Colby Motor Company

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Colby Motor Company
legal form Company
founding 1910
resolution 1914
Reason for dissolution Bankrupt
Seat Mason City , Iowa , USA
management CH MacNider
Branch Automobiles

Colby Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

William Colby and David W. Henry, who previously ran the Henry Motor Car Company , founded the company in late 1910. The seat was in Mason City , Iowa . On November 1, 1910, machines were installed in the factory. The first vehicle was ready on November 3rd. The brand name was Colby . In February 1911, three vehicles were presented at the Chicago Automobile Show . In December 1911 it merged with the National Cooperative Farm Machinery Company from Davenport . Colby remained president while Henry left, who then founded the Omaha Motor Car Company . HO Ogren became the new chief engineer. In October 1913 it was taken over by the Standard Motor Company . Colby had to leave the company. CH MacNider became the new president. The planned construction of a factory in Minneapolis was not implemented. Production ended in 1914. That year it went bankrupt .

A total of around 550 vehicles were built. Of these, 137 were in 1911, 203 in 1912 and 211 in 1913. One vehicle has been preserved.

vehicles

All vehicles except the last model series had four-cylinder engines .

The first model from 1911 was called the Forty . This was an indication of its engine output of 40 hp . The wheelbase was 307 cm. Narrated are touring cars and roadsters .

This model series was continued in 1912. The engine and wheelbase remained unchanged. Model A was a sedan , Model D a racer , Model G a roadster, Model H a touring car, Model K a torpedo and Model R a coupe . There was also the smaller Thirty with 30 hp. Its chassis in underslung design had 295 cm wheelbase. The Model L Underslung was a touring car, the Model M Underslung a roadster and the Model N Underslung a coupe.

In 1913 there were three models. In the Model C-40 , the engine made 40 hp. The wheelbase was 300 cm. Two-seat roadster and five-seat touring car are mentioned. The E-50 model had a 50 hp engine and a 325 cm wheelbase chassis. It was available as a five-seater and a seven-seater touring car. The Six had a six-cylinder engine with 60 hp. The open touring car with seven seats was based on a chassis with a 343 cm wheelbase.

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1911 Forty 4th 40 307 Touring cars, roadsters
1912 Thirty Model L Underslung 4th 30th 295 Touring car
1912 Thirty Model M Underslung 4th 30th 295 Roadster
1912 Thirty Model N Underslung 4th 30th 295 Coupe
1912 Forty Model A 4th 40 307 limousine
1912 Forty Model D 4th 40 307 Racer
1912 Forty Model G 4th 40 307 Roadster
1912 Forty Model H 4th 40 307 Touring car
1912 Forty Model K 4th 40 307 torpedo
1912 Forty Model R 4th 40 307 Coupe
1913 Model C-40 4th 40 300 Roadster 2-seater, touring car 5-seater
1913 Model E-50 4th 50 325 5-seater and 7-seater touring cars
1913 Six 6th 60 343 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. 349-350 (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)

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. 349-350 (English).
  2. ^ A b 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)