The Pennant was an automobile marque of the

Barley Motor Car Co. Barley Motor Car Co. was a manufacturer of luxury automobiles in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Streator, Illinois. It manufactured the Roamer automobile (1916–29) and briefly, the Barley (1922–24), and the Pennant (1924–25). History In 1913 A ...

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(1924–25) for taxicabs. Barley also made the Roamer (1916–29) and the

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automobiles (1922–24). The Pennant was a continuation of the Barley configured for taxi service.

History

Albert C. Barley sold his interest in Roamer in 1924 and the Kalamazoo factory remained the Barley Motor Car Co. and continued to manufacture the Barley. When sales were disappointing, the Pennant taxicab was phased in. It was a Barley with a

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4-cylinder engine and targeted at the taxicab market. Its main competitor was the Checker, also built in Kalamazoo. The Pennant

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was a maroon upper body and ivory lower body. Both the Barley and Pennant were discontinued by 1926. After the 1924 reorganization, the Roamer Motor Car Co. was incorporated at

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, where it was headed by George P. Wigginton. The plan was to move production to Ontario, but this never occurred. A. C. Barley was back in charge of Roamer by 1927.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pennant (Automobile) Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States 1920s cars Vintage vehicles Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Michigan Taxi vehicles Cars introduced in 1924

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