American Junior

American Junior was a small automobile produced by the American Motor Vehicle Company of Lafayette, Indiana, in the early twentieth century. The vehicle was a compact two-seater powered by a single-cylinder Davis Motor Wheel mounted at the rear, following a mechanical layout later seen in vehicles such as the Smith Flyer and the Briggs & Stratton buckboards. Unlike those later designs, however, the American Junior featured a bonnet at the front, giving it a more conventional automotive appearance despite its minimal construction.

Priced at just 160 dollars, the American Junior was marketed as suitable for both adults and children, though its design and scale suggested it was primarily intended for younger users. The company also produced a more basic buckboard model powered by the Smith Motor Wheel. This design was eventually sold to the A. O. Smith Company, which went on to market it under the name Smith Flyer.

In 1918, the American Motor Vehicle Company introduced a more substantial vehicle, a roadster equipped with a 10/12 horsepower four-cylinder engine, sold under the name Greyhound. This model represented a departure from the company's earlier minimalist offerings, reflecting a shift toward more conventional automobile design.