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Evans Motor Car and Parts Manufacturing Company & Ford Garage
1910-1913

evans motor car and parts manufacturing company & ford garage

Years in Operation:  1910-1911
Models Built:  Possible Prototype/Evans Limited(Evans Commercial)
Approximate Number of Vehicles Built:  Unknown
Factory Address:  175 South Water Street, Marine City, MI 48039(Approximate)
Officers of the Company:
  • R.H. Evans-Founder, Secretary, and Tresurer

what can i see today?

The Marine City Iron Works building was to be purchased for the production of vehicles but it seems the firm instead went to Nashville and possibly Traverse City, MI.  The property became a Ford garage later on but the original building is no longer standing.
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You can learn more about automotive and marine pioneers, boat and ship builders, and much more of the rich Marine City history by visiting the Marine City Pride and Heritage Museum.
Address:  405 South Main Street, Marine City, MI 48039
Phone:  (810) 765-5446
Website:  www.marinecitymuseum.com/

the story

R.H. Evans was the secretary & tresurer of both the Evans Motor Car & Parts Company and the Automobile Manufacturing & Engineering Company both which were located in Detroit.  In June of 1910 he was looking to move the operation to Marine City...
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Evans did at least produce a prototype commercial vehicle and showed it at the Detroit Automobile Dealers Association Show in January of 1911.  It was described as the Evans Limited or Evans Commercial and was a two-cycle delivery car of "unusual design"...
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An announcement was made in April of 1913 that Evans had bought land in Nashville, TN for a new factory.  The company was incorporated and had an address of 227 3rd Ave. N. in Nashville but it is not known if production ever started...
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Other ads in 1913 and in 1915 show the company moving to Traverse City.  Again, there is no known production...
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Although Evans doesn't seem to have produced anything in Marine City, the building became the W.H. Crowley Garage and Machine Shop and was a Ford garage starting business by 1921...
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references

  • The Spokesman and Harness World-June 1910
  • Michigan Gazetteer-1921
  • Automotive Industries-January 1911
  • Motor Body Paint & Trim-April 1913
  • Motor-Volume 10-1913
  • Chilton Automobile Directory-1914
  • The Automobile Trade-Volume 11-1913
  • Automotive Industries-January 1915
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