Cook Motor Vehicle Company

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Cook Motor Vehicle Company
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founding 1908
resolution 1909
Seat St. Louis , Missouri , USA
Branch Automobiles

Cook Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1908 in St. Louis , Missouri . In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Simplo . Production ended in 1909.

The owners previously worked as a carriage manufacturer and later ran a car dealership . The company names have not been passed down.

vehicles

The cars had a two - cylinder four-stroke engine . There was a choice between water cooling and air cooling for the motors. The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a friction gear and two chains. The chassis had a wheelbase of 218 cm . The customer could choose between solid and rubber tires , with the latter costing an additional $ 50 .

The Model C had an engine with 104.775 mm bore , 101.6 mm stroke and 1752 cc displacement . The engine output was specified as 14/16 hp . The structure was an open runabout with two seats.

The Model L had the same engine. It was bodied as a three-seater roadster .

The Model S was specified with 16/18 hp. The larger bore of 114.3 mm resulted in a displacement of 2085 cm³. The only structure was a Surrey with four seats.

One source describes the vehicles as highwheelers . The tire size was 28 inches . For comparison: the Ford Model T had 30-inch tires.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1908-1909 Model C 2 14/16 218 Runabout 2-seater
1908-1909 Model L 2 14/16 218 Roadster 3-seater
1908-1909 Model S 2 16/18 218 Surrey 4 seater

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. 1352 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1457-1458 (English).

Web links

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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. 1352 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1457-1458 (English).