K-R-I-T Motor Car Company
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| Automobile Manufacturing | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Genre | Touring cars, roadsters[1] |
| Founded | 1909 |
| Defunct | 1916 |
| Headquarters | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Area served | United States |
| Products |
Vehicles Automotive parts |
K-R-I-T (or simply "Krit") was a small automobile manufacturing company (1909–1916) based in Detroit, Michigan.
History
Its name probably originated from Kenneth Crittenden, who provided financial backing and helped design the cars. The emblem of the cars was a swastika. Krit occupied two different sites during its history: the first one it took over from the Blomstrom car, and in 1911 moved to the works that had been used by R. M. Owen & Company who had moved to become Owen Magnetic. The cars were conventional 4-cylinder models and many were exported to Europe and Australia. The outbreak of World War I seriously damaged the company and it failed in 1915. A few cars were subsequently assembled from remaining parts.
In 1911 the KRIT Motor Company was purchased by Walter S Russel of the Russel Wheel and Foundry Company.[2]
Surviving examples
- 1913 K-R-I-T "KT" 5-Passenger Touring at the National Automobile Museum.
See also
External links
- Once teeming with auto plants, Detroit now home to only a few nameplates (Detroit News 15 January 2000)
References
- ↑ Imperial Automobile Company. Pawtucket, Rhode Island: The Automobile Journal Publishing Co. 1912.
- ↑ http://blogs.detroitnews.com/history/2000/01/15/once-teeming-with-auto-plants-detroit-now-home-to-only-a-few-nameplates/