Hackett (automobile)

As an ancillary business, he bought small, near-defunct American automobile manufacturers, and either split them up and sold the parts, or refurbished them as a whole.

In 1918, the latter was replaced by 2- and 3-passenger variants, and a 5-passenger "All Seasons Touring",[1] which meant either a touring car fitted with a removable "winter" or "California" top (as period Dodge cars were offered¨with), or a fixed roof with removable side panels and windows for summer use.

Following a forced production interrupt due to war material shortages, operations were transferred to Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Mansell returned to his earlier business of manufacturing starters, and Guy and Heinz went to Ypsilanti, Michigan where they joined forces with Apex Motor Corp., builder of the Ace car.

[2] The premises in Grand Rapids were sold to the Lorraine Motors Corp., were a Herschell-Spillman powered, medium-sized car was built initially.