Brasie Motor Car Company

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Brasie Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1914
resolution 1916
Seat Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA
management Frank R. Brasie
Branch Automobiles

Brasie Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Frank R. Brasie founded the company in July 1914 as the successor to the Brasie Motor Truck Company . The seat was in Minneapolis , Minnesota . The production of automobiles began, which was marketed as Brasie . Production ended in 1916.

The Packet Motor Car Manufacturing Company succeeded.

vehicles

On offer were vehicles that were referred to as cycle cars, although they did not meet the criteria. The basis was a development by the Shapiro-Michaelson Motor Car Company . The designer was Joseph M. Michaelson. A water-cooled four - cylinder engine propelled the vehicles. A bore of 69.85 mm and a stroke of 101.6 mm resulted in a displacement of 1557 cm³ and an output of 12 hp . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a friction gear and belt. The chassis had a wheelbase of 254 cm . There was a choice of a two- and a four-seater roadster and a small commercial vehicle .

The Packet model was the same as the first model, but a little more expensive.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1914-1916 Cyclecar 4th 12 254 Messenger Roadster 2- and 4-seater, packet delivery
1914-1916 Package 4th 12 254 Roadster 2- and 4-seater, delivery

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. 142 (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. 189. (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. 142 (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. 189. (English)