Allen Motor Company

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Allen Motor Company
legal form Company
founding 1913
resolution 1922
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat Columbus , Ohio , USA
management
  • EW Allen
  • WHERE Allen
Branch Automobiles

Allen Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The brothers EW and WO Allen founded the company in 1913. The seat was in Columbus , Ohio . The main three-building facility at 400 Dublin Avenue in Columbus was previously owned by the Columbia Buggy Company . Another plant was located in Fostoria , which was previously the Peabody Buggy Company . LA Sommer, who previously worked for the Hammer-Sommer Auto Carriage Company , designed the engine and also manufactured it in a Bucyrus plant until 1916 , before the Allen brothers took over the plant. In 1913 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Allen . During the First World War , many parts were produced for the war, but the government did not pay until 1922. Financial problems arose. In 1920 the factory in Fostoria was sold to Willys-Overland . Production ended in 1922. The company went bankrupt . The two works were auctioned.

A total of 14,031 vehicles were built.

vehicles

Four-cylinder engines powered the vehicles. One source mentions an L-head engine with 3622 cm³ displacement , at least for the early days, and another source mentions an engine with side valves and 3100 cm³ displacement.

From 1913 to 1914, the range consisted of Model 36 as a two-seater roadster and Model 40 as a five-seater touring car . Its engine developed 27 hp. The chassis had a 300 cm wheelbase .

In 1915 the Model 36 was discontinued , while the Model 40 continued to be produced unchanged. In addition, three small models were introduced, all of which had a 21 hp engine and 279 cm wheelbase. Model 32 was a two-seat roadster, while Model 34 and Model 35 were five-seat touring cars.

In 1916 there was only the Model 37 as a two-seat roadster and five-seat touring car. The engine now made 23 hp. The wheelbase was 284 cm.

In 1917, the engine power of this model was specified as 22.5 hp, while the wheelbase remained unchanged. Two-seat roadsters, five-seat touring cars, three-seat coupés and five-seat sedans have survived . At the same time there was the Classic with the same engine data and wheelbase. Available as a four-seat roadster and a five-seat touring car, they were a little more expensive than the Model 37 .

In 1918 there was only the Model 41 . The engine and wheelbase remained unchanged again. Five-seat touring cars, five-seat sedans and four-seat roadsters were on offer.

The only change for 1919 was the elimination of the roadster.

Model 43 appeared in 1920 . It had an engine with 37 hp. The wheelbase was 279 cm. Five-seat touring cars and limousines as well as a three-seat roadster have survived.

In 1921 a five-seat version of the Model 43 called Artcraft Combination was added to the range. Judging from a drawing, this was a four-door sedan, but it was cheaper than the five-seat sedan.

In 1922 this version was replaced by a three-seater Artcraft Roadster and a five-seater Artcraft touring car .

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1913-1914 Model 36 4th 27 300 Roadster 2-seater
1913-1914 Model 40 4th 27 300 5-seater touring car
1915 Model 32 4th 21st 279 Roadster 2-seater
1915 Model 34 4th 21st 279 5-seater touring car
1915 Model 35 4th 21st 279 5-seater touring car
1915 Model 40 4th 27 300 5-seater touring car
1916 Model 37 4th 23 284 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1917 Classic 4th 22.5 284 5-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster
1917 Model 37 4th 22.5 284 5-seater sedan, 3-seater coupé, 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1918 Model 41 4th 22.5 284 5-seater touring car, 5-seater sedan, 4-seater roadster
1919 Model 41 4th 22.5 284 5-seater touring car, 5-seater sedan
1920 Model 43 4th 37 279 5-seater touring car, 5-seater sedan, 3-seater roadster
1921 Model 43 4th 37 279 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster, 5-seater sedan, 5-seater Artcraft Combination
1922 Model 43 4th 37 279 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster, 5-seater sedan, 5-seater Artcraft touring car, 3-seater Artcraft Roadster

Production numbers

year Production number
1913 137
1914 755
1915 1,734
1916 1,810
1917 1,723
1918 1,922
1919 2.011
1920 2,237
1921 1,316
1922 386
total 14,031

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. 26-27 (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. 36. (English)

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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. 26-27 (English).
  2. ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 36. (English)