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Alexander Winton (June 20, 1860 – June 21, 1932) was a Scottish-American bicycle, automobile, and diesel engine designer and inventor, as well as a businessman and racecar driver. Winton founded the Winton Motor Carriage Company in 1897 in Cleveland, Ohio
1860 - 1932. The forgotten forefather of the American automobile. Alexander Winton successfully convinced the American public that automobiles were more than a passing fad. Born in 1860 in Grangemouth, Scotland, Winton was a Scottish immigrant who came to New York at the age of 19.
Apr 16, 2024 · Alexander Winton (born June 20, 1860, Grangemouth, Stirling, Scot.—died June 21, 1932, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.) was a Scottish-born American pioneer automobile manufacturer who put thousands of “Winton Sixes” on the road.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Scottish-born U.S. immigrant Alexander Winton, who founded the Winton Motor Carriage Company in 1897, was widely recognized as America's premier race car driver at the turn of the 20th century.
Sep 23, 2018 · We're talking specifically about David Dunbar Buick, a man who died leaving little more than his name to the car he founded. A happier tale exists with the biography of Alexander Winton, born in 1860 on the banks of the Strathclyde, who came to America at the age of 19 to seek his fortune.
- Jim Donnelly
2005 Automotive Hall of Fame inductee Alexander Winton’s Winton Six Motor Carriage – introduced in Cleveland Ohio in 1898 – had earned a reputation as stout, reliable early motorcar, leading Sewall Crocker, Jackson’s mechanic to recommend its purchase for the trip.
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