Brecht Automobile Company

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brecht Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1901
resolution 1903
Seat St. Louis , Missouri , USA
management
  • Charles Brecht
  • Frank Brecht
  • Gus Brecht
Branch Automobiles

Brecht Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The brothers Charles, Frank and Gus Brecht founded the company in 1901 in St. Louis , Missouri . The manager was HF Borbein. They made automobiles, kit cars, and parts. The brand name was Brecht . Production ended in October 1903.

HF Borbein & Company continued production under its own name

vehicles

One model was an electric car . The setup was a runabout .

There was also a steam truck with the Rushmobile . A two-cylinder - steam engine with 6 hp power powered vehicles.

In 1903, vehicles without an engine were also available. The buyer could assemble or have an engine of his choice assembled. Brecht offered various built-in motors .

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. 143 (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. 190. (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. 143 (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. 190. (English)