Holly (automobile company)

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The Holly Motor Company of Mount Holly, New Jersey was an automaker founded in 1913 from the leftovers of the Otto Gas Engine Company.

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In 1911, the Otto Gas Engine company went bankrupt, and from it, the Holly Motor Company was created. The company produced its Holly Six car as either a 5, 6, or 7-passenger touring car or a 2-passenger roadster.

The company went out of business in 1915 due to poor sales.

Models

Model yearEnginePowerWheelbase
1913 Straight-six 28 kW (38 hp)3.3 m (130 in)
1914
1915

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