Bentel (automobile manufacturer)

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Bentel was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

George R. Bentel ran the company in Los Angeles , California . Between 1916 and 1919 he manufactured automobiles which he marketed as Bentel . He was also a dealer for brands like Jordan and Simplex .

There was no affiliation with the Theodore F. Bentel Company of Pennsylvania, which used the same brand name.

vehicles

Many vehicles were based on models from Mercer . They had a particularly sporty appearance. On running boards was often omitted. He later also used Jordan and Simplex chassis .

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. 118 (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. 148. (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. 118 (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. 148. (English)