Moon Motor Car was a United States automobile company, in business c. 1905 - 1930. The company was based in Saint Louis, Missouri. The company was founded by carriage maker Joseph W. Moon [1]. Moon produced both cars and trucks[1]. Moon Motor's peak production year was 1925 when the company produced 10,271 vehicles[1]. In addition to the Moon name, Moons were sold under the Hol-Tan name in 1908. Moon produced the Diana via its subsidiary the Diana Motors Company in 1925 - 1928. Another subsidiary produced the Windsor in 1929-1930. The firm was also producing a cottonpicker built under contract from the American Cottonpicker Corporation. [2] Moon went out of business at the start of the Great Depression; the Moon factory was purchased by Ruxton automobile. A Moon automobile is on display at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis, Missouri.
Models
| Model | Years | Note |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1913-19 | Delivery Vehicle/Light Truck |
| B | 1913-19 | Heavy Truck |
| Model | Years | Engine | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1906 | Rutenber 4 cylinder | a five passenger touring car |
| C | 1907-09 | Moon 4 cylinder | Louis Mooers designed engine with overhead valves and cams |
| D | 1908-09 | Moon 4 cylinder | Also sold as Hol-Tans in the Eastern US |
| 30 | 1910-12 | Moon or Continental 4 cylinder | George Heising designed engine |
| 39 | 1913 | Moon or Continental 4 cylinder | |
| 40 | 1912 | Moon or Continental 4 cylinder | |
| 45 | 1910-12 | Moon or Continental 4 cylinder | |
| 48 | 1913 | Moon or Continental 4 cylinder | |
| 65 | 1913 | Continental Straight-6 | first Moon six cylinder |
| 4-38 | 1915 | Continental 4 cylinder | last Moon four cylinder |
| 4-42 | 1914 | Continental 4 cylinder | |
| 6-30 | 1916 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-36 | 1918 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-38 | 1919 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-40 | 1915, 1922 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-42 | 1921 | Straight-6 | |
| 6-43 | 1916-17 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-44 | 1916 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-45 | 1917-18 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-46 | 1919 | Continental Straight-6 | also called 'Victory' |
| 6-48 | 1920-22 | Continental Straight-6 | wire or disk wheels replace wood wheels |
| 6-50 | 1914-15, 1924 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-58 | 1923 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-60 | 1927-28 | Continental Straight-6 | also called the 'Jubilee' |
| 6-62 | 1928-29 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-66 | 1916-19 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-68 | 1920-22 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| 6-72 | 1928-29 | Continental Straight-6 | nearly identicle to Windsor 6-72 |
| 8-75 | 1928-29 | Continental Straight-8 | first Moon eight cylinder |
| 8-80 | 1928-29 | Continental Straight-8 | 'Aerotype' body |
| Series A | 1924-28 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| Series U or U6-40 | 1924 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| Newport | 1925 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| Metropolitan | 1925 | Continental Straight-6 | |
| London | 1925-26 | export model |
Note: This table is derived from the Curt McConnell reference
References
- ^ a b c McConnell, Curt (1995). Great Cars of the Great Plains. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-3163-6
- ^ http://members.core.com/~mcbeed/autos/directory/history/moon.htm Moon - St. Louis Missouri (1905-1929) Founder Joseph W. Moon]
