The highway of American automotive progress is littered with the carcasses of failed brands. But it?s difficult to name notable ones that weren?t headquartered in or around the Midwest. There, a history of ship and carriage manufacturing, a bounty of natural resources (water, iron ore, timber, coal), and a propensity for industrial solutions allowed now-defunct brands as diverse as Checker, Kaiser, Nash, Studebaker, and Tucker to thrive, if only briefly. READ MORE ??
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