Barrows Vehicle Company

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barrows Vehicle Company
legal form Company
founding 1895
resolution 1899
Seat New York City , New York , USA
management
  • Charles H. Barrows
  • William H. Boynton
  • Frederick W. Dunton
Branch Automobiles

Barrows Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Charles H. Barrows, William H. Boynton and Frederick W. Dunton founded the company in 1895. The seat was in Manhattan in New York City . They started with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Barrows . Production ended in 1899.

The Lengert Company from Philadelphia was a licensee , but it is unclear whether they actually produced vehicles.

vehicles

The only model was an electric car designed by Charles Barrows. The vehicle had two wheels at the front, which were arranged close together. In between was the battery or the entire drive unit , depending on the source . The top speed was 6.4 km / h in first gear, 12.8 km / h in second gear and 19.2 km / h in third gear. The reverse gear enabled speeds of up to 6.4 km / h. One to four-seater bodies were available.

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. 107 (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. 134. (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. 107 (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. 134. (English)