{"id":78078,"date":"2021-08-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=78078"},"modified":"2021-08-30T09:31:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T09:31:43","slug":"ruxton-model-a-sedan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/ruxton-model-a-sedan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruxton Model A Sedan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Time and again in automotive history, there have been brands that haven’t lasted long for a variety of reasons. Nevertheless, their individual history is often exciting and worth an article for us. This is also the case with Ruxton, a small carmaker from New York. Behind the brand was engineer William J. Muller, who was employed by the Budd Body Company in Philadelphia in the late 1920s. This company supplied metal and finished bodies to various automakers. Company founder Edward G. Budd had developed the world’s first all-steel bodies in 1913. Budd then worked on a process to weld galvanized steel without damaging the rust-protection layer, which was accomplished in the 1930s. One of the innovative engineers was William Muller, who apparently had enough capacity left over in his spare time to develop his own front-wheel drive car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Design by Joseph Ledwinka<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In fact, his ideas were good enough to persuade Budd’s management to finance a prototype. In exchange, the company received the rights to the new car, which they had originally planned to sell to Hupp Motor. When Hupp backed out of the deal, Muller formed the New Era Motors Company in New York with Archie Andrews. At the same time, Budd was awarded the contract to supply the bodies. Their design came from Joseph Ledwinka, a distant relative of Tatra developer Hans Ledwinka. Front-wheel drive allowed Muller to dispense with a high-build front-to-rear power transmission in the design of the chassis, resulting in a much flatter overall vehicle than comparable sedans of the time. Joseph Ledwinka’s design therefore omitted the usual side running boards and provided for a multi-colored paint scheme in the style of architect and designer Joseph Urban. This was intended to make the car look even longer.<\/p>\n\n\n

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