“From humble beginnings, Cole soon decided to go more upmarket with his automobiles.” Every car buff knows of Chevrolet, Ford, Chrysler, Cadillac, Plymouth, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, etc. But beyond those well-known American names, and some less familiar ones like Nash, LaSalle, Hudson, Oakland and Willys, there’s literally a universe of long-gone American automobile manufacturers. One of the smaller stars from that universe, but one that shone quite brightly for a period, was Cole.
J.J.’S VISION
Yes, the car you’re looking at here is called a “Cole.” And no, it has nothing to do with supermarkets, annoying jingles or a “big red hand.”
Born and raised in Indiana, Joseph J. Cole made a name for himself in the horse-drawn, then horseless carriage industries. In both instances, Cole’s operations were based out of…