Bantam Motor Company

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Bantam Motor Company
legal form Company
founding 1914
resolution 1914
Seat Boston , Massachusetts , USA
Branch Automobiles

Bantam Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1914 in Boston , Massachusetts . In the same year the production of automobiles began. To this end, part of the Lenox Motor Company's plant was rented. The brand name was Bantam . The designer was Frank J. Tyler, who previously worked for Maxwell-Briscoe . Production also ended in 1914. Overall, not many vehicles were made.

vehicles

The only model is called a cyclecar , although it does not meet the criteria. It had an air-cooled V2 engine with 89 mm bore , 94 mm stroke , 1182 cm³ displacement and 10.5 kW (14 hp ) power, friction gear and chain drive. The curb weight was given as 454 kg. The chassis had a wheelbase of 218 cm and a track width of 117 cm . The open two-seater body had only one door on the right side.

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. 104 (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. 131. (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. 104 (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. 131. (English)