Auburn Spring 2016
1912 Flanders Model 20
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$6,600 USD | Sold
| Auburn, Indiana
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- Four-cylinder engine
- Manual transmission
- Built to compete with Ford
- Became part of Studebaker
- Many brass details
- Wood spoke wheels
Walter Flanders, initially partners with Barney Everitt and William Metzger, split away from E-M-F automobile manufacturing to form his own car company. Formerly the production designer for Ford, he convinced the Studebaker brothers to purchase the defunct Deluxe Motor Company of Detroit in order to build a low-priced car to compete with Henry Ford’s company.
The Flanders 20 automobile was a four-cylinder car on a 100-inch wheelbase selling in the range of $750, less than the cost of the Ford Model T. Despite far less sales than Ford, the Flanders 20 total figure of 31,514 units produced was good enough to place them in the second spot of total of cars produced in the United States. In 1912 the Studebakers took over both production and distribution with future cars being named Studebakers. The Flanders 20 was produced in both two-place Runabout and four-place Touring models.
A nice color combination, button-tufted seats, wood spoke wheels, opening windscreen and plenty of brass details makes for an appropriate presentation.
