Take a Drive Down Memory Lane and See If You Remember These Old Auto Brands!

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By: Craig

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Remember long-gone auto brands like Maybach or Packard, or more recently retired ones like Hummer or Pontiac? Do you have fond memories of signs from Sinclair Dino or Flying A while on family road trips as a child? Then it's time to take this quiz to see if you can identify these old auto brands from a single image!

With so many cars on the road, it can be easy to forget that the automotive industry is barely more than a century old. Back in 1900, there were fewer than 1,000 gas-powered cars produced in America. Just a few years later, the company had more than 45 automakers — most selling only a few units, and many failing, often taking customers' money with them.

GM was founded in 1908 in Detroit with the goal of uniting many of these small auto companies into a single, powerful company. By 1911, 30 different makers had joined GM, including such brands as Oldsmobile, Buick and Cadillac.

A century later, a handful of mega-sized automakers dominate global car sales, but do you remember those that failed along the way, along with the companies that supported drivers in the care and maintenance of their vehicles? Take our quiz to see if you can identify these nostalgic auto brands from just one picture!

Which brand of motor oil is shown in this image?

Texaco, or the Texas Company, was founded in 1901. By 1928, it was the first company to sell one brand in all of the (then 48) states of the U.S.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

Founded by the Packard brothers, William and James, this brand produced luxury vehicles from 1899 until 1958. In 1953, the company bought the ailing Studebaker brand, but went under soon after.

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Which brand of tire is shown in this image?

Founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900, the well-known Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was the first to make a non-skid tread pattern standard in 1909. Firestone has gone on to be the rubber chosen for more than 60 winners at the Indianapolis 500, the home of American motorsport.

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Which brand of motor oil is shown in this image?

If you were Down Under and needed oil in the 1930s, you might have turned to Liberty Motor Oil. Liberty used an American icon in the Statue of Liberty, but the company was based in Adelaide, South Australia.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

A division of General Motors, Pontiac, established in 1926, brought us such classics as the GTO, the Bonneville and the Banshee. Pontiac closed its doors for the last time in 2010.

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Which brand of motor oil is shown in this image?

The logo has changed over the years, but the name of the Phillips 66 Company dates back to 1927, and the company itself a decade earlier than that. The logo, which makes a connection to the iconic U.S. Route 66, dates back to 1930.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

Founded by Charles Eckhart, Auburn Automobile Company vehicles were produced from 1900 to 1937. Sadly, the Depression saw sales of Auburn models dip and the company folded in 1937.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

The Dodge logo has undergone several changes during the company's long life — this is an example of a logo from 1937. The company was founded as the Dodge Brothers Company machine shop by Horace Elgin Dodge and John Francis Dodge in 1900.

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Which brand of tire is shown in this image?

General Tire was founded in 1915 in Akron, Ohio by William F. O'Neil as The General Tire & Rubber Company. They did not start out by making regular tires, however. Instead, they made jumbo tires for trucks because of competition in the American tire market. Only in 1955 did General Tire enter the passenger tire market. General Tire is now owned by Continental AG.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

The Standard Motor Company was established in 1903 in Coventry, England. The company would later go on to buy Triumph in 1945 and rename itself Standard-Triumph in 1959. The company was bought itself in 1960 by Leyland Motors.

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Which brand of motor oil is shown in this image?

ENARCO Motor Oil was a product of the National Refining Company that was active between 1882 and 1950 and was headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded by J. I. Lamprecht, the company made many petroleum products and other items.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

The Singer company was originally founded by George Singer in 1874 in England and produced bicycles. From 1901, they entered the automobile business and were the first company to make a smaller version of an already existing car model. The last Singer rolled off the production line in 1970.

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Which brand of motor oil is shown in this image?

The name Mobiloil was registered in 1920 by the Standard Oil Company of New York, which formed after the 1911 breakup of Standard Oil. The name was shortened to just Mobil in 1963. The brand is known for its famous Pegasus logo.

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Which brand of tire is shown in this image?

This company was incorporated by the Biles brothers in Toronto in 1927 after they had bought Hamilton Tire and Garage five years earlier. Today, it is one of Canada's most recognized retail franchises.

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Which brand of motor oil is shown in this image?

Perhaps one of the most famous oil brands, Shell was founded in 1912 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell based in the United States. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

Founded by George Pierce, the Pierce-Arrow Automobile company manufactured vehicles between 1901 and 1938 in Buffalo, New York. They were well known for their luxury vehicles but also produced trucks, bicycles and motorcycles.

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Which brand of tire is shown in this image?

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company was established in Akron, Ohio in 1898 by Frank Seiberling. The company was named for Charles Goodyear, who invented vulcanized rubber. Today, it is one of the biggest tire companies in the world.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

Studebaker was founded in 1852, building wagons at first and eventually moving onto cars. Their first vehicle, built in 1902, was electric. Sadly, unable to produce vehicles at competitive prices, the company folded in 1967 after initially merging with Packard.

