Acadia (make of car)

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Acadia was an American automobile brand.

Brand history

Ernest R. Kelly owned a workshop in Wilmington , Delaware , where he repaired bicycles and dealt with machines. After a few years of development, he started producing and selling automobiles in 1903 . The brand name was Acadia . Production ended in 1904 when he went out of business and moved to Philadelphia .

vehicles

The only model had a single cylinder engine with 5 hp . It was mounted under the seat and drove the rear axle via a chain. The front of the vehicle was similar to the Renault models . The open body offered space for two people. The wheelbase was 157 cm. The vehicle weighed 272 kg. The base price was 600 US dollars . Mudguards , headlights and horn cost extra.

literature

  • Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 14 (English).
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 10. (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Beverly Rae Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard catalog of American Cars. 1805-1942. Digital edition . 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola 2013, ISBN 978-1-4402-3778-2 , pp. 14 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 10. (English)