Indianapolis Automobile And Vehicle · 1896–present

Black

The C.H. Black Manufacturing Company built the Black phaetons, dos-à-dos and business waggons in 2½ to 8 HP models in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1896 to 1900. There is some evidence that they built a vehicle as early as 1891. In 1900, the company sold its patents for $20,000.

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Specifications

name

Black

Manufacturer

C.H. Black Manufacturing Company

Production

Indianapolis, Indiana

Model years

1896 – 1900

Transmission

2-speed manual

sp

us

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Sources

• Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4920232CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_(automobile)CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1355253325 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.