Severin Model H / Severin Motor Car Company

Severin Motor Car Company
Type - Automobile Manufacturing
Industry - Automotive
Founded - 1920; 104 years ago
Founder - Homer T. Severin
Defunct - 1921; 103 years ago
Fate - Bankrupt
Headquarters - Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Products - Automobiles

The Severin Motor Car Company was a short-lived automobile manufacturer that started making cars in 1920 in Kansas City, Missouri and ended in accusations of stock fraud in 1921.
History
Homer T. Severin formed Severin Motor Car Company in his native Kansas City and production began in July 1920. The Severin Model H was offered as a 5-passenger touring car for $2,400 (equivalent to $35,059 in 2022). Power came from a Continental Motors Company six-cylinder engine.
Homer Severin went to California and announce intentions to move the company to a site in Oakland, California. He began selling stock but did not get permits to do so. He decided to leave the automobile business and went into real estate instead. Mohawk Motor Company took over the Severin assets but was bankrupt within a month. Metropolitan Motors Corporation took over the assets to build the remaining 300 Severins from parts on hand. The last Severins were assembled in 1922.

Severin Motor Car Company advertisement

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