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What we compareAbbott-DetroitBrockway
Country in archiveUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19091912
FounderAbbott Motor CompanyGeorge A. Brockway
HeadquartersDetroit, Michigan, United StatesCortland, New York, United States
Name originThe name pairs Abbott, the name of the Abbott Motor Company, with Detroit, the city where the cars were built. The sources consulted do not say who Abbott was, so the exact origin of the surname is not confirmed here. Naming a car after both a maker and a home city was common among early automobile builders.The company carries the Brockway family surname. William Brockway founded Brockway Carriage Works in Cortland, New York, in 1875, and his son George Brockway later turned the business into a truck maker, carrying the family name onto the truck badge as many early American vehicle makers did.
Selected modelsFore Door Roadster, Battleship Roadster, Model F, Model L, Model KBrockway B666, Brockway 257, Brockway 361
Earliest archived brand logo1909—
Latest archived logo19091909
Archived logo assets11

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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