Asheville Light Car

Asheville Light Car Company
legal form
founding	1914
resolution	1915
Seat	Asheville , North Carolina , USA
management	EC Merrill
Branch	Automobiles

Asheville Light Car (1914)

The Asheville Light Car Company was an American automobile manufacturer.

Company history

EC Merrill founded the company in Asheville , North Carolina in 1914 . He manufactured there cyclecars under the name Asheville . Production ended in 1915 when the company was dissolved.

vehicles

The Asheville was a roadster with a relatively long hood and two seats at the end. He was with an air-cooled V-2 engine of Indian equipped, who developed 7 hp (5.1 kW). The engine power was transmitted to the rear wheels via a two-speed gearbox and a flat belt. The narrow wire-spoke wheels were suspended from cantilever springs. The wheelbase was 2388 mm. The weight was 204 kg. The simple car cost 450, - USD . For comparison: A Ford Model T in the 1914 model year cost $ 500 in the cheapest version as a two-seater runabout .

Models

model	Construction period	cylinder	power	wheelbase	Superstructures
Light car	1914-1915	2 V	7 bhp (5.1 kW)	2388 mm	Roadster 2 seats

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. 66 (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. 81. (English)

Web links

Commons : Asheville  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 81. (English)
2. ↑ 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. 66 (English).