Borland-Grannis Company

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Borland-Grannis Company
legal form Company
founding 1912
resolution 1914
Reason for dissolution Merger
Seat Chicago , Illinois , USA
management
  • Bruce Borland
  • UB Grannis
Branch Automobiles

Borland-Grannis Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Bruce Borland took over the Ideal Electric Vehicle Company in January 1912 . UB Grannis was also involved. The company was based in Chicago , Illinois . In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Borland . In 1914 there was a merger with the Argo Electric Vehicle Company and the Broc Electric Vehicle Company to form the American Electric Vehicle Company , based in Saginaw , Michigan . Vehicles with the previous brand name were produced there until 1916.

vehicles

Only electric cars were on offer . The power of the electric motors is not specified. A range of 160 km was guaranteed.

In 1912 there were the models CD and SD , where CD stood for chain drive and SD for cardan drive . Chain drive was more expensive and was no longer offered in the following years. The wheelbase was 234 cm. The only body shape was a brougham .

In 1913 there were five models in the range. The Model 45 was a four-seater Colonial Coupé with a 234 cm wheelbase. Model 41 and Model 50 were also four-seater coupés , but with a 236 cm wheelbase. The Model 52 was bodied on the same wheelbase as a two-seater roadster . The largest model was the Model 60 with a 312 cm wheelbase and body as a landaulet .

In 1914 there was a Coupé with the Model 50 and a Roadster with the Model 52 , both with 234 cm wheelbase. The Model 60 was now a 312 cm wheelbase sedan .

From 1915 to 1916 the range was changed slightly. The roadster was now called Model 56 , while the Coupé continued to be called Model 50 . Both had a chassis with a 244 cm wheelbase. For the sedan Model 60 , a wheelbase of 244 cm is now also specified.

Model overview

year model Wheelbase (cm) construction
1912 CD 234 Brougham
1912 SD 234 Brougham
1913 Model 41 236 4-seater coupé
1913 Model 45 234 Colonial Coupé 4-seater
1913 Model 50 236 4-seater coupé
1913 Model 52 236 Roadster 2-seater
1913 Model 60 312 Landaulet
1914 Model 50 234 Coupe
1914 Model 52 234 Roadster
1914 Model 60 312 limousine
1915-1916 Model 50 244 Coupe
1915-1916 Model 56 244 Roadster
1915-1916 Model 60 244 limousine

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. 136-137 (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. 183. (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. 136-137 (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. 183. (English)