Arabian (car brand)

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Arabian was an American automobile brand.

Brand history

William Galloway introduced the brand in 1915. Initially, the Argo Motor Company from Jackson , Michigan manufactured the vehicles. In 1916 the William Galloway Company from Waterloo , Iowa took over the production. Production ended in 1917.

vehicles

The vehicles were similar to the Argo models. In 1915 there was the Four with a four-cylinder engine and 12 hp . The wheelbase was 229 cm. The only body shape was a roadster .

From 1916 to 1917 there was a larger four in the range. Its four-cylinder engine developed 22 hp. The two-seater roadster had a chassis with a 244 cm wheelbase. A touring car with five seats had a wheelbase of 262 cm.

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. 60 (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. 64. (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. 60 (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. 64. (English)