Maryland | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Sinclair-Scott Company |
Production | 1907-1910 |
Assembly | Baltimore, Maryland |
Body and chassis | |
Body style |
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Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel drive |
Related | 1905-1907 Ariel |
Powertrain | |
Engine | Overhead camshaft inline-four engine |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase |
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The Maryland automobile was built by the Sinclair-Scott Company of Baltimore, Maryland, between 1907 and 1910. [1]
Sinclair-Scott was a maker of food canning machinery and in the early 1900s started to make car parts. One of their customers, Ariel, failed to pay and in recompense Sinclair-Scott took over production, [1] moved the factory to Baltimore, [2] and marketed the car as the Maryland. [1]
The car was powered by a 30- hp [3] four-cylinder, overhead camshaft engine. [4] The Ariel design was initially unchanged, and the Maryland was originally available as a four-seat roadster or a five-seat touring car. The wheelbase was later lengthened from the initial 100 inches (2,500 mm) to 116 inches (2,900 mm). Limousines became available in 1908 and town cars in 1909. [2] Prices ranged from $2,500 to $3,200, (equivalent to $84,778 in 2023). [4]
Production stopped in 1910 after 871 Marylands had been made, as producing the cars was not profitable. The company returned to the manufacture of food-canning machinery. [1]