Beardsley Electric Company

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Beardsley Electric Company
legal form Company
founding 1913
resolution 1917
Reason for dissolution Acquisition by Moreland Motor Truck Company
Seat Culver City , California , USA
management Volney S. Beardsley
Number of employees 40
Branch Automobiles

Beardsley Electric Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Volney S. Beardsley had previous automotive experience with Beardsley & Hobbs Company and Auto Vehicle Company . On August 29, 1913, he founded his own company in Los Angeles , California . Watt Moreland was vice president and John T. Shannon was the designer. In 1914 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Beardsley . In 1915 the company moved to Culver City , also in California. 40 people were employed at the time. The lack of parts due to the First World War and the declining interest in electric cars led to its demise. The company's last advertisement appeared in February 1917. Production ended a little later. A total of 661 vehicles were built.

The Moreland Motor Truck Company took over the company.

vehicles

Only electric cars were on offer. The performance of the electric motors has not been handed down. The range was over 160 km. Over the years there have been different models and structures. The wheelbases are not known.

From 1914 to 1916 the range consisted of the Model 100-B as a five-seat Brougham , Model 200-B as a two-seat Roadster and Model 300-B as a five-seat Victoria .

In 1917 there were some changes. The five-seat Brougham was now called the Model 100 . The Roadster Model 200 now had three seats. The Victoria dropped out. The Model 400 as a four-seater Brougham and the Model 500 as a light four-seater runabout were added .

Model overview

year model construction
1914-1916 Model 100-B Brougham 5-seat
1914-1916 Model 200-B Roadster 2-seater
1914-1916 Model 300-B Victoria 5-seater
1917 Model 100 Brougham 5-seat
1917 Model 200 Roadster 3-seater
1917 Model 400 Brougham 4-seater
1917 Model 500 Light Runabout 4-seater

Production numbers

year Production number
1914 147
1915 128
1916 173
1917 213
total 661

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. 111 (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. 138. (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. 111 (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. 138. (English)