Blackburn Automotive Company

Blackburn Automotive Company
legal form	Company
founding	1920
resolution	1921
Seat	Houston , Texas , USA
Branch	Automobiles

Blackburn Automotive Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Houston , Texas . It manufactured automobiles between 1920 and 1921. The brand name was Blackburn . A total of around 500 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The vehicles were based on the Model T Ford . The chassis had a wheelbase of 254 cm . The four-cylinder engine developed 23 hp . A conventional vehicle transmission was a big difference from the original. The open touring car offered space for five people. The original price was 400 US dollars . This was below the price of the Ford T.

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. 129 (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. 168. (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. 129 (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. 168. (English)