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{{short description|Sport model of Crawford (1922-27)}} |
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The '''Dagmar''' was a sports version of the [[Crawford Automobile]], made by the same highly-regarded small-production company in [[Hagerstown, Maryland|Hagerstown]], [[Maryland]] throughout the 1910s and early 1920s. The first Dagmars were made in 1922, and although the last Crawfords were sold in 1923, the Dagmar continued until 1927. |
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[[Image:1923 Dagmar.JPG|300px|thumb|1923 Dagmar]] |
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[[Image:Crawford Automobile Company, Hagerstown MD, Dagmar radiator emblem.png|thumb|right|200px|The radiator emblem from a Crawford Dagmar]] |
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The '''Dagmar''' was a sports version of the [[Crawford Automobile]], made in [[Hagerstown, Maryland|Hagerstown]], [[Maryland]] from 1922 to 1927 by the Crawford Automobile Company following their purchase by the [[M. P. Moller|M. P. Moller Pipe Organ Co.]] Several hundred Dagmars were produced.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Automobiles|last=Wise|first=David Burgess|publisher=Chartwell Books|year=1979|location=Secausus, NJ|pages=138}}</ref> |
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The Dagmar was considered one of the sportiest-looking cars of its day, featuring disc-covered [[Artillery wheel|artillery wheels]], brass trim, and straight 'military' wings. They were usually painted in pastels. Two sizes of cars were produced, using six-cylinder engines produced by either [[Continental Motors Company|Continental]] or [[Lycoming Engines|Lycoming]]. The make later served as a base model for the Standish automobile and the Luxor taxicab.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of defunct automobile manufacturers]] |
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Latest revision as of 02:54, 21 August 2023
The Dagmar was a sports version of the Crawford Automobile, made in Hagerstown, Maryland from 1922 to 1927 by the Crawford Automobile Company following their purchase by the M. P. Moller Pipe Organ Co. Several hundred Dagmars were produced.[1] The Dagmar was considered one of the sportiest-looking cars of its day, featuring disc-covered artillery wheels, brass trim, and straight 'military' wings. They were usually painted in pastels. Two sizes of cars were produced, using six-cylinder engines produced by either Continental or Lycoming. The make later served as a base model for the Standish automobile and the Luxor taxicab.[1]
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