The Stewart Motor Car Company was formed in March 1920 in

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and announced plans to build several types of cars. Only one gasoline

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prototype was built. In 1922 an agreement was made to build the

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, with its operations located in

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moving to Bowling Green. The Stewart people called it the Stewart-Coats but only a pilot model was completed.{{Kimes-USCars3rd

References

* David Burgess Wise, ''The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles''. Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Ohio Vintage vehicles 1920s cars Steam cars Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1920 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1922