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Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hertel or Oakman-Hertel was an American veteran automobile company in Greenfield, Massachusetts started in 1899 and closing in 1900.[1][2]
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Max Hertel was an engineer for the American Biscuit Company and entered the 1895 Chicago Times-Herald Race. His small two-cylinder gasoline car, built between two bicycle frames, broke the steering gear on the way to the starting line and he could not compete.[2]
In 1897, Australian businessman John Pender commissioned a car. Hertel manufactured the car and shipped it to Melbourne. The Pender-Hertel is believed to be the first automobile imported into Australia.[3]
In 1899 Hertel established the Oakman Motor Vehicle Company in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The company produced a two-seat, two-cylinder (581 cc; 2,5 HP),[4] tiller steered runabout which sold for $750 (equivalent to $28,347 in 2024), that was very similar to his Times-Herald car.[2]
With very few cars selling, creditors closed Hertel's factory in November 1900.[2]
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