Birch Motor Cars

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Birch Motor Cars Inc.
legal form Inc.
founding 1916
resolution 1923
Seat Chicago , Illinois , USA
Branch Automobiles

Birch Motor Cars was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1916 as a division of Birch Motor College . The seat was in Chicago , Illinois . In 1916 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Birch . The specialty was the sale by post. The assembly of the vehicles was largely done by other automobile manufacturers such as Crow-Elkhart and Seneca Motorcar Company . Production ended in 1923.

vehicles

Many parts were bought in. These included the engines that came from Beaver Manufacturing Company , Herschell-Spillman , LeRoi Company , Lycoming, and Supreme Motors Corporation .

In 1916 there was only the Four . It had a four-cylinder engine . He was specified with 19.6 hp . The wheelbase was 290 cm. The only version of the Model 32 was a touring car .

1917 supplemented the execution 28 model as a roadster the range.

In 1918 both were named Model 35 . That year, the Six was added as Model 45, a model with a six-cylinder engine . He was given with 21.6 HP. The chassis had a 295 cm wheelbase. The only body shape was a touring car.

In 1919 the names changed because the names Four and Six were omitted. The Model 30 was a new, small model with a 274 cm wheelbase. Its four-cylinder engine was specified with 14.4 hp. It was only available as a touring car. The Model 36 was the successor to the Four Model 35 . The engine remained unchanged, but the wheelbase was lengthened to 292 cm. Chummy roadsters and touring cars were available. The engine of the Model 45 was the same as the previous Six Model 45 , but with a 292 cm wheelbase.

In 1920 the method of calculating the PS changed. The Model 30 was now specified with 30 hp. The Model 40 with a 40-hp engine replaced the Model 36 , and the wheelbase was lengthened to 297 cm. The top model was the Model 6-45 , in whose name the six-cylinder engine and the 45 hp engine power can be found. The wheelbase remained at 292 cm. All three models were touring cars.

From 1921 to 1922 there were only two models. They had the same wheelbase of 297 cm. The Model 44 had a four-cylinder engine with 37 hp, while the Model 66 had a six-cylinder engine with 57 hp. Both were available as a five-seat touring car, three-seat roadster, four-seat sport and seven-seat sedan .

In 1923 the range also consisted of two models. But they had little in common with the previous year's models. Both had four-cylinder engines. The 23-45 model was the weaker model with 28 hp, but the longer model with a 290 cm wheelbase. There was a choice of five-seat touring car, three-seat roadster, four-seat sport and seven-seat sedan. The 305 model developed 39 hp and had a wheelbase of 274 cm. Five-seat touring cars and two-seat roadsters are mentioned.

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1916 Four Model 32 4th 19.6 290 Touring car
1917 Four Model 28 4th 19.6 290 Roadster
1917 Four Model 32 4th 19.6 290 Touring car
1918 Four Model 35 4th 19.6 290 Touring cars, roadsters
1918 Six Model 45 6th 21.6 295 Touring car
1919 Model 30 4th 14.4 274 Touring car
1919 Model 36 4th 19.6 292 Chummy Roadster, touring car
1919 Model 45 6th 21.6 292 Touring car
1920 Model 30 4th 30th 274 Touring car
1920 Model 40 4th 40 297 Touring car
1920 Model 6-45 6th 445 292 Touring car
1921-1922 Model 44 4th 37 297 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster, 4-seater sport, 7-seater sedan
1921-1922 Model 66 6th 57 297 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster, 4-seater sport, 7-seater sedan
1923 Model 23-45 4th 28 290 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster, 4-seater sport, 5-seater sedan
1923 Model 305 4th 39 274 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster

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. 126-127 (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. 166. (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. 126-127 (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. 166. (English)