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The Porter Motor Company was an early United States automobile manufacturer based in Boston, Massachusetts.〔Porter Motor Company advertisement; circa 1900〕〔Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.13.〕 They made the steam powered Porter Stanhope from 1900 to 1901〔100 Years of the American Auto Millennium Edition, Copyright 1999 Publications International, Ltd.〕 and advertised it as ''"The Only Perfect Automobile"''.〔Porter Motor Company advertisement; circa 1900〕 The light runabout featured an aluminum body and advertisements boasted a weight of 550 lbs.〔Porter Motor Company advertisement; circa 1900〕 It was capable of 25 mph,〔Porter Motor Company advertisement; circa 1900〕 and was priced at $750.〔Porter Motor Company advertisement; circa 1900〕 The magazine ad implored readers to ''"Write Now!"'' to 950 Tremont Building Boston, Mass. and ''"Order Now To Ensure Early Delivery". "Boiler is absolutely non-explosive and water feed automatic. It is free from all complications in its mechanism, so that an engineer is not necessary in its use." 〔Porter Motor Company advertisement; circa 1900〕 ==References== *100 Years of the American Auto – Millennium Edition (1999) Publications International, Ltd. *Porter Motor Company advertisement; circa 1900 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Porter Motor Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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