QUESTION: A Mining Journal article in June 1909 listed the make and owner of all 30 automobiles in Marquette as of that date. There were 12 brands represented among the 30 cars. Which make was the most popular, with six of the 30 being that brand?

A. Hupmobile

B. Ford

C. Grabowski

D. Winton

ANSWER: C. Grabowski. The car was manufactured by the Rapid Motor Vehicle Company in Pontiac, which had been founded by Max and Morris Grabowski in 1907. The company was eventually purchased by General Motors founder Billy Durant and dissolved.