The Ariel was an American

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manufactured by the Ariel Motor Car Company from 1905 to 1906 in

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, and, briefly, in

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. The car was available with either an air-cooled or a

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engine, either of which had a single

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and delivered 30 horsepower. The

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was oval in shape, similar to those of

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cars. Ariel's slogan, "Look for the Oval Front," was based on this feature. Georgano, G. N., ''Encyclopedia of American Automobiles'', 1971, p. 21: "Ariel" The company was incorporated in Boston near the end of 1904 with capital stock of $100,000. Officers of the company were Charles B. Lamont, Charles J. Palmer, and Joseph P. Alcort. Sales were handled by the Lewis & Matthews Company on Stanhope Street in Boston, which took over ownership of the Ariel line. Production of the Ariel was moved to a factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut in 1906, but the factory closed after just three months when it was seized by the sheriff on behalf of unpaid creditors. The Ariel line was then taken over by the Sinclair-Scott Company of

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. Georgano, G. N., ''Encyclopedia of American Automobiles'', 1971, p. 126: "Maryland (ii)" Sinclair-Scott, a manufacturer of canning machinery, had also been making parts for Ariel and other auto companies. Sinclair-Scott changed the brand name to

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