Auto Parts Company

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Automobile Parts & Equipment Company
Auto Parts Company
legal form Company
founding 1906
resolution 1914
Seat Chicago , Illinois , USA
management
  • Horace W. Book
  • Arthur B. Pease
  • Albert H. Frys
Branch Automobiles

Auto Parts Company , previously the Automobile Parts & Equipment Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Horace W. Book, Arthur B. Pease and Albert H. Frys founded the company in the summer of 1906. The seat was on West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago , Illinois . In 1907, both the production of automobiles and advertising for them began. The brand names varied over the next few years. In November 1909 it was announced that the Harrison Motor Car Company , the Logan Construction Company and the Monarch Motor Car Company had been acquired. Production ended in 1914.

vehicles

Brand name Chicago Flyer

This brand name was used in 1907.

Brand name Touraine

A vehicle was also offered under this name in 1907. A water-cooled two - cylinder engine with 22 hp powered the rear axle via a two-speed planetary gear and a cardan shaft . The chassis had a wheelbase of 254 cm . The open touring car offered space for five people. The original price was 1,500 US dollars . For comparison: a somewhat smaller and weaker Ford Model R as a two-seater runabout only cost half as much .

Brand name Auto Parts

This brand name has been passed down for 1909, 1910, 1912 and 1914, but it could also have been used for the entire period from 1907 to 1914. The 1909 model had an engine with 22 hp, cardan drive and an open touring car body. It was $ 900.

A 1910 highwheeler was based on the previous monarch.

The 1912 Model 4-30 consisted of parts from Harrison and Logan. A toy tonneau for $ 650 is mentioned.

In 1914, components for a vehicle were offered. These parts probably came from the Michigan Motor Car Company , which had been dissolved.

Brand name Square Deal

This name only existed in 1910. It was a highwheeler with a two-cylinder engine that made 14 hp. The wheelbase was 208 cm.

Brand name Oswald

The 1911 Oswald was a runabout.

Brand name Yankee

The only model was created in 1914. It was called a cycle car, but it is unclear whether it meets the criteria for cycle cars in terms of cubic capacity and curb weight . The four-cylinder engine developed 18 hp. The wheelbase was 259 cm.

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. 90, p. 303, p. 1092, p. 1371, p. 1474 and p. 1577 (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. 90, p. 303, p. 1092, p. 1371, p. 1474 and p. 1577 (English).