Beardsley & Hubbs Manufacturing Company

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Beardsley & Hubbs Manufacturing Company
legal form Company
founding 1900
resolution 1902
Seat Shelby , Ohio , USA
management
  • Volmer Beardsley
  • Charles Hubbs
Number of employees 40
Branch Automobiles

Beardsley & Hubbs Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles . There was no connection with Darling Motors Company , which a few years later also manufactured Darling vehicles.

Company history

Volmer Beardsley and Charles Hubbs ran the company, based in Mansfield , Ohio . In November 1900 an agreement was reached with Rollo R. Darling. Then in 1901 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Darling . Darling left the company at the end of 1901. Beardsley and Hubbs relocated to Shelby . In 1902, 40 employees produced three vehicles a week. Production ended in 1902.

Beardsley and Hubbs then founded the Shelby Motor Car Company .

vehicles

Various models were on offer. All had a two-cylinder engine that was specified with 10/12 hp .

In 1901 three versions were designated as model plus number and four other versions as style plus number. Model 1 was a Stanhope , Model 2 was a Stanhope with a roof, Model 5 was a doctor 's car called Physicians's Car , Style 3 and Style 4 Combination Stanhopes and Style 6 and Style 7 Combination Brakes .

In 1902 the Model 1 was available as a Stanhope as well as a two- and four-seat passenger rig . As in the previous year, Style 6 and Style 7 were combination brakes .

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) construction
1901 Model 1 2 10/12 Stanhope
1901 Model 2 2 10/12 Stanhope with roof
1901 Model 5 2 10/12 Doctoral car
1901 Style 3 2 10/12 Combination Stanhope
1901 Style 4 2 10/12 Combination Stanhope
1901 Style 6 2 10/12 Combination brake
1901 Style 7 2 10/12 Combination brake
1902 Model 1 2 10/12 Stanhope, Passenger Rig 2-seat and 4-seat
1902 Style 6 2 10/12 Combination brake
1902 Style 7 2 10/12 Combination brake

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. 416 and p. 1345 (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. 384. (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. 416 and p. 1345 (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. 384. (English)