Davis

Richmond, Indiana. USA.

The George W. Davis Motor Car was located in Richmond, Indiana from from 1908 to 1929. Their slogan was “Quality Counts”.

Davis Motor Car Company emblem.

George W. Davis had earlier been involved in carriage-making: he moved to Richmond in 1902 and, in partnership, established the Davis & Taylor Carriage Company.

In 1908 he announced the launch of an automobile bearing his name; early cars were motorized buggies, and by 1911 full touring car models were in production.

Davis logo.

1914 Davis Motor Cars brochure cover. (source: Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, 1910-1932. Courtesy Northwestern University Transportation Library)

1914 Davis Motor Cars plant in Richmond, Indiana. (source: Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, 1910-1932. Courtesy Northwestern University Transportation Library)

1914 Davis model 50-A. (source: Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, 1910-1932. Courtesy Northwestern University Transportation Library)

1914 Davis Torpedo Phaeton model 35-J. (source: Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, 1910-1932. Courtesy Northwestern University Transportation Library)

1914 Davis Torpedo Roadster model 35-K. (source: Early Automobile Companies Ephemera Collection, 1910-1932. Courtesy Northwestern University Transportation Library)

1925 Davis Motor Cars ad