Argonne Motor Car Company

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Argonne Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1919
resolution 1920
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat Jersey City , New Jersey , USA
management
  • Harold E. Porter
  • Charles S. Singer
Branch Automobiles

Argonne Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Otto R. Bieler and Harold E. Porter founded the company in 1919 in Jersey City , New Jersey . They began manufacturing automobiles, with assembly taking place at the Jersey City Machine Company . The brand name was Argonne . After Bieler's death, Charles S. Singer took over his job. Production initially ended in March 1920. By then, 24 vehicles had been completed. The bankruptcy began in July 1920 . After that, ten vehicles were made from existing parts.

vehicles

A model with a six-cylinder engine is mentioned for the early days .

First came a four-cylinder engine of Buda with 3710 cc engine capacity used. It drove the rear axle via a four-speed gearbox. A maximum speed of 112 km / h was guaranteed. The design of the radiator grille was similar to that of the Austro-Daimler . A Rochester-Duesenberg engine with 4950 cc displacement was used under the direction of Singer .

In 1919 the range consisted of a roadster with a 302 cm wheelbase and a touring car with a 335 cm wheelbase. In 1902 there was a choice between two- and four-seater sports roadsters. Both had a 300 cm wheelbase.

The last ten vehicles were nine sedans and one coupe .

Model overview

year model cylinder Wheelbase (cm) construction
1919 Four 4th 302 Roadster
1919 Four 4th 335 Touring car
1920 Four 4th 300 Sport Roadster 2-seater, Sport Roadster 4-seater

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. 62-63 (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. 66. (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. 62-63 (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. 66. (English)