1930 WINDSOR WHITE PRINCE - SOLE SURVIVING SEDAN

Here is another short lived car brand you probably never heard of. Neither did I. The Windsor was an automobile produced in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, from 1929 to 1930 by the Windsor Corporation. Windsor Corp was a subsidiary of the Moon Motor Car Company and shared all the same company officers as the parent company as well as the same manufacturing facility. With Moon sales falling sharply, and the demise of the company's other subsidiary, Diana Motors Company, it was hoped that Windsor would be an avenue for renewed sales. It was not to be. Moon stopped selling cars under the Moon name in 1929. Windsor Corp died a year later. The Windsor White Prince model originally sported the Prince of Wales coat of arms in advertising copy as well as the car's hub caps and radiator emblem. When Buckingham Palace objected, the company changed the logo. This is the Windsor Model 8 -85 and it has a Continental Straight-8 with 4-speed transmission. The Moon Motor Car Co., made three other makes: Diana, Ruxton and WIndsor. Unfortunately, none of these car brands proved sufficiently successful to justify the company's continued existence. Looking at this only surviving Windsor sedan, I find this to be a fine large automobile with great details and finish. I hope you agree and many thanks for viewing this extremely rare and one year production car, the 1930 Windsor White Prince.