Ariel Motor Company

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Ariel Motor Company
legal form Company
founding 1905
resolution 1907
Seat Baltimore , Maryland , USA
management
  • Charles B. Lamont
  • Charles J. Palmer
  • Joseph P. Allcott
Branch Automobiles

Ariel Type III from 1905

Ariel Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Charles B. Lamont, Charles J. Palmer and Joseph P. Allcott founded the company in Boston , Massachusetts in 1905 to manufacture automobiles. The brand name was Ariel . In March 1905, the first vehicle was presented at the Boston Automobile Show . In January 1906 the company moved to Nutley , New Jersey , in April 1906 to Bridgeport , Connecticut, and finally to Baltimore , Maryland . Production ended in 1907.

The Sinclair-Scott Company continued production under the Maryland brand name .

vehicles

The OHC valve control was unusual on the engines . Water cooling and air cooling were available.

In 1905 the range consisted of two models. The Type III had a three-cylinder engine with 15 hp . The wheelbase was 224 cm. The open runabout offered space for two people. The Type IV had a four-cylinder engine with 25 hp. It was available as a touring car and had a chassis with a 254 cm wheelbase.

In 1906 the smaller model was discontinued. The engine output of the remaining Type IV was given as 30 hp. It now had a round grille that resembled the Delaunay-Belleville models . Another source mentions an oval grille.

In 1907 there were no changes in the range of models.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1905 Type III 3 15th 224 Runabout
1905 Type IV 4th 25th 254 Touring car
1906-1907 Type IV 4th 30th 254 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. 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. 69. (English)

Web links

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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. 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. 69. (English)
  3. ↑ Automobile Quarterly Volume 29, Issue 2.