K-R-I-T Motor Car Company
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| Former type | Automobile Manufacturing |
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| 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Surviving examples
- 1913 K-R-I-T "KT" 5-Passenger Touring at the National Automobile Museum.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Once teeming with auto plants, Detroit now home to only a few nameplates (Detroit News 16 January 2000)
[edit] References
- ^ Imperial Automobile Company. Pawtucket, Rhode Island: The Automobile Journal Publishing Co.. 1912.
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