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The first Upton built by the Upton Motor Company in Lebanon, Pennsylvania was completed on January 10, 1905. It was a five-passenger touring car with a 30-horespower engine. The car was shipped to New York City for the automobile show at Madison Square Garden. The price was $2,500 with gas lights, horn and tools. A top cost $200 extra. The total sales for 1905 were about fifteen cars. The 1906 model was improved and enlarged. The engine was a larger 40-horsepower and the price increased to $3,000. The Upton for 1907 was unchanged. Few cars were built and sold. Production of the Upton ended with the 1907 model. In the spring of 1907, the Lebanon Motor Works “Retired from business.”

 

The Upton Car

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