The Porter Motor Company was an early American steam automobile manufacturer based in

Allston, Massachusetts Allston is an officially recognized neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was named after the American painter and poet Washington Allston. It comprises the land covered by the zip code 02134. For the most part, Allston is ...

.Clymer, Floyd. ''Treasury of Early American Automobiles, 1877-1925'' (New York: Bonanza Books, 1950), p.13. Major Dane Porter (first name is Major) built the

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Porter Stanhope from 1900 to 1901 and advertised it as ''"The Only Perfect Automobile"''. Offices were located at 950 Tremont Building,

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. The Porter runabout featured an

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body and a weight of 550-lbs. It was capable of 25-mph, and was priced at $750, .

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