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In 1902 Charles B. King and Jonathan Maxwell created the Northern Manufacturing Company. Though the automobile industry was in its infancy both of these individuals had already compiled a resume of automotive experience. Both had worked for R. E. Olds and King is considered the first person to have ever driven on the streets of Detroit with an automobile. He was the chief designer at Oldsmobile but left the company after the 1901 fire at the plant.

Maxwell had produced a single-cylinder 5 horsepower engine which was used to power the new Northern automobiles. The design was similar to that of the Oldsmobile's and with the relatively advanced engine, the vehicles gained a reputation as 'Silent Northern.'

In 1903 the company produced 300 examples of the runabout. In 1904 the company expanded their offerings with the introduction of a twin-cylinder Touring model. This was also the same year that Maxwell left the company, joined forces with Benjamin Briscoe, and set-off to build their own version of the automobile.

1903 Northern Runabout
Year	1903
Make	Northern
Model	Runabout
Engine Location	Rear
Drive Type	Rear Wheel
Combined MPG	0.00

Engine
Engine Configuration	I
Cylinders	1
Aspiration/Induction	Normal
Horsepower	6.50 HP (4.8 KW)
Fuel Type	Gasoline - Petrol

Standard Transmission
Transmission	Planetary

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1903 Northern Runabout