Lone Star
Lone Star was an American passenger-car marque produced from 1919 to 1922 by the Lone Star Motor Truck and Tractor Association, with manufacturing carried out by Piedmont Motor Car Company.
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Overview
Lone Star was an early twentieth-century American automobile marque associated with the Lone Star Motor Truck and Tractor Association of San Antonio, Texas. Despite the association's name, the vehicles identified with the Lone Star marque were passenger cars rather than trucks or tractors. Production ran from 1919 through 1922, during a period when numerous small American automotive ventures marketed vehicles assembled or manufactured through arrangements with established regional producers. The Lone Star automobile was manufactured on the marque's behalf by the Piedmont Motor Car Company of Lynchburg, Virginia. The product range consisted of two principal configurations. The four-cylinder car was marketed as the Beauty Four and corresponded to Piedmont's Model 4-30, using a Lycoming engine. The six-cylinder version was called the Beauty Six and corresponded to Piedmont's Model 6-40, powered by a Continental engine. Both open and closed body styles were offered, giving buyers a choice between more exposed touring-style construction and enclosed accommodation. Period advertising listed the 4-30 at $1,545. That price positioned the car as a substantial purchase in the early post-First World War automobile market, although the available reference material does not establish production totals, sales volumes, dealer reach, or the marque's competitive performance. The brand appears to have depended on Piedmont's manufacturing capability rather than operating a distinct large-scale factory of its own. Lone Star sales ended in 1922 when the Piedmont factory closed. The closure brought the marque's short production history to an end. No evidence in the supplied reference material indicates that Lone Star continued under another owner, was revived, or developed into a modern automotive or consumer brand. It is therefore best understood as a defunct, small-scale American passenger-car marque of the 1919–1922 period, rather than as a reference to the later Lone Star beer brand, the Texas symbol, or another business using the same name.
History
Lone Star emerged as an American automobile marque in the immediate postwar period. It was associated with the Lone Star Motor Truck and Tractor Association in San Antonio, Texas, but the cars themselves were manufactured in Lynchburg, Virginia, by the Piedmont Motor Car Company. This arrangement reflects the fragmented structure of the early American automobile industry, in which smaller marques could use another company's engineering, plant, or production capacity instead of maintaining a fully independent manufacturing operation. The marque's passenger-car range was built around two models. The four-cylinder offering was advertised as the Beauty Four, also identified with Piedmont's Model 4-30. It used a Lycoming engine. The larger six-cylinder offering was called the Beauty Six and corresponded to Piedmont Model 6-40, with a Continental engine. Buyers could choose between open and closed versions, consistent with the body-style alternatives available in the American market at the time. Lone Star advertisements listed the 4-30 for $1,545. The supplied historical material does not provide detailed specifications such as displacement, horsepower, wheelbase, body dimensions, production numbers, or dealer locations, so the marque's technical and commercial scale cannot be reconstructed reliably from the available evidence. The reference does, however, establish that the vehicles were sold under the Lone Star name while being manufactured by Piedmont. Sales continued until 1922. That year, the Piedmont factory closed, and Lone Star sales ended with it. The available account does not document a successor company, a transfer of the marque, or a later revival. Lone Star consequently occupies a limited but identifiable place in American automotive history: it was a San Antonio-associated marque whose passenger cars were produced in Virginia for a brief period from 1919 to 1922.
- 1922
Sales end after Piedmont factory closure
[1]Lone Star sales cease when the Piedmont factory closes, ending the marque's documented production period.
- 1919
Passenger-car production begins
[1]Lone Star passenger vehicles enter production under the association with the Lone Star Motor Truck and Tractor Association. Piedmont Motor Car Company manufactures the cars in Lynchburg, Virginia.
- 1919
Two-model range established
[1]The marque offers the four-cylinder Beauty Four, corresponding to Piedmont Model 4-30 and using a Lycoming engine, alongside the six-cylinder Beauty Six, corresponding to Piedmont Model 6-40 and using a Continental engine.
Products and positioning
A short-lived American passenger-car marque offering four- and six-cylinder vehicles manufactured by Piedmont Motor Car Company.
Four-cylinder passenger car · 1919
Beauty Four
The Beauty Four was Lone Star's four-cylinder passenger car and was identified with Piedmont Model 4-30. It used a Lycoming engine and was offered in both open and closed body styles. Period advertising listed the 4-30 at $1,545. The available reference material does not provide further confirmed specifications, production totals, or sales figures.
Six-cylinder passenger car · 1919
Beauty Six
The Beauty Six was the marque's six-cylinder passenger car, corresponding to Piedmont Model 6-40. It was powered by a Continental engine and, like the Beauty Four, was available in open and closed forms. It represented the larger-engine offering in Lone Star's documented range, although detailed technical and commercial data are not available in the supplied sources.
Recent events
Lone Star launches bid for McCarthy & Stone[2]
Reported:
Lone Star launched a £630 million bid to acquire McCarthy & Stone. McCarthy & Stone's board unanimously backed the buyout and intended to recommend the offer; shareholders still had to approve the deal.
Lonestar announces restructuring support agreement[3]
Reported:
Lonestar Resources US Inc. announced that it and certain subsidiaries had entered into a restructuring support agreement with its largest stakeholders. The agreement is intended to eliminate approximately $390 million in aggregate debt obligations and preferred equity interests; the proposed transactions would be carried out through a Chapter 11 plan.
- Unconfirmed
BASF agrees to sell its construction chemicals business[4]
Reported:
BASF entered into a purchase agreement with an affiliate of Lone Star to sell its construction chemicals business for EUR 3.17 billion. The transaction was expected to close in the third quarter of 2020, subject to approval by relevant competition authorities.
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