Fox (automobile company)

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1921 Fox Five-passenger Touring Car

The Fox Motor Company was an automobile company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1921 to 1923. ^[1]

History

The Fox Motor Company was founded by Ansley H. Fox (who had already invented the Fox Shotgun) as his second idea for a company. It was organized on November 21, 1919, but did not begin production until March 1921. The cars had air-cooled engines, and, some claim, were the only cars to give Franklin Automobile company a small run-for-its money. ^[2] It was claimed to get 20 mpg. ^[1] The cars were bigger than the Franklins. However, it took a long time to get into regular production, and the company could not get enough investors. Therefore, in 1923, the company went out of business.

Models

Model (year)	Engine	Displacement	HP	Wheelbase
Model A-1 (1921) [1]	Air-cooled 6-cylinder [2]	4398 cc [3]	50	128"
Model A-1 (1922)	Air-cooled 6-cylinder	4398 cc	50	132"
Model A-1 (1923)	Air-cooled 6-cylinder	4398 cc	50	132"

References

1. Kimes, Beverly (1996). Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications. ISBN   0-87341-428-4.
2. "The Fox Automobile & The Fox Motor Co". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
3. "Fox A-1". Branham automobile reference book, showing in illustrated form the location of motor and serial numbers on all passenger cars and trucks 1923. 1923-01-01. Retrieved 2025-08-29.