The Briscoe was an American automobile manufactured at Jackson, Michigan, by a group headed by Benjamin Briscoe. Briscoe cars were made between 1914 and 1921.
A few months after his departure from the United States Motor Company in 1913, Benjamin Briscoe established a plant at Billancourt, France to design and manufacture the first automobile in France built by American methods. The business was called Briscoe Freres; Billancourt was the home of Renault.
In 1915, Briscoe offered what he called "The First French Car at an American Price." Briscoe claimed that the auto had been designed by a French design studio. It featured a single headlamp in the front, faired into the radiator shell. The auto was priced at US$750.00 but this price did not include a top, windshield, or starter.
The company also produced the Argo, the Hackett, and the Lorraine.
Production Year Production figures Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr.: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805–1942. 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 1996, ISBN 0-87341-428-4, p. 148–149 Production according to Seltzer, Lawrence H. 1914 4.938 1915 7.093 1916 8.1497.100 1917 8.0368.100 1918 8.1939.400 1919 10.23711.000 1920 6.1206.000 1921 4.1753.000 1922 4.600 1923 1.600 Sum 56.94150.800
References
Purdy, Ken W., Motorcars of the Golden Past, Galahad Books, 1965, pp. 82–83.