By Robert Emslie
Welcome to Thursday Trivia where we offer up a historical automotive trivia question and you try and solve it before seeing the answer after the jump. It’s like a History test, with cars!
This week’s question is: What American luxury automaker evolved from a company that made cages for birds and squirrels?
If you know the answer, make the jump to see if you are correct. And don’t think you’re a bird brain if you don’t.
From How Stuff Works:
An outgrowth of the former George N. Pierce Company of Buffalo, New York — one-time bicycle manufacturer and, earlier, bird cage maker — the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company had achieved a position of prominence by the mid-Teens.
Image source: The Old Car Manual Project
Eric Trytko 
Kamil Kaluski
My guess is Graham.
EDIT: Not even close.
I thought the Packard grill looked a little like an old birdcage. I was wrong.
My Throckmorten-Havahart Ironmongery & Delicates WAG wasn't so far off.
Sir-
As the owner of a Throckmorten-Havahart Ironmongery & Delicates WAGoneer, I feel your attempt at maligning this fine brand has crossed the threshold of good taste.
This answer is wrong. As a repeat customer of their products, I'm convinced that most Chryslers evolved from something made from bent wire.
Well, they are now owned by Fiat, which also owns Maserati. Maserati was famous for making bird cages.
I came here to post just that. Bird Cage Maseratis are the cat's meow.
They must have left the cage door open because I can't find the bird in there,
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