Automatic Transportation Company
Automatic Transportation Company | |
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legal form | Company |
founding | 1921 |
resolution | 1927 |
Reason for dissolution | Takeover by Walker Vehicle Company |
Seat | Buffalo , New York , USA |
Branch | Motor vehicles |
Automatic Transportation Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
The company was founded in Buffalo , New York , in 1921 . The production of automobiles and commercial vehicles began. The brand name was Automatic , possibly with the addition of Electric . 1921 ended the cars production and 1927, the truck production. The Walker Vehicle Company took over the company.
vehicles
Electric cars were on offer . The only car is described as high-class and expensive, but small. The chassis had a wheelbase of 165 cm . The total length was 241 cm. The curb weight was given as 408 kg. The maximum speed was specified with 29 km / h and the range with 96 km. The body offered space for two people. Colonel ER (Teddy) Green was one of the buyers. One photo shows around twelve vehicles on a road.
A light commercial vehicle had a slightly longer chassis. Trucks were also built.
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. 87 (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. 115. (English)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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. 87 (English).
- ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 115. (English)