Atlanta Motor Car Company

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White Star Automobile Company
Atlanta Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1909
resolution 1918
Seat Atlanta , Georgia , USA
management Clarence Huston
Branch vehicles

Atlanta Motor Car Company , previously White Star Automobile Company , was an American manufacturer of vehicles .

Company history

The White Star Automobile Company was founded in Atlanta , Georgia in 1909 . Clarence Huston was President, NP Moss Treasurer, William P. Milles Secretary, and Fred L. Sawyer General Manager. In the same year the production of automobiles began . The brand name was White Star .

Already in August 1909 the name was changed to Atlanta Motor Car Company . At the end of 1911 the production of motor vehicles was stopped. Now carriages of the brands Golden Eagle and White Star were created . Production ended in 1918.

Motor vehicles

First there was a highwheeler . With the big wheels, it was well suited for the bad roads of the time, especially out of town. However, Atlanta was already a big city back then and the product was therefore not ideal for many interested parties. A two-cylinder engine with 20 HP power drove the rear axle via a planetary gear and two chains. The chassis had a wheelbase of 203 cm . The structure was called a motor buggy with two seats. This model was discontinued in August 1909.

From 1909 to 1911 there were two common models in the range. They had a four-cylinder engine , a normal gearbox and cardan drive . The 22 HP had a 22 HP engine. It was bodied as a roadster . The 35 HP had an engine with 114.3 mm bore , 127 mm stroke , 5212 cm³ displacement and 35 HP power. The wheelbase was 279 cm. There was a choice of three different touring cars with five seats.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1909 Highwheeler 2 20th 203 Motor buggy 2-seater
1909-1911 22 HP 4th 22nd Roadster 2-seater
1909-1911 35 HP 4th 35 279 5-seater 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. 1541 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1738 (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. 1541 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1738 (English).