Moon Motor Car 5676007 225515120 2008-07-14T02:31:38Z 76.233.71.49 [[Image:Moon Roadster Typ 6-40.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Moon Roadster 6-40]] '''Moon Motor Car''' was a [[United States]] [[automobile]] company, in business c. 1905 - 1930. The company was based in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. The company had a venerable reputation among the buying public, as it was known for fully assembled, easily affordable mid-level cars using high-quality parts. Often this meant the manufacturing process required more human intervention, leading to operating losses. The company was founded by carriage maker Joseph W. Moon <ref name="McConnell">McConnell, Curt (1995). ''Great Cars of the Great Plains''. University of Nebraska Press. ISBN 0-8032-3163-6</ref>. Moon produced both cars and trucks<ref name="McConnell"/>. Moon Motor's peak production year was 1925 when the company produced 10,271 vehicles<ref name="McConnell"/>. In addition to the Moon name, Moons were sold under the [[Hol-Tan]] name in 1908. Moon produced the ''Diana'' via its subsidiary the [[Diana Motors Company]] in 1925 - 1928. Another subsidiary produced the [[Windsor (automobile)|Windsor]] in 1929-1930. The firm was also producing a cottonpicker built under contract from the American Cottonpicker Corporation. <ref>http://members.core.com/~mcbeed/autos/directory/history/moon.htm Moon - St. Louis Missouri (1905-1929) Founder Joseph W. Moon]</ref> Beginning in 1924, Moon was increasingly unable to meet dealership orders. The company went out of business at the start of the [[Great Depression]]; the Moon factory was purchased by [[Ruxton automobile]]. Moon automobiles are on display at the [[Missouri History Museum]] and [[Museum of Transportation]] in St. Louis, Missouri. == Models == {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" |+ '''Trucks''' ! Model || Years || Note |- | A || 1913-19 || Delivery Vehicle/Light Truck |- | B || 1913-19|| Heavy Truck |} {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" |+ '''Cars''' ! Model || Years || Engine || Note |- | A || 1906 || [[Edwin Rutenber|Rutenber]] [[4 cylinder]] || a five passenger touring car |- | C || 1907-09 || Moon [[4 cylinder]] || Louis Mooers designed engine with overhead valves and cams |- | D || 1908-09 || Moon [[4 cylinder]] || Also sold as [[Hol-Tan]]s in the Eastern US |- | 30 || 1910-12 || Moon or [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[4 cylinder]] || George Heising designed engine |- | 39 || 1913 || Moon or [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[4 cylinder]] || |- | 40 || 1912 || Moon or [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[4 cylinder]] || |- | 45 || 1910-12|| Moon or [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[4 cylinder]] || |- | 48 || 1913 || Moon or [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[4 cylinder]] || |- | 65 || 1913 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || first Moon six cylinder |- | 4-38 || 1915 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[4 cylinder]] || last Moon four cylinder |- | 4-42 || 1914 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[4 cylinder]] || |- | 6-30 || 1916 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-36 || 1918 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-38 || 1919 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-40 || 1915, 1922 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-42 || 1921 || [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-43 || 1916-17 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-44 || 1916 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-45 || 1917-18 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-46 || 1919 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || also called 'Victory' |- | 6-48 || 1920-22 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || wire or disk wheels replace wood wheels |- | 6-50 || 1914-15, 1924 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-58 || 1923 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-60 || 1927-28 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || also called the 'Jubilee' |- | 6-62 || 1928-29 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-66 || 1916-19 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-68 || 1920-22 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | 6-72 || 1928-29 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || nearly identicle to [[Windsor (automobile)|Windsor]] 6-72 |- | 8-75 || 1928-29 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-8]] || first Moon eight cylinder |- | 8-80 || 1928-29 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-8]] || 'Aerotype' body |- | Series A || 1924-28 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | Series U or U6-40 || 1924 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | Newport || 1925 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | Metropolitan || 1925 || [[Continental Motors|Continental]] [[Straight-6]] || |- | London || 1925-26 || || export model |} Note: This table is derived from the Curt McConnell reference == References == <div class="references-small"> <references/> </div> {{vintage-auto-stub}} [[Category:Vintage vehicles]] [[Category:1900s automobiles]] [[Category:1910s automobiles]] [[Category:1920s automobiles]] [[Category:Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States]] [[de:Moon (Automobilhersteller)]]