Metz for sale
Metz classics for sale began as cars that customers assembled for themselves. The Metz Company was headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. The founder, Charles Metz, had been charged with operating the Waltham Manufacturing Company until a large debt was paid off. He had plenty of parts, but no workforce. His solution was to offer one of the first kit cars, known as the Plan Car. For about $25 per package, customers could buy fourteen sets of pieces to assemble with the plans and tools supplied. The customers built the cars themselves, and little additional labor was necessary. Once the Model T came along, these kit cars became impractical, but Metz’s idea had been so successful that the debt had been paid off and Metz went on to incorporate the Metz Company.The Metz Company offered a factory assembled car for less than $500. The Model 22 had a four-cylinder engine and used the friction drive concept from the Plan Car. It came in dark blue with cream-colored wheels, and only one body style was available. To test these classics for sale, Metz entered three Model 22s in the 1911 Glidden Tour, and was the only team to finish without a time extension. In 1913, the team won with a perfect score.
In 1913 the Metz Special stripped down version was offered at a discount. In 1914 the Model 22 classics for sale came as a two-seat roadster with a four-cylinder water-cooled engine, and a “turtleback” compartment rather than a toolbox in back. A sportier speedster version came with wire wheels, nickel trim, and was painted orange and black. Electric lights and an electric starter cost extra. In 1915 the Model 22 included doors.
Also in 1915 Metz offered the Model 25 classics for sale. It shared the same basic engine as the Model 22, but now with 25 horsepower and a single chain drive.
Production was suspended during the first World War and the company had a hard time recovering financially. Shares of the Metz Motor Sales Corporation were sold to raise cash. The spare parts business was sold to the newly formed Metz Friction Drive Service Company. With this influx of cash, the Metz Master 6 classic for sale was produced. The friction drive was finally given up in favor of the gear transmission and shaft drive that everyone else was using. It came as a roadster or touring edition. Very few coupes and one sedan were made. Production continued until 1921, but the company was soon taken over by Waltham National Bank.
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