De La Vergne

The De La Vergne was an American automobile manufactured between 1895 and 1896 by John Chester De La Vergne.

[1] De La Vergne was a brewer who was manufacturing refrigerators, when he commissioned several vehicles to be built by the Hincks & Johnson Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut and the Valentine, Linn & Son Company of Brooklyn.

[2] At least four were made, with the cars being sold to rich and prominent citizens in New York.

[1] De La Vergne's death in May 1896 put an end to the venture.

This article about a veteran automobile produced before 1905 is a stub.

Drawn image of a 1895 De La Vergne 4-pass Hunting Drag
1895 De La Vergne 4-pass Hunting Drag
De La Vergne specifications (1895).