Bugmobile Company of America

Bugmobile Company of America
legal form	Company
founding	1907
resolution	1909
Seat	Chicago , Illinois , USA
Branch	Automobiles

Bugmobile Company of America was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Chicago , Illinois in July 1907 . In 1908 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Bugmobile . Production ended in 1909.

vehicles

Highwheelers were on offer . With the big wheels, they were well suited for the bad roads of the time. All vehicles had two-cylinder engines and were bodied as a runabout . In the first year the engine developed 12 HP , then 15 HP. In 1908 there was the Model A with a 173 cm wheelbase and the Model B with a 193 cm wheelbase.

In 1909 only the Model C was in the range. Its chassis had a 193 cm wheelbase.

Model overview

year	model	cylinder	Power ( hp )	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1908	Model A	2	12	173	Runabout
1908	Model B	2	12	193	Runabout
1909	Model C	2	15th	193	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)