Benner Motor Car Company

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Benner Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1908
resolution 1909
Seat New York City , New York , USA
management RP Benner
Branch Automobiles

Benner Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

RP Benner repaired and studied car engines from around 1900 in his workshop in New York City . In May 1908 he founded an independent automobile production company on Broadway . In October 1908 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Benner . Production ended in 1909. A total of around 200 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The only line of vehicles was called Six . A self-developed six-cylinder engine with OHV valve control propelled the vehicles. The engine output was given as 25/30 hp . The chassis has a wheelbase of 254 cm . The choices were Model A as a two-seater runabout , Model B as a three-seater roadster and Model C as a four-seater tourabout .

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1909 Six Model A 6th 25/30 254 Runabout 2-seater
1909 Six Model B 6th 25/30 254 Roadster 3-seater
1909 Six Model C 6th 25/30 254 Tourabout 4-seater

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. 117 (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. 147. (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. 117 (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. 147. (English)