The Pullman Automobile was manufactured in York PA from 1903 until 1917 by the York Motor Car Company. The above picture shows just six of the remaining twenty-seven Pullman automobiles known to exist today. The Pullman automobile was named by A.P. Broomell to reflect the quality and luxury of rail cars made by the Pullman Company, but the two organizations were not related. The first Pullman, built in 1903, featured six wheels instead of the conventional four-wheel design, however the cars life was short lived. The front and rear wheels were in the normal position, with the other two wheels, which powered the car directly under the passenger seats. When the car reached a high spot in the road, it had a tendency to see-saw. The six wheeler crashed into a telegraph pole on George Street in York within one year of being built. The vehicle was torn apart and some parts such as the engine were used to build a more conventional four-wheel car. Unfortunately in 1917 the company went bankrupt and ceased operations. The original Pullman factory building still stands in York on George Street.
