Apperson

The Apperson was an American automobile manufactured from 1902 to 1926. The company was founded by the Apperson brothers, Edgar and Elmer, not long after they left Haynes-Apperson; for a time they continued to use a front-mounted flat-twin engine, following it with a horizontal four. By 1904 Apperson offered vertical fours in 24hp and 40hp models. In 1906 the company catalogued a 95hp four at $10,500. The next year the first of the famed Jackrabbit speedsters rolled off the line; this was a 60hp that sold for $5000. For a time, the entire range was known a the "Jack Rabbit" - in 1913 a 32·4hp four and a 33·7hp six were listed, and a 33·8hp 90 degree V-8 of 5502cc followed in 1914. In 1916 the company announced production of the "Roadplane" six and eights. The "Silver-Apperson", designed by Conover T. Silver, was launched in 1917; the model was known as the "Anniversary" after 1919. A proprietary six of 3243cc appeared in 1923, and a Lycoming eight was offered beginning in 1924. But by now, Apperson and Haynes were both losing sales; a rumored re-marriage came to naught, and Apperson folded for good despite the introduction of four-wheel brakes on the 1926 models.