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[[Image:1923 Dagmar.JPG|300px|thumb|1923 Dagmar]] |
[[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]] |
[[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> |
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> The name "Dagmar" was inspired by the well-known American television actress, [[Dagmar (actress)|Dagmar]], whose appearance was characterized by prominent and often exaggerated attributes. |
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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" /> |
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" /> |
Revision as of 17:25, 23 July 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 name "Dagmar" was inspired by the well-known American television actress, Dagmar, whose appearance was characterized by prominent and often exaggerated attributes.
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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- Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States
- Cars introduced in 1922
- Hagerstown, Maryland
- Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1922
- American companies established in 1922
- 1922 establishments in Maryland
- Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1927
- American companies disestablished in 1927
- 1927 disestablishments in Maryland
- Defunct manufacturing companies based in Maryland
- Vintage auto stubs