Charles Behlen Sons' Company

Charles Behlen Sons' Company
legal form	Company
founding	1840s
resolution	20th century
Seat	Cincinnati , Ohio , USA
management	George Behlen
Branch	Carriages

Charles Behlen Sons' Company was an American manufacturer of carriages . There is also the spelling of Charles Behlen's Sons Company .

Company history

Charles Behlen founded the company in the 1840s in Cincinnati , Ohio to manufacture horse and carriage. His sons, at least later, also worked for the company. In 1909 George Behlen headed the company. A few automobiles were made that year . The brand name was Behlen . It is not known when the company was dissolved.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. It had a four-cylinder engine . He was specified with 24/30 hp . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The chassis had a wheelbase of 259 cm . The new price was 1500 US dollars . By comparison, the weaker Ford Model T cost $ 850 that year as a five-seater touring car .

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. 113 (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. 113 (English).
2. ↑ ^{a b} www.coachbuilt.com on Trailmobile (English, accessed on September 23, 2017)