The Ambassador
automobile
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company of
Chicago, Illinois
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was founded in 1921 by
John Hertz.
History
In the late 1910s Hertz took control of the Walden W. Shaw Livery Corporation. The company had already been producing a car of their own, called the
Weidely. He took the rest of the stock bodies and put 6-cylinder
Continental engines in them, then sold them. The cars had full-leather trunks. In February 1921, the cars made their debut at the
Drake Hotel in
Chicago
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,
Illinois
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during the
Chicago Automobile Show.
A 4-cylinder car costing $700 was announced in October of that year, but it was never made. After the original Weidely stock was used up, a smaller car was designed. After 1925, Hertz named it after himself.
Models
References
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Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Illinois
Companies based in Chicago