The Ruxton was a front-wheel drive automobile produced by New Era Motors Company of New York, New York from 1929 - 1930. The car was the brainchild of William J. Muller, and engineer for Budd Corporation, and was built in collaboration with Board Machine in Philadelphia, Pennslyvania, Moon Motor Car factory in St. Louis, Missouri, and Kissel Motors of Hartford, Wisconsin.
Legendary among classic American cars, the Ruxton was only produced for a brief time. Our car was #1 from production and delivered to Canada. The multi-colored ‘mahogany’ paint scheme and other details were dictated with great accuracy by Gretl Urban, daughter of and assistant to decorative art designer and architect Joseph Urban, who designed the paint scheme. The fabric came from Schumacher of New York, who supplied us with an identical design for our restoration. Two schemes of colors were available; the mahogany (our car) and the blue “Urban”.
Brief might best described as an understatement for Ruxton. In less than four months, fewer than 100 of the front wheel drive Ruxtons were produced. Only about 19 remain today.
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