Anderson (automobile)

The company used Continental 7R flathead six engines in its vehicles, which were noted for their attractive body styles and color combinations.

According to Edward Lee, who wrote the 2007 book John Gary Anderson and His Maverick Motor Company: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Rock Hill Rival, the vehicle suffered from a defective engine.

"[2] Anderson's strategy was to invest in the opulence of his vehicles, hoping that consumers would be willing to pay a higher price in return.

[3] In addition, by the early 1920s, the economy of South Carolina and other Southern states were already declining, well ahead of the Great Depression, because of plummeting cotton prices following World War I.

Later in life, John Gary Anderson criticized the city of Rock Hill for failing to give his company financial assistance.