Argo (automobile)
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The Argo was a short-lived American automobile manufactured by the Argo Motor Co<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in Jackson, Michigan, between 1914 and 1918. Previously, the factory had been used by the Standard Electric Car Co to build an electric car.<ref name=Beaulieu>Template:Cite bookTemplate:Page needed</ref>
The company originally made the four-cylinder "Motorvique" cyclecar based on the Ajax built by the Briscoe brothers <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in France. It had a 4-cylinder 12 hp engine and was different from the French market Ajax only in that it did not use friction drive.<ref name=Beaulieu/>
Few cyclecars sold well in America, and in 1916, it was replaced by a conventional 22 hp assembled touring car in an attempt to rival Ford at producing a "motor car for the millions". The 1916 model sold for $405 in two-seater form.
In 1917 the company was sold to Mansell Hackett, and the name was changed to Hackett and moved its operations to Grand Rapids, Michigan.<ref name=Beaulieu/>
The company had an unknown connection with the Saginaw, Michigan, based Argo Electric vehicle company.