Introduction
The late Terry Kulchycki created this website back in 2000 as a reference for restorers and researchers interested in the automobiles produced by the Durant Motor Company and its affiliates. He described it as a work in progress, and so we will continue that pledge. He hoped that this information would be useful to you in your restoration or research work. Throughout the site he tried to be as accurate as possible. However, much of the material is based on sales literature of the time that may or may not have been accurate, so the potential for error does exist. Over time we have learned there are differences in vehicles not only from the original sales brochures, but from factory to factory. So if you are using any of the information for the restoration of a vehicle, especially the specifications in the catalog, please independently verify them before doing anything irreversible to your vehicle.
The Basics
A little history and a little help with the basics of identifying one of the Durant family of cars. See A Brief History, the Makes and Models Chart, and Vehicle Identification.
The Catalogs
Throughout their life, the Durant companies produced a large number of makes and models of cars and trucks. The following catalogs can be used to help with your identification of a specific vehicle or just to better understand the big picture.
Catalogs: Continental · DeVaux · Durant · Eagle · Flint · Frontenac · Locomobile · Mason Truck · Mathis · Princeton · Rugby · Star · Engines
The Literature Guides
Whether you collect literature or are just looking for the books for your car, the literature guides can help. Each is a collection of images of sales literature and manuals.
Guides: Continental · De Vaux · Durant · Eagle · Flint · Frontenac · Locomobile · Mason Motor Truck · Mathis · Princeton · Rugby · Star · Other suppliers
The Registries
The registries are a collection of information about the surviving cars. Each registry lists actual vehicles by serial number. You can use this information to determine how many cars and trucks are known to exist and, in some cases, you can contact their owners. Search all registries at once for any word or number, such as a model, a body number, or a color.
Registries: Continental · DeVaux · Durant · Flint · Frontenac · Locomobile · Rugby · Star
Own a car from the Durant family of makes, or have more details or photos of one that is listed? Register your car.
Collectors’ Corner
The interest in Durant Motors material goes beyond the actual cars and brochures. Collectors’ Corner captures a sample of some of this other Durant material.
See: Dealer Signs
References
Here you will find references for the material used as background to the site, as well as links to other sites on the net that may be of use to you in your restoration and research work. See the Bibliography and Links.
About this site
This site began as durantcars.com, created by Terry Kulchycki. In his words:
Back in 1996, I sat down on a winter evening to determine where my Durant car fit within the Durant family of cars. Part interchange was my primary reason for wanting to know where the car came from, but I also was curious about where the other Durants and Stars I had encountered fit.
What started as a simple list of cars turned into a collection of images, specifications and literature. I am publishing this information with the hope that others will find it of use in their restoration and research work.
Terry Kulchycki
The site is now kept by the Durant Motors Automobile Club. See the Credits for the people who made it possible, the Unresolved Issues we would like help with, and Contribute to the site if you can add to it.