Cleveland Cyclecar Company

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Cleveland Cyclecar Company
legal form Company
founding 1914
resolution 1914
Seat Cleveland , Ohio , USA
Branch Automobiles

Cleveland Cyclecar Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Cleveland , Ohio in 1914 . It mentions WE Burnes, who previously worked for Garford and Stearns , and WH Hoyes, who previously worked for Stearns and the Royal Motor Car Company . The designer was the Englishman Robert Clark, who had gained experience with the Daimler Motor Company and Humber . They started producing automobiles in 1914. The brand name was Cleveland . Production ended in 1914.

vehicles

The only model is called the Cyclecar , although it is unclear whether it meets the criteria. A water-cooled four - cylinder engine with 16 HP power drove the rear axle via a friction gear and belt. The open body of the roadster offered space for two people. The original price was 395 US dollars .

Overview of car brands from the US, the Cleveland include

brand Manufacturer Marketing start End of marketing Location, state
Cleveland Sperry Engineering Company 1898 1900 Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland General Automobile & Manufacturing Company 1902 1902 Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Cleveland Automobile Company (from 1902) 1902 1904 Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Cleveland Motor Car Company 1905 1909 New York City, New York
Cleveland Cleveland Electric Vehicle Company 1909 1910 Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Cleveland Cyclecar Company 1914 1914 Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Cleveland Automobile Company (from 1919) 1919 1926 Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland three-wheeler American Bicycle Company 1900 1901 Cleveland, Ohio

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. 341 (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. 316. (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. 341 (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. 316. (English)