Indiana Motor & Manufacturing Company

Automotive manufacturer of United States of America from 1910 to 1914.

Indiana Motor & Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles in the 1910s. The brand name was initially Continental.

History

Indiana Motor & Manufacturing Company was founded in 1909 in Franklin, Indiana. John C. Billheimer was the president. In December 1909 began the production of automobiles.  In the spring of 1912, the bankruptcy followed.

 In June, the Security Trust Company sold the company to Frank M. Millikan. Frank N. Martindale became his partner. They continued the production. Towards the end of 1913, they changed the brand name for the model year 1914 to Martindale & Millikan. 1914 ended production. The Continental Auto Parts Company took over the remnants of the company, made spare parts and moved in January 1916 to Knightstown in Indiana.

The Thirty-Five had a four-cylinder engines motor with 35 hp. The wheelbase was 295 cm. In the first model year there was only a five-seat touring car. The following year, a four-seat torpedo and a two-seat runabout complemented the selection of bodies. In the model year 1912 accounted for the torpedo. There was a choice of Fore-Door touring cars with five seats and Fore-Door Roadster with two seats.

The Thirty there was only in the model year 1913. This engine four-cylinder made 30 hp. The wheelbase remained unchanged. The only structure was a five-seat touring car. At the same time there was the Forty had a 40 hp engine. His chassis was slightly longer with 297 cm wheelbase. He had it as a fore- door touring car with five seats and Fore-Door Roadster with two seats.

For the model year 1914 not only the brand name changed, but also the system of the model designation. The Model XXX (30) had a 30 hp engine. The wheelbase had been cut to 279 cm. The vehicles were body worked as touring cars. Even with the Model XXXII (32), the number was an indication of the engine output of 32 hp. The wheelbase was 300 cm. There were also touring cars.