Bradley Motor Car Company

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Bradley Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1920
resolution 1921
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat Cicero , Illinois , USA
Branch Automobiles

Bradley Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Cicero , Illinois in 1920 . Automobile production began in the spring of 1920. The brand name was Bradley . Many parts were bought in. Bankruptcy began in November 1920. Production ended in 1921. Depending on the source, a total of 200 to 250 or 263 vehicles were built.

vehicles

First the Model H appeared . It had a four-cylinder engine from Lycoming . The chassis had a 295 cm wheelbase . The open touring car offered space for five people.

In the course of 1920, the Model F added to the range. It was considered the 1921 model year and had a six-cylinder engine . Wheelbase and structure corresponded to the Model H .

Model overview

year model cylinder Wheelbase (cm) construction
1920 Model H 4th 295 Touring car
1921 Model H 4th 295 Touring car
1921 Model F 6th 295 Touring car

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. 141 (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. 188. (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 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. 141 (English).
  2. ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 188. (English)