Mason Truck, founded by A.C. Mason in cooperation with
William C. DurantWilliam Crapo "Billy" Durant was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, the founder of General Motors and Chevrolet who created the system of multi-brand holding companies with different lines of cars....
, was a
U.S.The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
truck manufacturer based in
Flint, MichiganFlint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, 66 miles northwest of Detroit. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 124,943, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the Flint/Tri-Cities...
. As a subsidiary of
Durant MotorsDurant Motors Inc. was established in 1921 by former General Motors CEO William Crapo Durant following his termination by the GM board of directors and the New York bankers that financed GM.-Corporate relationships:...
, Mason Truck built
Road King Speed Trucks in the early 1920s.
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Mason Truck, founded by A.C. Mason in cooperation with
William C. DurantWilliam Crapo "Billy" Durant was a leading pioneer of the United States automobile industry, the founder of General Motors and Chevrolet who created the system of multi-brand holding companies with different lines of cars....
, was a
U.S.The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
truck manufacturer based in
Flint, MichiganFlint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, 66 miles northwest of Detroit. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 124,943, making it the fifth largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the Flint/Tri-Cities...
. As a subsidiary of
Durant MotorsDurant Motors Inc. was established in 1921 by former General Motors CEO William Crapo Durant following his termination by the GM board of directors and the New York bankers that financed GM.-Corporate relationships:...
, Mason Truck built
Road King Speed Trucks in the early 1920s.
Mason Motors was a separate venture, a Flint-based automobile engine manufacturer started in 1911, also by A.C. Mason, who first led
BuickBuick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Company...
's engine works in Flint. That company was absorbed by
ChevroletChevrolet is a brand of automobile produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant in 1911, Chevrolet was acquired by General Motors in 1917...
in 1915, but remained under the Chevrolet umbrella until January 1, 1918, when it became known as the
Motor & Axle Division of Chevrolet.