Blood Brothers Machine Company

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Blood Brothers Automobile & Machinery Company
Blood Brothers Machine Company
legal form Company
founding 1904
resolution 1915 or later
Seat Kalamazoo , Michigan , USA
Number of employees 248
Branch Mechanical engineering , automobiles

Blood Brothers Machine Company , previously Blood Brothers Automobile & Machinery Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Mechanics Maurice E. and Charles C. Blood were from Kalamazoo , Michigan . You were involved in the Michigan Automobile Company Limited , founded in late 1902 . They also ran an auto dealership for Cadillac and Pope vehicles . They founded the Blood Brothers Automobile & Machinery Company in 1904 and began producing automobiles in 1905. The brand name was Blood . In November 1906 they temporarily gave up automobile production and changed the company name to Blood Brothers Machine Company . Now they were active in the field of mechanical engineering and manufactured universal joints , among other things .

Vehicle production was resumed at the beginning of 1914. One source suggests that Howard E. Blood, the son of Maurice E. Blood, was the driving force behind this project. The vehicle was first presented at the New York Automobile Show in January 1914. The brand name was now Cornelian . A significant number of orders were received. Plans to move production to a facility in Allegan , Michigan dragged on through March 1915. In May 1915, a vehicle took part in the Indianapolis 500 auto race. In June 1915 the company had 248 employees. Production plans were 25 vehicles per week. Vehicle production ended in October 1915. A total of about 100 Cornelians were created .

It is not known when the company was dissolved.

vehicles

Brand name Blood

The vehicles largely corresponded to the Michigan models. One thing they had in common was a two-cylinder engine . The three models differed in terms of engine power, wheelbase , body shape and, of course, price. In the Model C , the engine developed 12 hp . The wheelbase was 198 cm. A light touring car has been handed down as a body.

The Model D had the same engine. The chassis had a wheelbase of 203 cm. The structure was called a demi-tonneau .

In the Model E , the engine developed 16 hp. The wheelbase of 229 cm enabled a tonneau with side entry.

Brand name Cornelian

The only model is called a cyclecar , although it does not meet the criteria. A four-cylinder engine from Sterling with a displacement of 1688 cc and an output of 13 hp drove the rear axle. The monocoque instead of a chassis was unusual . The wheelbase was 244 cm, the track 142 cm and the curb weight about 454 kg. The open roadster offered space for two people side by side.

Louis Chevrolet used a racing version in the Indianapolis 500 race in 1915 . He dropped out in the 77th round. This vehicle has been preserved and is on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum .

Model overview

year brand model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1905-1906 Blood Model C 2 12 198 Light touring
1905-1906 Blood Model D 2 12 203 Demi-tonneau
1905-1906 Blood Model E. 2 16 229 Side entrance tonneau
1914-1915 Cornelian Cyclecar 4th 13 244 Roadster 2-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. 134 and p. 379 (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. 171 and p. 336. (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. 134 and p. 379 (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. 171 and p. 336. (English)