Besasie Automotive Company

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Besasie Automotive Company Inc.
legal form Inc.
founding 1991
resolution 1996
Seat Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA
management
  • Joseph Besasie
  • Raymond Besasie
Branch Automobiles

Besasie Automotive Company Inc. (in the literature Besasie Automobile Company Inc. ) was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded on August 21, 1991 in Milwaukee , Wisconsin . The owners were Joseph and Raymond Besasie, who previously worked for Excalibur . The production of automobiles began in 1991 or 1993 depending on the source. The brand name was Besasie . The Baci brand was also protected. Automotive News reported on December 19, 1994 that a Hong Kong dealer was ordering vehicles. Production ended in 1995 or 1996. A total of 14 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The only model was the Baci . A lattice frame made of steel tubes formed the base. A V8 engine from the Ford Thunderbird with a displacement of 5000 cc propelled the vehicles. Later versions had an engine with a displacement of 4600 cm³. There was a choice of roadster and convertible . The vehicles optically corresponded to the 1930s. The front fenders were long and tapered to the rear fenders. The grille was mounted at a noticeable angle. The headlights were partially integrated. The front bumper was divided into three parts and covered with rubber.

A used classic car dealer sold the sixth vehicle from 1994 for around 50,000 US dollars and the thirteenth vehicle from 1995 for 47,000 US dollars. This dealer also sold No. 14 from 1996.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b opencorporates (English, accessed on February 26, 2017)
  2. ^ A b c Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Besasie and Baci; Besasia.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 161. (English)
  4. ↑ a b c Allcarindex (English, accessed on February 26, 2017)
  5. ↑ a b c d'Auto (Dutch, accessed February 26, 2017)
  6. ↑ www.trademarkia.com (accessed February 26, 2017)
  7. ^ Sally Garbo Wedde: First Bacis bound for Hong Kong on Automotive News from December 19, 1994 (English, accessed February 26, 2017)
  8. ↑ a b Bob’s Classics (English, accessed on February 26, 2017)
  9. ↑ a b Bob’s Classics (English, accessed on February 26, 2017)