Broc Electric Vehicle Company

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Broc Carriage & Wagon Company
Broc Carriage Company
Broc Electric Vehicle Company
legal form Company
founding 1904
resolution 1914
Reason for dissolution Merger with other companies
Seat Cleveland , Ohio , USA
management FA Brand
Branch Automobiles

Broc Electric Vehicle Company , previously Broc Carriage & Wagon Company and Broc Carriage Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Broc Carriage & Wagon Company was founded in 1904, then renamed the Broc Carriage Company and in 1910 the Broc Electric Vehicle Company . The company was based in Cleveland , Ohio . First, bodies were made. Automobiles were added in 1909, which were marketed as Broc . In 1914 the Argo Electric Vehicle Company and the Borland-Grannis Company merged to form the American Electric Car Company based in Saginaw , Michigan . Production was then relocated to Saginaw and ended in 1916. The brand name remained Broc until the end .

vehicles

Electric cars were on offer . The power of the electric motors is not specified. Choices were chain and cardan drives as well as steering wheel and steering lever. From 1914, the model names have the suffixes Rear Drive , Front Drive and Double Drive , which suggests rear-wheel drive , front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive .

From 1909 to 1910, only the model D . The chassis had a wheelbase of 203 cm . The bodies were named Straight Front Coupé , Ext. Front Coupé , Stanhope and Victoria .

In 1911 the range comprised six models. Model 20 as a two-seat Stanhope, Model 21 as a two-seat Victoria, Model 22 as a three-seat coupé and Model 24 as a four-seat coupé had 203 cm wheelbase. The two-seater Roadster Model 19 and the four-seater Coupé Model 25 had a wheelbase of 211 cm.

In 1912 the offer was expanded. The Coupé Model 26 had the shortest wheelbase at 213 cm. The wheelbase of the Roadster Model 19 , Stanhope Model 20 , Victoria Model 21 and Coupé Model 22 was 216 cm. There were also two larger Brougham models, Model 28 and Model 30 , which had a wheelbase of 241 cm and 254 cm respectively.

In 1913 only Brougham were still in the range, which has hardly changed since then. The Model 20 was 213 cm wheelbase and offered space for two people. The five-seater Model 28 , Model 29 and Model 31 had a wheelbase of 244 cm.

In 1914, the Model 30 was the last coupé. It had a wheelbase of 244 cm. Model 32 and Model 33 were referred to as Rear Drive , the former 244 cm and the latter 249 cm wheelbase. Model 34 as Front Drive and Model 36 as Double Drive also had the longer wheelbase of 249 cm.

In the last two years the wheelbase was a uniform 244 cm. Model 33 was now specified as the front drive and Model 34 as the rear drive . Model 36 remained the double drive .

Model overview

year model execution Wheelbase (cm) construction
1909-1910 Model D 203 Straight Front Coupé, Ext. Front Coupé, Stanhope, Victoria
1911 Model 19 211 Roadster 2-seater
1911 Model 20 203 Stanhope 2-seater
1911 Model 21 203 Victoria 2-seater
1911 Model 22 203 3-seater coupé
1911 Model 24 203 4-seater coupé
1911 Model 25 211 4-seater coupé
1912 Model 19 216 Roadster
1912 Model 20 216 Stanhope
1912 Model 21 216 Victoria
1912 Model 22 216 Coupe
1912 Model 26 213 Coupe
1912 Model 28 241 Brougham
1912 Model 30 254 Brougham
1913 Model 20 213 Brougham 2-seater
1913 Model 28 244 Brougham 5-seat
1913 Model 29 244 Brougham 5-seat
1913 Model 31 244 Brougham 5-seat
1914 Model 30 244 Coupe
1914 Model 32 Rear drive 244 Brougham
1914 Model 33 Rear drive 249 Brougham
1914 Model 34 Front drive 249 Brougham
1914 Model 36 Double drive 249 Brougham
1915-1916 Model 33 Front drive 244 Brougham
1915-1916 Model 34 Rear drive 244 Brougham
1915-1916 Model 36 Double drive 244 Brougham

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. 150-151 (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. 198. (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. 150-151 (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. 198. (English)