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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, making the city an important hub of early automotive manufacturing.
- Inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
- June 20, 1860, Grangemouth, Scotland
- Winton Motor Carriage Company
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. He worked as an engineer for several years on an ocean steamship and later moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where his sister lived with ...
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Apr 16, 2024 · June 21, 1932, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. (aged 72) 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. After serving an apprenticeship in Clyde shipyards Winton moved to the ...
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Ford This 1901 photograph shows Henry Ford (on the left) about to pass Alexander Winton in their first race on a track outside of Detroit, Michigan. Ford won the race, and in 1902 Winton, vowing to avenge this loss, would break the land-speed record when his "Winton Bullet" hit the speed of 70 mph during a test run in Cleveland.
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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. He competed in the historic James Gordon Bennett Cup international race in 1900 and 1903 and set numerous speed records on dirt horse tracks in the ...
Credit Line: Gift of The Winton Engine Co. Data Source: National Museum of American History. Id Number: TR.309601 Accession Number: 105119 Catalog Number: 309601. Object Name: automobile. Physical Description: metal (overall material) rubber (overall material) Measurements: overall: 90 in x 60 in x 104 in; 228.6 cm x 152.4 cm x 264.16 cm ...
