Callihan (automobile manufacturer)

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Callihan was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

E. Scott Callihan moved to Woonsocket , South Dakota in 1880 . In 1883 he built a steam car , which was followed by others by 1905. The brand name was Callihan .

vehicles

The first vehicle was a tricycle with a single front wheel. The steam engine had two cylinders. The vehicle is said to have reached a top speed of 24 km / h .

Nothing is known about the later vehicles.

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. 248 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. a b c 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. 248 (English).