Maryland (automobile)

The Maryland automobile was built by the Sinclair-Scott Company of Baltimore, Maryland, between 1907 and 1910.^[1]

Maryland
1906 Ariel; early Maryland touring cars were technically identical to this.
Overview
Manufacturer	Sinclair-Scott Company
Production	1907–1910
Assembly	Baltimore, Maryland
Body and chassis
Body style	Roadster Touring car Limousine (from 1908) Town car (from 1909)
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Related	1905-1907 Ariel
Powertrain
Engine	Overhead camshaft inline-four engine
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,794.0 mm (110 in) (early cars) 2,946.4 mm (116 in) (later cars)

History

Sinclair-Scott was a maker of food canning machinery and in the early 1900s started to make car parts. One of their customers, Ariel, failed to pay and in recompense Sinclair-Scott took over production,^[1] moved the factory to Baltimore,^[2] and marketed the car as the Maryland.^[1]

The car was powered by a 30-hp^[3] four-cylinder, overhead camshaft engine.^[4] The Ariel design was initially unchanged, and the Maryland was originally available as a four-seat roadster or a five-seat touring car. The wheelbase was later lengthened from the initial 100 inches (2,500 mm) to 116 inches (2,900 mm). Limousines became available in 1908 and town cars in 1909.^[2] Prices ranged from $2,500 to $3,200, (equivalent to $87,491 in 2024).^[4]

Production stopped in 1910 after 871 Marylands had been made, as producing the cars was not profitable. The company returned to the manufacture of food-canning machinery.^[1]