The Shawmut Motor Company was organized in Stoneham, Massachusetts in 1905 to succeed the Phelps automobile. The Shawmut was manufactured from 1906 to 1908, when the factory was destroyed by fire. The company was headquartered in Boston. A 1908 Shawmut Roundabout was the winner of the 1909 Ocean to Ocean Automobile Endurance Contest.
History
The Shawmut Motor Company was organized in November, 1905 to succeed the Phelps Motor Vehicle Company.[1] Elliott C. Lee, past president of the American Automobile Association, was announced as president of Shawmut. L. J. Phelps had designed a 4-cylinder engine before retiring to California in 1905.[2] For 1906, the first Shawmut was the Model 6, a luxury automobile with a four-cylinder 40-hp touring car body costing $4,750, .[3] The new Shawmut was introduced in March 1906 at the Boston Automobile Show, and December at the