Continental Automobile Manufacturing Company

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University Automobile Company
Continental Automobile Manufacturing Company
legal form Company
founding 1907
resolution 1908
Seat New Haven , Connecticut , USA
Branch Automobiles

Continental Automobile Manufacturing Company , formerly University Automobile Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The University Automobile Company was founded in New Haven , Connecticut in 1907 . CS Johnston, Constant A. Moeller and Frank J. Schollhorn were involved. They started with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Continental . In 1908 the name was changed to Continental Automobile Manufacturing Company . Production ended that same year.

vehicles

There were three models with four-cylinder engines on offer .

The Model A had a chassis with a 254 cm wheelbase and a body as a runabout . The engine developed 25 hp .

The Model B was 284 cm wheelbase longer. The body structure was a tonneau . The engine output was 30 hp.

The Model C was 305 cm the longest wheelbase. The vehicle was bodied as an open touring car. The engine developed 35 hp.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1907-1908 Model A 4th 25th 254 Runabout
1907-1908 Model B 4th 30th 284 Tonneau
1907-1908 Model C 4th 35 305 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. 371-372 (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. 331. (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. 371-372 (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. 331. (English)