Winton

Winton was the car marque of the Winton Motor Carriage Company of Cleveland, Ohio, a pioneer American automobile maker founded by the Scottish immigrant Alexander Winton, who turned from bicycle production to an experimental single-cylinder automobile in 1896. The company was incorporated on March 15, 1897, built its first cars by hand, and sold its first car in March 1898. By 1899 it was the largest maker of gasoline-powered automobiles in the United States. The marque became known for publicity runs and racing, including the Bullet racers of 1902 to 1904, and for the 1903 San Francisco to New York drive made in a Winton touring car. From 1908 its cars were six-cylinder only. The company stopped building automobiles on February 11, 1924. The separate Winton Engine Company, which made diesel engines from 1912, was sold to General Motors in 1930.