American Automobile Manufacturing Company
Jonz Automobile Company American Automobile Manufacturing Company |
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legal form | Company |
founding | 1908 |
resolution | 1913 |
Reason for dissolution | insolvency |
Seat | New Albany , Indiana , USA |
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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 |
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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
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).