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Which brand of tire is shown in this image?

Founded in Chicago by Harry Hower in 1914, Vogue has supplied luxury tires to the American public for over 100 years. Vogue invented the whitewall tire.

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Which brand of motor oil is shown in this image?

Famous for its "V" logo with wings, this oil company's products were chosen in 1914 by Henry Ford to help lubricate the engines of his mass-produced Model T's.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

This marque formed part of the Ford group and was named after Henry Ford's son. Marketed as a car of the future, the Edsel did not live up to the expectations of the public and Ford lost $250 million on the project between 1958 and 1960.

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Which brand of tire is shown in this image?

The Uniroyal Tire Company started life as the United States Rubber company in 1892. Now more than a century later, they are owned by Michelin (for North American and some South American markets) and by Continental (for sales in the rest of the world), and still supplying tires on a global scale.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

Mercury, a division of Ford, was established in 1938 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford. The marque was upmarket and positioned higher than regular Ford cars but lower than the Lincoln line. Some notable models included the Cougar and the Capri. Sadly, Mercury was closed by Ford in 2011.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

After John North Willys purchased the Edwards Motor Company in 1913, he moved the operation to Ohio and changed the name to Willys-Knight (the company used an engine designed by Charles Yale Knight). The company produced cars for the American market between 1914 and 1933.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

Often called the "Rolls Royce of America," Duesenberg was founded in Minnesota by brothers August and Frederick Duesenberg in 1913. The brothers produced luxury cars as well as racecars but by the end of the Depression, the company was struggling and ultimately closed in 1938.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

This division of Chrysler marketed vehicles between 1928 and 1961. The brand had some success, selling more than two million cars. A number of factors led to the demise of the marque including poor decisions by Chrysler as well as the 1958 recession.

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Which brand of motor oil is shown in this image?

The Sinclair Oil Corporation was formed in 1916 by Harry Sinclair. It produced a range of different oils, including a motor oil with its famous dinosaur logo on the front. The company is still in operation today and is, in fact, one of the nation's largest privately owned corporations.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

Formed in 1916, Nash Motors Company ran until 1954 where it merged with Hudson to form the American Motor Corporation. Nash was responsible for a few important firsts in U.S. motoring history, including the first seatbelts, the first compact car and the first muscle car.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

Founded in 1909, the Hudson Motor Company ran until 1954 when it merged with Nash to form the American Motor Corporation. In 1939, Hudson became one of the first motor companies to hire a female designer, Elizabeth Ann Thatcher.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

The Sunbeam Motor Car Company, a British automaker, first started in 1905. During World War I, the company made airplane engines but returned to cars and motorcycles afterward. The company, ravaged by the Great Depression, was sold to the Rootes Group in 1934 but the marque itself has appeared on other vehicles until 1976.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

Founded by Ransom Eli Olds, Oldsmobile was the first company to mass produce fully automatic transmissions for their vehicles as well as create turbocharged engines. The company lasted from 1897 to 2004.

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Which brand of tire is shown in this image?

Continental AG was founded in 1871 in Hanover, Germany and first produced rubber products including solid tires for bicycles. It is now the fourth-largest tire manufacturer in the world. The famous horse trademark was adopted in 1882.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

The iconic Checker taxi cabs are the Checker Motors Corporation's claim to fame. Checker Motors first started out in 1922 and made taxis right until 1982. Other than taxicabs, Checker did make a few commercial models.

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Which brand of motor oil is shown in this image?

As part of GROWMARK, Inc., Archer oil dates back to 1929. Archer first started out producing oil products for both heavy duty machinery as well as aircraft.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

Cord vehicles were manufactured between 1929 and 1932 and then from 1936 to 1937. The company was founded by E.L. Cord and formed part of the Auburn group.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

The Nash Rambler was built from 1950 to 1954 and then from 1954 to 1969 after Nash and Hudson merged to form AMC (this photo is from a 1960 Rambler Rebel). Vehicles with this marque were also produced outside the United States — in Australia and New Zealand, for instance.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

French manufacturer Simca produced vehicles starting in 1934. Eventually, as part of Chrysler Europe, the brand came to an end in the 1970s.

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Which brand of tire is shown in this image?

Akron, Ohio was the center point for the tire industry in the United States with a number of companies, including BF Goodrich, founded there. BF Goodrich was established in 1870 and is one of the biggest tire companies in the world today.

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Which brand of tire is shown in this image?

The organization that would become the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company was formed in 1914 by Ira J. Cooper in Akron, Ohio. The company now has 60 manufacturing, sales and other facilities around the world.

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Which brand of vehicle is shown in this image?

Formed in 1928 as a division of Chrysler, Plymouth gave the world a number of well-known cars including the Fury (Stephen King's Christine), the Barracuda as well as the Hemi powerplant. Sadly, the company was closed down in 2001.

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