Phianna (automobile)

Phianna was an American luxury automobile manufactured from 1916 to 1922, first in Newark, New Jersey and then Long Island City, New York.

With the United States entry into World War I, in 1918 the Phianna factory was used to make tools and dies for the Wright-Martin Aircraft Company.

[5] Miles Carpenter was an automotive designer who had worked for Pierce Arrow and Chalmers among others in a varied career.

The Phianna was hand-built including its four-cylinder engine of polished aluminum and a wooden cooling fan designed by Fred Charavey.

[5] Phianna could list owners such as the King of Spain, the President of Brazil and Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of State.

1917 Phianna Town Car advertisement