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+ | E.C. (Carl) Kiekhaefer bought the Cedarburg Manufacturing Company in 1939. This company produced the Thor outboard motor. Renamed the Kiekhaefer Corporation, he produced outboard motors for [[Sea King|Montgomery Wards]] and [[Wizard (Western Auto)] and his own line of Mercury outboards, Quicksilver Accessories, and Ride-Guide Steering. Kiekhaefer stayed on as President when the company was purchased by the Brunswick Corporation in September 1961. At this time, Mercury outboards were distributed through more than 3,500 dealers worldwide with operations in Fond du Lac, Cedarburg, Oshkosh, and Beaver Dam, Wisconsin; St. Cloud, Florida, and Toronto, Canada. For 1962, Mercury introduced the MerCruiser sterndrive with 110, 140, 225, 310 HP gas and 35 and 100 HP diesel pairings (Brunswick Corporation 1961 Annual Report). | ||
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+ | [http://www.discount-marine-parts.com/ob_mercury.html Discount Marine]] has a detailed history of Mercury Marine. | ||
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Revision as of 01:59, 12 November 2012
Additional History Needed. Please contact us to edit or contribute to this page.
Mercury Outboard Motors
MerCruiser Sterndrives
Kiekefaeur Corp.
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
E.C. (Carl) Kiekhaefer bought the Cedarburg Manufacturing Company in 1939. This company produced the Thor outboard motor. Renamed the Kiekhaefer Corporation, he produced outboard motors for Montgomery Wards and [[Wizard (Western Auto)] and his own line of Mercury outboards, Quicksilver Accessories, and Ride-Guide Steering. Kiekhaefer stayed on as President when the company was purchased by the Brunswick Corporation in September 1961. At this time, Mercury outboards were distributed through more than 3,500 dealers worldwide with operations in Fond du Lac, Cedarburg, Oshkosh, and Beaver Dam, Wisconsin; St. Cloud, Florida, and Toronto, Canada. For 1962, Mercury introduced the MerCruiser sterndrive with 110, 140, 225, 310 HP gas and 35 and 100 HP diesel pairings (Brunswick Corporation 1961 Annual Report).
Discount Marine] has a detailed history of Mercury Marine.
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