Biddle Motor Car Company

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"Information, rather than Persuasive Sales Talk" was the advertising slogan of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based Biddle Motor Car Company. It was noted for conservative advertising. The company produced six models, with the heaviest weighing 2,950 pounds with a 48 bhp four cylinder engine being sold for $3475. The company existed from 1916 - 1923.

Company was incorporated in October, 1915 and presented finished automobiles at the Philadelphia Auto Show in January of 1916. Car was an assembled car manufactured in Philadelphia. First bodies were believed to be from the Fleetwood body company in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. First cars were equipped with Buda four cylinder engines, 3 3/4 Bore by 5 1/8 stroke and Warner 3 speed transmissions. Some models featured Rudge-Whitworth wire wheels. The bodies were styled in the European tradition. Biddle stood out with v-shaped radiators, angular or cycle fenders, step plates in the place of usual running boards, dual sidemounted wire wheels when that concept was strictly European.

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John Bentley, "Biddle", in The Old Car Book, Number 168, Fawcett Books, copyright 1952 p.103