Cameron (vehicle brand)

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Cameron from 1904

Cameron was an American vehicle brand.

Brand history

The brothers Everitt S. and Forrest F. Cameron had already gained experience in automobile construction at the Eclipse Automobile Company and the Taunton Automobile Company . From 1900 they developed a vehicle with a gasoline engine . 1903 began the production of automobiles , which they offered under their name Cameron . To do this, they operated the United Motor Company and United Motors Company , based in Pawtucket , Rhode Island . Production took place in the factory of the James W. Brown Textile Machine Company or James W. Brown Company in the same place.

From 1904, Brown insisted as the owner that he was officially considered a manufacturer. Therefore, the James Brown Machine Corporation has been handed down as the manufacturer for the period from 1904 to 1906 . Production there ended in December 1905 because the company was taken over by people who were not interested in vehicle construction. Vehicles sold in the first ten months of 1906 were from stock.

The Cameron brothers founded the Cameron Car Company in Brockton , Massachusetts in 1906 . It was not until November 1906 that they again produced vehicles that were offered as model year 1907. When the factory got too small, they moved to the former Upton Machine Company facility in Beverly , also in Massachusetts , in 1908 . From 1909 there were further plants in New London in Connecticut , in Attica in Ohio and in Alma in Michigan . Commercial vehicles were manufactured in Alma in 1912 .

In 1913, the Cameron Manufacturing Company was founded in Orange , Connecticut , while another source continues to name the Cameron Car Company . Production was relocated to West Haven , Connecticut. No vehicles were made in 1913. Instead, the stock was sold off. The company was heavily exported , suffered the effects of World War I, and was declared bankrupt in late 1914 . The Euclid Motor Car Company then used part of the plant .

The Cameron brothers continued to try their luck and in 1916 founded a new company in Norwalk , Connecticut, which is not named. They worked on some prototypes until 1918 that did not go into series production.

In 1919 they ran another Cameron Car Company in Stamford , Connecticut, although it remains unclear whether it was just a move of the company from Norwalk or a start-up. Here they still made 120 vehicles. Production ended in 1920.

A total of over 4500 passenger cars were built .

vehicles

A special feature of all models up to 1913 was the air cooling of the engines.

From 1903 to 1904 there was only one model. A single-cylinder engine with 6 hp propelled the vehicles. The wheelbase was 193 cm. Runabout and tonneau have been handed down as superstructures . The cardan drive was unusual .

In 1905 the range consisted of two models. The smaller model had a two-cylinder engine with 8 hp and the larger a three-cylinder engine with 12/15 hp. The first-named model had a chassis with a 193 cm wheelbase and superstructures as a runabout and tonneau. The larger car had 229 cm wheelbase and was bodied as a runabout, tonneau with side entry and Surrey . These vehicles were still sold in 1906.

Vehicles with four-cylinder engines came onto the market for the first time in 1907 . The weaker version developed 16 hp. With a wheelbase of 218 cm there was a three-seater called Tourist and a light touring car . Runabout and touring cars had 244 cm wheelbase and a tonneau with side entry had 249 cm wheelbase. There was also a touring car with a 284 cm wheelbase, whose engine developed 24 hp. The position of the gearbox on the rear axle, which was retained on all models up to 1920, was unusual .

From 1908 the vehicles were given model numbers. All of the cars that year had four-cylinder engines. The Model 6 was a runabout with 218 cm wheelbase and 20 hp. The Model 8 had the same engine but 249 cm wheelbase and a three-seater touring car body. In Model 9 the engine was specified with 16/20 hp. The wheelbase was 244 cm. The structure is described as an open touring car.

In 1909, the Model 11 was the first vehicle with a six-cylinder engine . It was specified with 30/36 hp. The wheelbase was 290 cm. Touring cars, roadsters and runabouts were available. The four-cylinder models had a uniform output of 20/24 hp and a wheelbase of 244 cm. The Model 14 was available as a two- and three-seat runabout. The Model 15 Featherweight was called a two-seat Flyer ; obviously a sport version. The Model 16 was available as a four-seat roadster and a five-seat touring car.

In 1910 there were only minor changes. The Model 11 was now listed as a two- and three-seat roadster and as a four- and five-seat touring car. The Model 11-Six was new . The engine output was increased to 36 hp and the wheelbase was shortened to 279 cm. With the structure as a flyer , this was obviously a sporting version again. The four-cylinder engines now developed 24 hp. On Model 14 , only the wheelbase was lengthened to 259 cm. The model 15-4 Featherweight had a wheelbase of 218 cm, 234 cm or 244 cm and a sporty design as a flyer . In the case of Model 16 , only the wheelbase was extended, in this case to 264 cm.

