Colburn Automobile Company

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Colburn Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1906
resolution after 1912
Seat Denver , Colorado , USA
Number of employees 35
Branch Automobiles

Colburn Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Ernest A. Colburn founded the company in Denver , Colorado in 1906 . At the end of 1906, his sons, Ernest A. Colburn, Jr. and HC Colburn with the production of automobiles marketed as Colburn . At times 35 people were employed. The sales plans for 1907 amounted to 50 vehicles. 1910 was the best year. Production ended in 1911 because it was not economical. In February 1912 this was announced publicly. While electric cars were previously sold by Rauch & Lang and steam cars by the White Motor Company , vehicles were now sold by the National Motor Vehicle Company to.

It is not known when the company was dissolved.

vehicles

Only vehicles with four-cylinder engines were offered . At first there were conspicuous model names.

The 1906 range was called the Rex Alta . The engine developed 25 hp . The wheelbase was 272 cm. There was a choice of Model C as a touring car and Model D as a roadster .

In 1907 it became the skyscraper . The data remained unchanged.

In 1908 the engine output was increased to 30 hp and the wheelbase was extended to 274 cm. The additional model name was omitted. The vehicles were now simply Model C and Model D called.

In 1909 these two versions remained unchanged. The Model H completed the range. Its engine was specified with 40/45 hp. The chassis had a 295 cm wheelbase. It was available as a touring car.

In 1910 there were three models. The Model E had an engine output of 35 hp, a wheelbase of 274 cm and superstructures as a five-seat touring car and a three-seat roadster. The Model H had a 45 hp engine, 290 cm wheelbase and a seven-seater touring car body. The Model M with 30 hp and 284 cm wheelbase was available as a five-seat touring car and as a four-seat roadster.

In 1911, the assortment was limited to Model N . The engine developed 38 hp. The wheelbase was 310 cm. The open touring car offered space for seven people.

Races

In 1909 a vehicle won a race in Denver against competitors from Chalmers , Marmon , Moon and Oldsmobile .

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1906 Rex Alta Model C 4th 25th 272 Touring car
1906 Rex Alta Model D 4th 25th 272 Roadster
1907 Skyscraper Model C 4th 25th 272 Touring car
1907 Skyscraper Model D 4th 25th 272 Roadster
1908 Model C 4th 30th 274 Touring car
1908 Model D 4th 30th 274 Roadster
1909 Model C 4th 30th 274 Touring car
1909 Model D 4th 30th 274 Roadster
1909 Model H 4th 40/45 295 Touring car
1910 Model E. 4th 35 274 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster
1910 Model H 4th 45 290 7-seater touring car
1910 Model M 4th 30th 284 5-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster
1911 To model 4th 38 310 7-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. 349 (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. 322. (English)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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. 349 (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. 322. (English)