last=Kimes| first=Beverly| title=Standard Catalog of American Cars; 1805-1942| year=1996| publisher=Krause Publications| isbn=0-87341-428-4}} 3. ^1 2 [https://books.google.com/books?id=Kaqbhx8n7DoC&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94&dq=bates+automobile+lansing&source=web&ots=5_Hn6hOf25&sig=3e_i-3Nuwbf2PQj5miFit3FtXdk#PPA96,M1 Google Book: Industrial Lansing] 4 : Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States|Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan|Vehicles built in Lansing, Michigan|Defunct companies based in Michigan |
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