Annesley (automobile manufacturer)

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Annesley was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Charles G. Annesley became known as the buyer of Henry Ford's first vehicle in 1896. He manufactured several automobiles in Detroit , Michigan in 1899 . The brand name was Annesley . Walter L. Marr, who later ran the Marr Autocar Company , was also involved. Annesley then worked for the Buffalo Gas Engine Company . After his return to Detroit in 1914, he again manufactured vehicles with CA Gonolay. This time it stayed with prototypes .

vehicles

Seven vehicles were built in 1899. The four electric cars were powered by electric motors. Three other cars had a gasoline engine .

The vehicle from 1914 had a four-cylinder engine . The chassis had a wheelbase of 259 cm and a track width of 112 cm . The open body offered space for two people next to each other. The maximum speed was given as 80 km / h.

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. 54 (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. 59. (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. 54 (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. 59. (English)