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The Winther was an automobile manufactured in
Line drawing of 1921 Model Six-61
Vintage vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Kenosha, Wisconsin
The Winther was an automobile manufactured in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois
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and Kenosha, Wisconsin
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, USA, by the Winther Motors Sales Corporation between 1920 and 1923. The company had been building trucks and fire appliances since 1917, and decided to broaden its production.
The Model Six-61 was a 5-passenger touring car that was powered by a Herschell-Spillman
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11000 six-cylinder engine
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. The Six-61 had a 120-inch wheelbase, and sold for $2890. "Designed for critic - Built by mechanics" was the advertising slogan for the Model Six-61.
The price for the Six-61 was reduced to $2250 for 1922, but production was discontinued in early 1923 after 336 cars had been built.
The body patterns were sold to GD Harris of Menasha, Wisconsin
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, who continued production of the car as the "Harris Six".
Overview of production figures
{, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Year !! Production !! Model !! Engine displacement!! HP , - , 1917 , , align="right", 56, , 47 (2 t), , 5.148 cc , , 25.6 , - , , , align="right", 62 , , 67 (3 t), , 5.148 cc, , 25.6 , - , , , align="right", 58 , , 87 (4 t), , 8.340 cc, , 32.4 , - , , , align="right", 15, , 127 (6 t) , , 9.498 cc , , 42.0 , - , 1918 , , align="right", 200 , , 48 (2 t), , 5.148 cc , , 25.6 , - , , , align="right", 149 , , 68 (3 t), , 5.148 cc, , 25.6 , - , , , align="right", 20 , , 88 (4 t), , 8.340 cc, , 32.4 , - , , , align="right", 59, , 108 (5 t) , , 8.803 cc , , 36.1 , - , , , align="right", 31, , 128 (6 t) , , 9.498 cc, , 42.0 , - , , , align="right", 42 , , 148 (7 t), , 9.498 cc, , 42.0 , - , , , align="right", , , 438 (1,5 t) , , cc , , , - , 1919 , , align="right", 50 , , 39 (1,5 t), , 4.826 cc , , 22.5 , - , , , align="right", 133, , 439 (1,5 t), , 4.505 cc, , 19.6 , - , , , align="right", 10 , , 49 (2 t), , 5.148 cc, , 25.6 , - , , , align="right", , , 69 (3 t) , , 5.148 cc , , 25.6 , - , , , align="right", 10 , , 479 (3,5 t) , , 8.340 cc, , 32.4 , - , , , align="right", 1 , , 89 (4 t), , 8.340 cc, , 32.4 , - , , , align="right", , , 109 (5 t) , , 8.803 cc , , 36.1 , - , , , align="right", , , 129 (6 t), , 9.498 cc, , 42.0 , - , , , align="right", , , 149 (7 t) , , 9.498 cc , , 42.0 , - , 1920 , , align="right", , , , , , , , - , 1921 , , align="right", , , , , , , , - , 1922 , , align="right", , , , , , , , - , 1923 , , align="right", , , , , , , , - , 1924 , , align="right", , , , , , , , - , 1925 , , align="right", , , , , , , , - , 1926 , , align="right", , , , , , , , - , 1927 , , align="right", , , , , , , , - , Sum {{cite web, url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112054727372&seq=513 , title= Winther , date=1925-01-01, publisher= Branham automobile reference book, showing the location of serial and motor numbers on all the leading passenger cars and trucks (1925) , access-date=2025-03-30 , , align="right",References
External links
Line drawing of 1921 Model Six-61
Vintage vehicles Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Kenosha, Wisconsin