Classic Motor Car Company

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Classic Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1916
resolution 1920
Seat Lake Geneva , Wisconsin , USA
Branch Automobiles

Classic Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1916 in Chicago , Illinois . In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Classic . The sales figures developed well. Production ended in 1917 due to a shortage of materials due to the First World War .

In 1920 there was an attempt to restart in Lake Geneva , Wisconsin . Production remained minimal.

vehicles

First there was the Model 4-40 . A four-cylinder engine from Lycoming with 20 hp power powered vehicles. The chassis had a wheelbase of 290 cm . The choice was between one triple Cloverleaf - Roadster and a five-seater touring car . The slightly inclined windshield was striking .

In 1920 the Four and Six models were planned. You should get four- and six-cylinder engines that you made yourself . The wheelbase was set at 300 cm.

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. 310. (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. 310. (English)