Ogren (automobile company)
# Ogren (automobile company)

The Ogren Motor Car Company was a vintage era luxury automobile manufacturer based in Chicago, Illinois from 1915 to 1917 and in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1920 to 1923.

## History in Illinois

In the fall of 1914, Hugo W. Ogren founded the company in Chicago to build one-off race cars, but in 1915, he started to produce a six-cylinder touring car. In 1915 prototypes were made, but in 1916 capital stock increased to $1,000,000, and Ogren moved his company to a larger factory at Waukegan, Illinois. From 1916 he produced a line of six-cylinder cars but in 1917 the company ran out of operating cash. The factory was sold at auction on Nov. 22, 1917.

### Models

| Model (year) | Engine | Horsepower | Wheelbase | Transmission |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Model P (1915–1917) | Six-cylinder | 34 | 133" | 3-speed manual |

## History in Wisconsin

In 1919, the company was re-established and the Elite ice skating rink in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was remodeled into a factory. The first Ogren Six did not appear until July 1920. The new automobiles were more expensive and more powerful with a Beaver engine (65 hp vs. 34 hp). In 1922, the Beaver engine was replaced with a more powerful Continental engine. Price for the luxury car ranged from $4,250 to $5,500 (equivalent to $96,157 in 2022).

Late in 1922, Hugo Ogren left the company to join another automobile venture. Fred G. Smith took over and attempted to re-organize with only limited success. In January of 1924 the tools and property of Ogren Motor Car Company were sold to Huffman Bros. Motor Co of Elkhart, Indiana.

### Models

| Model | Engine | Horsepower | wheelbase | Transmission |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Six (1920) | 6-cylinder | 65 | 132" | 3-speed manual |
| Six (1921) | 6-cylinder | 65 | 134" | 3-speed manual |
| Six (1922) | 6-cylinder | 70 | 134" | 3-speed manual |
| Six (1923) | 6-cylinder | 70 | 134" | 3-speed manual |

## Gallery

* 1921 Ogren Advertisement in Motor Age Magazine
* 1921 Ogren Article in the Automobile Trade Journal
