Baldner Motor Vehicle Company

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Baldner Motor Vehicle Company
legal form Company
founding 1902
resolution 1903
Seat Xenia , Ohio , USA
management
  • Jacob Baldner
  • Fred Baldner
Branch Automobiles

Baldner Motor Vehicle Company was an American automobile manufacturer .

Company history

Jacob Baldner, who had already gained experience in automobile construction in collaboration with Charles E. Duryea , and his brother Fred came from Xenia , Ohio . They made a prototype in 1899 and began producing automobiles under the Baldner brand in 1900 . They only founded the company in 1902. Production ended in 1903. A total of nine vehicles were built.

Fred Baldner was later involved in the construction of the Xenia .

vehicles

The prototype had a two-cylinder engine . The open body offered space for two people. Was steered with a steering lever.

A three-cylinder engine was used in the series models . In 1902 the engine developed 8 hp . The wheelbase was 183 cm. The only body shape was a runabout .

In 1903 there were two models in the range. The weaker model had a 12 hp (9 kW) engine and was a runabout. The more powerful 20 hp model (15 kW) was available both as a touring car and as a light commercial vehicle . The chassis now had a 193 cm wheelbase.

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. 101 (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. 129. (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. 101 (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. 129. (English)