Buggy Car Company

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Buggy Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1908
resolution 1909
Seat Cincinnati , Ohio , USA
Branch Automobiles

Buggy Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1908 in Cincinnati , Ohio . In September 1908 everything was taken over by the Postal Automobile & Engineering Company and the production of their vehicles continued. The brand name was Buggy Car , which one source calls lack of ingenuity . Production ended in 1909.

vehicles

Highwheelers were on offer . With their big wheels, they were suitable for the bad roads of the time.

One model series had a two-cylinder engine with 16/18 hp . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a friction gear and two chains. The wheelbase was 193 cm. Model A and Model B were available as runabouts and delivery vans . Model C was a Surrey .

The other model series also had a two-cylinder engine, but only produced 12.5 hp, as well as a planetary gear . The chassis had the same wheelbase. As No. 1 there was a two-seat runabout and as No. 4 a three-seat runabout.

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1908-1909 Friction Drive Model A 2 16/18 193 Runabout, delivery truck
1908-1909 Friction Drive Model B 2 16/18 193 Runabout, delivery truck
1908-1909 Friction Drive Model C 2 16/18 193 Surrey
1908-1909 Planetary No. 1 2 12.5 193 Runabout 2-seater
1908-1909 Planetary No. 4th 2 12.5 193 3-seater runabout

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. 161 (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. 217. (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. 161 (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. 217. (English)