Overland was an American automobile marque built by the Overland Automobile Company, which began in Terre Haute, Indiana, in 1903 when Claude E. Cox designed a gasoline runabout for the Standard Wheel Company. Production moved to Indianapolis in 1905 and, after John North Willys took control in 1908, to Toledo, Ohio, in 1909. The company grew into one of the three largest American automobile makers, and in 1912 it was renamed Willys-Overland. The Overland name stayed on cars until 1926, when the line became the Overland Whippet and then the Willys Whippet. Decades later the name returned as an Overland trim package on the Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Facts
Founded Year Sources
1. Overland Automobile (Wikipedia)
History, 1903 runabout
Cox, a recent graduate of Rose Polytechnic Institute, developed a gasoline runabout in 1903.
History, status
Willys-Overland continued to use the Overland marque until 1926, when it became the Overland Whippet and then Willys Whippet.
Lead, country
The Overland Automobile Company was an American automobile manufacturer in Toledo, Ohio.
Part Of: Automobile Transport, Lead, mode
The Overland Automobile Company was an American automobile manufacturer in Toledo, Ohio.
In Group: Automobile Makes, Lead, automobile maker group
The Overland Automobile Company was an American automobile manufacturer in Toledo, Ohio.
Part Of: Willys, History, parent marque
Willys-Overland continued to use the Overland marque until 1926, when it became the Overland Whippet and then Willys Whippet.
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