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Willys-Knight was an automobile produced between 1914 and 1933 by the WillysOverland Company of Toledo, Ohio . John North Willys purchased the Edwards Motor Car Company of Long Island New York in 1913, moving the operation to Elyria, Ohio where Willys owned the plant that had previously manufactured the Garford automobile. Production began with a four-cylider model which was priced in the $2,500 price range. The Willys-Knight employed a Knight sleeve-valve engine. In 1915 Willys moved the auto assembly of the Willys-Knight to Toledo Ohio but continued manufacturing the engines in Elyria. Willys-Knight introduced a V-8 in 1917. Willys-Knight enjoyed a production run average of 50,000 cars per year after 1922. Willys also purchased Stearns-Knight of Cleveland, Ohio which also used a sleeve valve Knight Engine, making that marque the crown jewel in his growing automotive empire. Willys-Knight, along with Stearns-Knight production ended in 1933 when the company stopped building higher priced cars and instead focused on the manufacture of the inexpensive but durable Willys 77 . |
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