Auburn Motor Chassis Company

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Auburn Motor Chassis Company
legal form Company
founding 1912
resolution 1915
Seat Auburn , Indiana , USA
Branch Automobiles

Auburn Motor Chassis Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Auburn , Indiana . It manufactured automobiles between 1912 and 1915, which were marketed as Auburn .

There was no connection with the better known Auburn Automobile Company from the same town.

vehicles

Highwheelers were on offer . With their big wheels, they were well suited for the bad roads of the time. The vehicles were powered by a two-cylinder engine with 12/14 hp . Most of the engines were air-cooled . Many vehicles were commercial vehicles .

The shortest vehicle with a wheelbase of 165 cm was a buggy. The runabout had a 196 cm wheelbase. The Handy Wagon , also with a 196 cm wheelbase, was a car that was suitable for transporting loads after removing the rear seats. The delivery as a commercial vehicle with a 218 cm wheelbase was available with around 360 kg payload and with around 680 kg payload.

The only model with water cooling was a delivery with around 450 kg payload.

Model overview

year Engine cooling cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1912-1915 Air cooling 2 12/14 165 buggy
1912-1915 Air cooling 2 12/14 196 Runabout
1912-1915 Air cooling 2 12/14 196 Handy Wagon
1912-1915 Air cooling 2 12/14 218 Delivery 800 pounds
1912-1915 Air cooling 2 12/14 218 Delivery 1500 pound
1912-1915 Water cooling 2 12/14 Delivery 1000 pound

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. 78 (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. 95. (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. 78 (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. 95. (English)