Cole Motor Car Company

The Cole Motor Car Company was an early automobile maker based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Cole automobiles were built from 1908 until 1925. They were quality-built luxury cars. The make is a pioneer of the V-8 engine. Joseph J. Cole made his first attempt to build a car in 1903 at Rockford, Ill. Together with his son he owned a shop were they sold wheels, automobiles, motor bikes and even lawn mowers, and did mechanical repairs. Together, they wor... more

The Cole Motor Car Company was an early automobile maker based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Cole automobiles were built from 1908 until 1925. They were quality-built luxury cars. The make is a pioneer of the V-8 engine. Joseph J. Cole made his first attempt to build a car in 1903 at Rockford, Ill. Together with his son he owned a shop were they sold wheels, automobiles, motor bikes and even lawn mowers, and did mechanical repairs. Together, they worked on a 4 cylinder touring car that was planned to be sold as the Rockford. The project went nowhere, and instead they opened a Rambler automobile dealership. In 1904, Cole bought the Gates-Osborne Carriage Company and renamed it soon the Cole Carriage Company. There, he built his first automobile. It was a high-wheeled motor buggy with a two cylinder engine. Legend goes that he forgot to fit a brake on his car. So, on his first trip, he had to drive until the tank was empty... At that time, the Cole Carriage Company already built ca. 3,000... less