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The A Automobile Company was an American brass era automobile manufacturer located in Sacramento, California from 1910 to 1913. [1] The company produced vehicles under the brand name Blue & Gold. [1]
Established in September 1910, the A Automobile Company was founded by San Francisco businessmen E. C. Collins (president), J. H. Graham (vice president), T. F. Cooke (treasurer), and C. E. Gibbs (secretary). [2] They planned to construct a factory with a capacity of 5000 cars, on land provided by the North Sacramento Land Company. [2]
Offices were set up in Sacramento in January 1911. [2]
Their first product was to be a torpedo-bodied runabout, named the Blue & Gold. [2]
By 1913, a small number of cars had been built, with four- or six-cylinder engine, electric lights, self-starting, and left-hand drive. [2] The four-cylinder, on a 108 in (2,700 mm) wheelbase, was priced at US$1150, with sliding-gear three-speed transmission. [2] The six-cylinder sold for $2100. [2]
Though production in 1913 was projected to be 500, as few as 29 were actually built. [2]