The Winther was an automobile manufactured in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois and Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA, by the Winther Motors Sales Corporation between 1920 and 1923.[1] The company had been building trucks and fire appliances since 1917, and decided to broaden its production.[1]
The Model Six-61 was a 5-passenger touring car that was powered by a Herschell-Spillman 11000 six-cylinder engine.[1] The Six-61 had a 120-inch wheelbase, and sold for $2890.[2] "Designed for critic - Built by mechanics" was the advertising slogan for the Model Six-61.[2]
The price for the Six-61 was reduced to $2250 for 1922,[1] but production was discontinued in early 1923 after 336 cars had been built.[2]
The body patterns were sold to GD Harris of Menasha, Wisconsin, who continued production of the car as the "Harris Six".[2]
Overview of production figures
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References
- Nick Georgano. The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile Stationery Office, 2000^
- Beverly Rae Kimes. The Standard Catalog of American Cars: 1805-1942 Krause Publications, 1996^
- Winther Model 28 Scientific American n.s. v.118 1918 Jan-Jun, 1918-02-16, retrieved 2025-12-09^
- Model 38,48,68,88,108,128,148 Tractor world v. 1-2 (Aug. 1918-Dec. 1919), 1918-12-01, retrieved 2026-03-22^
- Winther 1920 Motor truck; the national authority of power haulage v. 10 (1919), 1919-12-01, retrieved 2025-12-24^
- Winther 1920 Tractor world v.3(1920), 1920-12-01, retrieved 2026-03-24^
- Winther 1923 Tractor world v.6(1923), 1923-01-01, retrieved 2026-03-23^
- Winther Branham automobile reference book, showing the location of serial and motor numbers on all the leading passenger cars and trucks (1925), 1925-01-01, retrieved 2025-03-30^