American Automobile Manufacturing Company

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Jonz Automobile Company
American Automobile Manufacturing Company
legal form Company
founding 1908
resolution 1913
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat New Albany , Indiana , USA
management
  • Chester Charles Jonz
  • Ellsworth Jonz
Branch Automobiles

American Automobile Manufacturing Company , previously Jonz Automobile Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Chester Charles Jones was an automobile dealer from Beatrice , Nebraska . He held a patent for a two-stroke engine . In 1908 he founded the Jonz Automobile Company with his brother Ellsworth Jonz in the same town. A vehicle was ready for the Chicago Automobile Show in early 1909. The brand name was Jonz . Financial problems arose.

At the end of 1910, Berton B. Bales brought additional capital into the company. The name was changed to American Automobile Manufacturing Company . The seat was moved to New Albany , Indiana . The production plant was also located there. Bankruptcy began in March 1912 . Production ended in the same year.

In January 1913, the Ohio Falls Motor Car Company took over the remains.

A vehicle from the company's early days still exists.

vehicles

The first vehicles had the self-developed two-stroke engine. It did not prove itself. Later engines from the Continental Motors Company were used.

In 1909 there were three models to choose from. The 20/25 HP had a two-cylinder engine that was specified with 20/25 HP . The chassis had a wheelbase of 282 cm and was designed as a runabout with two seats. The 30/35 HP had a three-cylinder engine that was specified with 30/35 HP. The wheelbase was only 244 cm. The bodies were a roadster with four seats and a touring car with five seats. The top model was the 40/45 HP . Its three-cylinder engine was specified with 40/45 hp. The wheelbase corresponded to the two-cylinder model. The only structure was a touring car with five seats.

In 1910 there were three models. The two-cylinder engine with 20 hp was identical. Model J as a two-seater runabout and Model O as a four-seater roadster had a wheelbase of 203 cm. The model N , which was bodied as a five-seat touring car, had a wheelbase of 267 cm.

In 1911, Model A was the entry-level model. It had a two-cylinder engine with 20 hp. The wheelbase was 229 cm. The only structure was a runabout with two seats. Model B ranked above this . The three-cylinder engine developed 30 hp. The wheelbase of 264 cm allowed bodies as demi- tonneau , taxicab and light delivery van . The Model C had a four-cylinder engine with 40 hp. The wheelbase was 305 cm. Are Narrated Toy Tonneau , touring car with five and seven seats, coupe and sedan .

In 1912, the wheelbase of Model A was lengthened to 244 cm. The number of seats in the runabout is unknown. The only change to the Model B was the replacement of the light delivery van with a five-seat touring car. The Model C was now available as a touring car, torpedo , sedan and coupe. The Model D was a five-seat touring car on the same basis.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1909 20/25 HP 2 20/25 282 Runabout 2-seater
1909 30/35 HP 3 30/35 244 Roadster 4-seater, touring car 5-seater
1909 40/45 HP 3 40/45 282 5-seater touring car
1910 Model J 2 20th 203 Runabout 2-seater
1910 To model 2 20th 267 5-seater touring car
1910 Model O 2 20th 203 Roadster 4-seater
1911 Model A 2 20th 229 Runabout 2-seater
1911 Model B 3 30th 264 Demi-Tonneau, taxicab, light delivery van
1911 Model C 4th 40 305 Toy Tonneau, 5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, coupé, limousine
1912 Model A 2 20th 244 Runabout
1912 Model B 3 30th 264 5-seater touring car, demi-tonneau, taxicab
1912 Model C 4th 40 305 Touring car, torpedo, limousine, coupé
1912 Model D 4th 40 305 5-seater touring car

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. 789-790 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 798 (English).

Web links

Commons : American Automobile Manufacturing Company  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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. 789-790 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 798 (English).