Shawmut Motor Company

The Shawmut Motor Company was organized in Stoneham, Massachusetts in November, 1905. It was located in the vacant Phelps Motor Vehicle Company plant. The initial product was the Model 6 - a four-cylinder touring car costing $4750. A less expensive Roundabout model was produced later for $3500. The company folded after a fire on November 13, 1908 destroyed the factory and several surrounding buildings.[1]

In foreground, the Shawmut that won the 1909 Ocean to Ocean Automobile Endurance Contest; behind that, the Model T that was disqualified.

A Shawmut Roundabout was entered into the 1909 Ocean to Ocean Automobile Endurance Contest from New York to Seattle. It was driven by Robert Messer, Earl Chapin and Arthur Pettengill. The Shawmut was the second to arrive in Seattle, behind a Ford Model T. However, due to a protest, and subsequent discovery of rules violations, the Ford was disqualified and the Shawmut declared the winner.[2][3]

References
  1. "Early American Automobiles Massachusetts Manufactured".
  2. "Automobile race". When The World Came to Campus, AYPE 1909. University Libraries - University of Washington. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  3. "The 1909 Ocean to Ocean Endurance Contest" (PDF).
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