Maryland (automobile)

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Maryland
1906Ariel.jpg
1906 Ariel; early Maryland touring cars were technically identical to this.
Overview
ManufacturerSinclair-Scott Company
Production1907–1910
AssemblyBaltimore, Maryland
Body and chassis
Body style
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Related 1905-1907 Ariel
Powertrain
Engine Overhead camshaft inline-four engine
Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 2,794.0 mm (110 in) (early cars)
  • 2,946.4 mm (116 in) (later cars)

The Maryland automobile was built by the Sinclair-Scott Company of Baltimore, Maryland, between 1907 and 1910. [1]

History

Sinclair-Scott was a maker of food canning machinery and in the early 1900s started to make car parts. One of their customers, Ariel, failed to pay and in recompense Sinclair-Scott took over production, [1] moved the factory to Baltimore, [2] and marketed the car as the Maryland. [1]

The car was powered by a 30-hp [3] four-cylinder, overhead camshaft engine. [4] The Ariel design was initially unchanged, and the Maryland was originally available as a four-seat roadster or a five-seat touring car. The wheelbase was later lengthened from the initial 100 inches (2,500 mm) to 116 inches (2,900 mm). Limousines became available in 1908 and town cars in 1909. [2] Prices ranged from $2,500 to $3,200, (equivalent to $84,778in 2023). [4]

Production stopped in 1910 after 871 Marylands had been made, as producing the cars was not profitable. The company returned to the manufacture of food-canning machinery. [1]

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