Orphan (car)
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The term orphan car accurately applies to any marque of motor vehicle built by a manufacturer that has discontinued business entirely. The term is sometimes inaccurately applied to a discontinued marque from a still-existing vehicle manufacturer (e.g. Oldsmobile) or a sub-marque (e.g. Thunderbird). In the case of a revived marque where a newer company resuscitates a discontinued brand (e.g. Maybach), only the original vehicles are accurately considered orphans.
Discontinued marques from existing manufacturers
Chrysler Group
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Volkswagen Group
Others
- Checker
- DeLorean
- Nash
- Rambler
- American Motors (AMC)
- Hudson
- Studebaker
- Pierce Arrow
- Apollo
- Hispano Suiza
- MG
- Austin-Healey
- Rover
- Triumph
- Kaiser
- Willys
- Henry J
- Crosley Motors
- Tucker
- Packard
- Tatra
- Saab
Steam / Electric
See also
References
- ^ Strohl, Dan (June 18, 2010). "Ford, Edison and the Cheap EV That Almost Was". Wired. Retrieved October 20, 2013.