Ansted (United States) - AllCarIndex

In 1913, EW Ansted bought the Lexington Motor Company of Connersville, Indiana, which had been producing the Lexington car since 1909. In 1921, he decided that he would like to have his name on a car, and thus the Ansted came into being. The Ansted was a 6-cylinder car based on the Lexington T series roadster, but featured a new radiator grille, emblem, hubcaps and luxurious extras such as a seasoned ash body, walnut dashboard, walnut and mahogany interior trim, cabinet at the rear of the front seat with a wood lid, completely equipped tool drawer with built-in lighting, nickel-plated glove compartment and a ladies vanity unit. The car sold for $4,500, compared with the Lexington T series, which sold for between $,2985 and $4,250. Sales were minimal.
There was a second Ansted, but these were just 1926 Lexingtons that were rebadged for the Lexington sales agency in Chicago, and did not feature the special features of the 1921 Ansted.