Essex (automobile)

The Essex is generally credited with starting a trend away from open touring cars design toward enclosed passenger compartments.

In a special Essex race car, Glen Shultz won the 1923 Pikes Peak Hill Climb.

While Essex added an enclosed sedan in 1920, it was the introduction of the 1922 closed coach, priced at $1,495 (US$27,213 in 2023 dollars [4]), $300 above that of the touring car.

An advertisement shows a man fully supported by an open door to demonstrate the strength of the hinge.

Essex vehicles were locally built in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.