In 1911, the four-cylinder models had a uniform output of 24 hp and a wheelbase of 264 cm. There was a choice of Model 24 as a two-seater open-back runabout, Model 25 as a two-seater closed-back runabout, Model 25 A as a three-seater roadster, Model 25 B as a four-seater Surrey, Model 26 as a two-seater Flyer , Model 27 as a five-seater touring car, Model 28 as a fore-door runabout and Model 29 as a fore-door touring car. The six-cylinder models had an engine output of 36 hp. The model 30 was a fore-door runabout with a 290 cm wheelbase and the model 31 was a fore-door touring car with a 305 cm wheelbase.

In 1912 the variety of models was reduced. Otherwise little has changed. The Model 28 was now called the four-door Flyer . Model 29 as Baby Tonneau and Model 29 A as a four-door, five-seat touring car now had a wheelbase of 279 cm. The Model 30 was called the Fore-Door-Flyer with two seats and the Model 31 was called the Baby Tonneau . The Model 32 was new as a five-seater fore-door touring car.

No new vehicles were built in 1913. The previous year's models produced in stock were sold on.

In 1914 a new range of vehicles came onto the market. The four-cylinder engine was now water-cooled and developed 21 hp. The chassis had a 292 cm wheelbase. The Model 30 was a five-seat touring car and the Yale Featherweight was a two-seat Flyer .

Two models have survived for 1919. The Model 45 Standard had water cooling and the Model 55 Cameron had air cooling. The latter model was cheaper. The number of cylinders, engine power and wheelbase are not known.

In 1920 there was only the Model 55 with the air-cooled six-cylinder engine. A sporty roadster had a wheelbase of 274 cm and a five-seat touring car had a wheelbase of 300 cm.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1903-1904 6 HP 1 6th 193 Runabout, runabout tonneau, canopy top runabout tonneau
1905 8 HP 2 8th 193 Runabout, runabout tonneau
1905 12/15 HP 3 12/15 229 Runabout, Side Entrance Tonneau, Surrey
1907 16 HP 4th 16 218 Tourist three-seater, light touring car
1907 16 HP 4th 16 244 Touring car, runabout
1907 16 HP 4th 16 249 Side entrance tonneau
1907 24 HP 4th 24 284 Touring car
1908 Model 6 4th 20th 218 Runabout
1908 Model 8 4th 20th 249 3-seater touring car
1908 Model 9 4th 16/20 244 Open touring car
1909 Model 11 6th 30/36 290 Touring cars, roadsters, runabouts
1909 Model 14 4th 20/24 244 Runabout 2- and 3-seater
1909 Model 15 featherweight 4th 20/24 244 Flyer 2-seater
1909 Model 16 4th 20/24 244 Roadster 4-seater, touring car 5-seater
1910 Model 11 6th 30/36 290 Touring car, 4- and 5-seater, roadster, 2- and 3-seater
1910 Model 11-Six 6th 36 279 Flyer
1910 Model 14 4th 24 259 Runabout 2- and 3-seater
1910 Model 15-4 featherweight 4th 24 218, 234 and 244 Flyer
1910 Model 16 4th 24 264 5-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster
1911 Model 24 4th 24 264 Open-back runabout 2-seater
1911 Model 25 4th 24 264 Closed-back runabout 2-seater
1911 Model 25 A 4th 24 264 Roadster 3-seater
1911 Model 25 B 4th 24 264 Surrey 4 seater
1911 Model 26 4th 24 264 Flyer 2-seater
1911 Model 27 4th 24 264 5-seater touring car
1911 Model 28 4th 24 264 Fore-door runabout
1911 Model 29 4th 24 264 Fore-door touring car
1911 Model 30 6th 36 290 Fore-door runabout
1911 Model 31 6th 36 305 Fore-door touring car
1912 Model 28 4th 24 264 Fore-Door Flyer 4-seater
1912 Model 29 4th 24 279 Baby tonneau
1912 Model 29 A 4th 24 279 Fore-Door touring car, 5-seater
1912 Model 30 6th 36 290 Fore-Door Flyer 2-seater
1912 Model 31 6th 36 305 Baby tonneau
1912 Model 32 6th 36 305 Fore-Door touring car, 5-seater
1914 Model 30 4th 21st 292 5-seater touring car
1914 Yale Featherweight 4th 21st 292 Flyer 2-seater
1919 Model 45 standard
1919 Model 55 Cameron
1920 Model 55 6th 274 Sport roadster
1920 Model 55 6th 300 5-seater touring car

Production numbers

year Production number
1903 223
1904 473
1905 617
1906 0
1907 317
1908 397
1909 427
1910 528
1911 623
1912 615
1913 0
1914 227
1915 0
1916 0
1917 0
1918 0
1919 97
1920 23
total 4567

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. 249-251 (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. 242. (English)

Web links

Commons : Cameron  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 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. 249-251 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 242. (English)