Automobile Construction and Engineering Company

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Automobile Construction and Engineering Company
legal form Company
founding 1914
resolution 1914
Seat Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
Branch Automobiles

Automobile Construction and Engineering Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It manufactured some automobiles and parts in 1914. The brand name was Automobile Construction . In contrast to many other manufacturers, the offer was aimed primarily at dealers who manufacture their own vehicles and want to market them under their own name.

There was no connection with the Automobile Construction Company , which also manufactured Automobile Construction brand cars between 1901 and 1902 .

vehicles

The chassis had a wheelbase of 279 cm. A four-cylinder engine from the Continental Motors Company drove the rear axle via a three-speed gearbox and a cardan shaft . The original price was 675 US dollars .

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. 88-89 (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. 116. (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. 88-89 (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. 116. (English)