St. Louis Motor Carriage Company was a manufacturer of automobiles at 1211–13 North Vandeventer Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri, founded by George Preston Dorris (later credited with developing and patenting the float-carburetor) and John L. French in 1898, with French taking charge of marketing and Dorris heading engineering and production.

[1][2] George Dorris was an automotive pioneer who built his first experimental car in 1895 in Nashville.

John French also from Nashville, involved his family and Jesse French, Sr. put up most of the money needed to form St. Louis Motor Carriage Company.

[1] In 1907 there were three models to choose from; Type XVII had a 35hp engine and was designed as a two-seater runabout.

The Type XVIII was identical except for being a five-seat touring car.

[1] With the cost of the expansion, in July 1907, Jesse French, Jr. reported the company was financially in trouble.

In August, St. Louis Motor Car Company was in Receivership and the Panic of 1907 dried up any rescue financing.