Burrows Cyclecar Company

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Burrows Cyclecar Company
legal form Company
founding 1914
resolution 1915
Seat Ripley , New York , USA
management
  • Watson Burrows
  • Robert P. Burrows
Branch Automobiles

Burrows Cyclecar Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Watson and Robert P. Burrows founded the company in Ripley , New York , in 1914 . They manufactured automobiles until 1915. The brand name was Burrows .

vehicles

There were two models on offer. They are referred to as a cycle car, although they do not meet the criteria. The two-cylinder engine came from Mack and was air-cooled . It had 85.7 mm bore , 99.2 mm stroke , 1145 cm³ displacement and 9 hp . It drove the rear axle via a friction gear and belt. The wheelbase was noticeably long at 269 cm. The curb weight was given as 325 kg.

The 1914 model had two seats in a row. The Model M followed in 1915 as a roadster with two seats next to each other.

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. 196 (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. 226. (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. 196 (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. 226. (English)