Cavac Motor Car Company

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Small Motor Car Company
Cavac Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1910
resolution 1911
Seat Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
Branch Automobiles

Cavac Motor Car Company , previously the Small Motor Car Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Small Motor Car Company was founded in Detroit , Michigan in 1910 . In the same year the production of automobiles started on a small scale. The brand name was Cavac . In early 1911, vehicles were presented at several motor shows. For series production, plants in Detroit and Winnipeg were planned. At the end of 1911, the company was renamed Cavac Motor Car Company and moved to Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Production ended in 1911.

vehicles

A four-cylinder engine with an L-head powered the vehicles. He made 24 hp . The chassis was made of steel and was designed as an Underslung type . The wheelbase was 254 cm. The only body shape was a two-seater roadster . The original price was 1050 US dollars .

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. 264 (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. 253. (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. 264 (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. 253. (English)