Youngstown Made Autos

[Towntalk]

Here is some information about the Fredonia and Mahoning cars:

Fredonia Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Youngstown, Ohio.
Booth
Dr. Carlos C. Booth, a local physician, designed the first car in Ohio. The Fredonia Carriage and Manufacturing Company, located at 155 -165 Market Street in Youngstown, built it in 1895. W. Lee Crouch, of the Pierce-Crouch Engine Company of New Brighton, PA, produced the engine. After selling the car in 1897, Dr. Booth designed a second car, again commissioning Fredonia Carriage to build it. It was completed in 1898. Both were called "Booth" cars. Dr. Booth is credited as being the first physician to use an automobile to make house calls.
Fredonia
In 1902, the Fredonia Carriage and Manufacturing Company changed its name to Fredonia Manufacturing Company and began producing cars known as the "Fredonia". It was considered to be the first car entirely manufactured in Youngstown. The company made approximately 200 cars over a two-year period. Fredonia Manufacturing filed for bankruptcy in 1904 and the factory was destroyed by fire in 1907.
The 1904 Fredonia Runabout was a runabout model. It could seat 2 passengers and sold for US$1000. The flat-mounted water-cooled single-cylinder engine, situated at the center of the car, produced 9 hp (6.7 kW). The channel steel-framed car weighed 1300 lb (590 kg) and used full elliptic springs.
The 1904 Fredonia Tonneau was a tonneau model. It could seat 5 passengers and sold for US$1250. The flat-mounted water-cooled single-cylinder engine, situated amidships of the car, produced 10 hp (7.5 kW). A 2-speed planetary transmission was fitted as on the Ford Model A and other Detroit cars of the time. The channel steel-framed car weighed 1650 lb (748 kg) and used full elliptic springs like the Runabout.

Mahoning Automobile
The Youngstown Carriage and Wagon Company, whose name was changed to the Mahoning Motor Car Company in 1903, began production of the "Mahoning" automobile that same year. Charles T. Gaither, former engineer of the Fredonia Manufacturing Company, became one of the engineers. The "Mahoning" went out of production in 1905.

[Towntalk]

Thanks for posting the ad.

I have some old ads for the Fredonia for that same period and the top end version for the car was a little over $1000 dollars.

When we have our next parade it would be nice to have both cars in it.

I was always told that there were no more Fredonia's or Mahonings so its nice that we now know that there is still at least one version of each car still left and they are owned by a man who actually lives here..

[northside lurker]

My home town of Massillon had its own motor vehicle, too.  It was called the Jewell.

[Towntalk]

Two cars that were manufactured in Youngstown (The Fredonia and the Mahoning) in local mans collection:

http://www.wytv.com/news/crawl/23964329.html