Clarkmobile Company

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Clarkmobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1902
resolution 1905
Seat Lansing , Michigan , USA
management Frank G. Clark
Branch Automobiles

Clarkmobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Frank G. Clark founded the company in April 1902 in Lansing , Michigan . In early 1903 he started producing automobiles. The brand name was Clarkmobile . Production ended in 1904. In January 1905, Clark sold everything to the New Way Motor Company .

Clark founded the Furgason Motor Company in the same town in 1910 .

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. A single-cylinder engine with 7 hp was mounted under the seat and powered the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The chassis had a wheelbase of 183 cm . The open runabout offered space for two to three people.

Overview of car brands from the US, the Clark include

brand Manufacturer Marketing start End of marketing Location, state
Clark Clark Manufacturing Company 1897 1901 Moline, Illinois
Clark Edward S. Clark Steam Automobiles 1900 1909 Boston, Massachusetts
Clark AF Clark & ​​Company 1903 1905 Philadelphia, Philadelphia
Clark Clark Motor Car Company 1910 1912 Shelbyville, Indiana
Clark Furgason Motor Company 1910 1911 Lansing, Michigan
Clark Electric Toledo Electric Vehicle Company 1909 1910 Toledo, Ohio
Clark Electric Brunn Carriage Manufacturing Company 1910 1910 Buffalo, New York
Clark-Hatfield Clark-Hatfield Automobile Company 1908 1909 Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Clark-Norwalk Norwalk Motor Car Company 1910 1910 Norwalk, Ohio
Clarkmobile Clarkmobile Company 1903 1904 Lansing, Michigan

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. 339 (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. 309. (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. 339 (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. 309. (English)