William E. Metzger
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William Ernest Metzger was an automotive pioneer and salesman from Detroit. He opened one of the first automobile dealerships in the United States and participated in the early development of several
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United States Motor Company
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The United States Motor Company was organized by Benjamin Briscoe in 1910 as a selling company, to represent various manufacturers. It had begun life as the International Motor Company in 1908 in an a
William E. Metzger
…company was strapped for cash, and began failing almost immediately. In late 1912, Flanders financially juggled the company, selling Flanders to the United States Motor Company, and heading the new company. Metzger and Everitt, however, took their profits from the sale and left. After the dissolution of Flanders, Metzger founded…
A 1911 Flanders automobile advertisement – Malvern Leader, May 4, 1911
Advertisement from a 1912 newspaper in the Netherlands