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1922 Bay State advertisement with drawing -
1922 Bay State advertisement with photo
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| Company type | Automobile manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Founder | Richard H. Long |
| Defunct | 1926 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Vehicles Automotive parts |
The R. H. Long Motors Company was a Framingham, Massachusetts-based automobile manufacturer that operated from 1922 to 1926.[1] They produced the Bay State model automobile, which used a Continental Motors Company six-cylinder engine.[2]
The company was founded by Richard H. Long, a shoe manufacturer from Framingham. During World War I, Long's factory switched to manufacturing war supplies, including high-grade automobile bodies. In 1922, R. H. Long Motors Company began production of the Bay State.[3]
Although R. H. Long Motors ceased car production in 1926, the Long Automotive Group, an automobile dealership founded in 1927, was started from the remains of the business.[1] Long Automotive still exists today in Southborough, Massachusetts (Long Cadillac), the world's oldest continually-owned Cadillac dealership, and Webster, Massachusetts (Long Subaru).
One remaining Bay State car, a 1925 model, is known to exist.[4][5]
1922 advertisements for Long's Bay State models
- ^ a b "About Us: R.H. Long Motor Co". Long Automotive Group. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "The Bay State Automobile & The R.H. Long Company". americanautomobiles.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ "Bay State Makes Real Impression". The Boston Daily Globe. March 12, 1922.
- ^ Cegelis, Sylvia (June 14, 1975). "The 'Bay State' Returns". South Middlesex News. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
- ^ "Early American Automobiles 1925-1929". earlyamericanautomobiles.com. Retrieved February 26, 2018.