The Kissel brothers lived in the town of Hartford, Wisconsin where they made their living by creating engines and farm equipment. In 1906 they shifted their priorities to the evolving automobile market and created the Kissel Motor Company. The company was owned by Louis Kissel and his two sons, William and George. In 1907 their first vehicle, the Kissel Kar, went on sale. It was powered by a four-cylinder engine that produced 35 horsepower. The engine was water-cooled and L-head configuration. In 1909 a six-cylinder engine was introduced and by 1913 electric starters had been adapted to their line of vehicles. In 1917 a Double Six V-12 became available. Many of the Kissel cars used the Warner 4-speed selective sliding gear transmission. Solid rubber tires with wood spokes were not uncommon on the Kissel Kars.History
#1 | #2 | #3 | Kissel | |
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1930 | Ford (1,140,710) | Chevrolet (640,980) | Buick (181,743) | 16 |
1929 | Ford (1,507,132) | Chevrolet (1,328,605) | Buick (196,104) | 681 |
1928 | Chevrolet (1,193,212) | Ford (607,592) | Willys Knight (231,360) | 868 |
1927 | Chevrolet (1,001,820) | Ford (367,213) | Buick (255,160) | 1,147 |
1926 | Ford (1,669,847) | Chevrolet (547,724) | Buick (266,753) | 1,972 |
1925 | Ford (1,669,847) | Chevrolet (306,479) | Dodge (201,000) | 1,406 |
1924 | Ford (1,922,048) | Chevrolet (264,868) | Dodge (193,861) | 898 |
1923 | Ford (1,831,128) | Chevrolet (323,182) | Buick (210,572) | 1,127 |
1922 | Ford (1,147,028) | Dodge (152,673) | Chevrolet (138,932) | 561 |
1921 | Ford (1,275,618) | Chevrolet (130,855) | Buick (82,930) | 793 |
1920 | Ford (806,040) | Chevrolet (146,243) | Dodge (141,000) | 1,123 |