Conrad Motor Carriage Company

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Conrad Motor Carriage Company
legal form Company
founding 1900
resolution 1903
Seat Buffalo , New York , USA
Branch Automobiles

Conrad Motor Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1900 in Buffalo , New York , United States . Schuyler L. Fisher was president. In the same year the production of steam cars began . The brand name was Conrad . In November 1902 for the 1903 model year vehicles with gasoline engines were added. In the same month the death of the president became known. Production ended in 1903.

The Lackawanna Motor Company attempted to continue production in 1904.

vehicles

The only model from 1901 was simply called the Steam Runabout . A steam engine drove the rear axle via a chain. The body was an open runabout . Was steered with a steering lever.

In 1902 the range consisted of seven different steam cars. Style 50 was a runabout, Style 60 , a buggy-top Stanhope , Style 65 , a Victoria -extra- Stanhope , Style 70 a Dos-à-dos , Style 77 ½ a Special runabout and Style 80 and Style 90 Surrey .

In 1903 some of the steam cars were discontinued. Style 65 remained as a special runabout , style 70 as dos-à-dos and style 77½ as a panel-seat runabout . There were also three models with gasoline engines. They had a two-cylinder engine , chain drive and steering wheel in common . They differed in terms of engine power, length of wheelbase and structure. A chassis with a 198 cm wheelbase formed the basis for two runabouts, which had engines with either 8 hp or 9 hp. There was also a touring car with a 213 cm wheelbase. Its engine developed 12 hp.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1901 Steam Runabout
1902 Style 50 Runabout
1902 Style 60 Buggy Top Stanhope
1902 Style 65 Victoria Top Stanhope
1902 Style 70 Dos-à-dos
1902 Style 77 ½ Special runabout
1902 Style 80 Surrey
1902 Style 90 Surrey
1903 Style 65 Special runabout
1903 Style 70 Dos-à-dos
1903 Style 77 ½ Panel seat runabout
1903 8 HP 2 8th 198 Runabout
1903 9 HP 2 9 198 Runabout
1903 12 HP 2 12 213 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. 370-371 (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. 330. (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. 370-371 (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. 330. (English)