Corbin Motor Vehicle Company

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Corbin Motor Vehicle Company
legal form Company
founding 1905
resolution 1912
Seat New Britain , Connecticut , USA
management Philip Corbin
Branch Automobiles

Corbin Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles . There is also the name Corbin Motor Vehicle Corporation .

Company history

Philip Corbin had previously been involved with the Bristol Motor Car Company . In 1905 he founded the new company in New Britain , Connecticut . It belonged to the American Hardware Corporation . The production of automobiles began, marketed as Corbin . Production ended in 1912.

In total, fewer than 600 vehicles were built. About eight still exist.

vehicles

Corbin 12.7 liter racing car from 1910 for the Vanderbilt Cup
Corbin from 1910

All vehicles had four-cylinder engines . The engines were generally air-cooled until 1907 . From 1908 to 1909 there was a choice between air and water cooling . From 1910, all engines were water-cooled.

In 1905 there were two touring cars in the range. The Model C had an engine that was specified as 24/30 hp . Its wheelbase was 269 cm. The Model D was 239 cm wheelbase shorter. Its engine was specified with 16/20 hp.

In the models from 1906, the engine had a uniform output of 24 hp. The Model E was a five-seater touring car with a 254 cm wheelbase. The Model G had a wheelbase of only 236 cm and a construction as a two-seater runabout .

In 1907 the engine power was retained. The Model H with a 274 cm wheelbase was available as a touring car and a sedan , each with five seats. The Model I, on the other hand, had a chassis with a 254 cm wheelbase and was bodied as a two-seater runabout.

In 1908 water-cooled engines were added. The engines had a uniform output of 30 hp. The wheelbase of all models was 274 cm. Model K was available as a five-seat touring car and five-seat sedan, while the Model O was a roadster that was available in two, three and four seats. These two models had the new water-cooled engines. The models with air-cooled engines had the same bodies. The Model R had five seats and the Model S was the roadster.

In 1909 the engine output was increased to 32 hp. The wheelbase and the model designations remained unchanged. Only one structure changed. Model K and Model R remained the five-seater touring cars. Model O and Model S were still available as two-, three- and four-seater roadsters, but now also as four-seater small tonneau . In addition, the Model 14 was introduced, the model name of which applied to both the air-cooled and the water-cooled version, and also to all available bodies. The engine also made 32 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 290 cm. There was a choice of limousine, landaulet and town car , each with five and seven seats.

In 1910 there was only the Model 18 . Its engine developed 30 hp. The wheelbase was 305 cm. Bodies as five-seater touring cars, four-seater toy tonneau , three-seater roadster and seven-seater sedans have been handed down.

In 1911 this model was only available as a toy tonneau and touring car. The Model 30 had the same engine with 30 hp but a shorter wheelbase of 292 cm. Touring cars and runabouts are well known. The Model 40 , whose engine developed 40 hp, was new . On the chassis with a 305 cm wheelbase bodies as five- and seven-seat touring cars, toy tonneau, torpedo and limousine were mounted.

Model 18 was discontinued in 1912 . The Model 30 was now specified with 32.4 hp. The wheelbase remained at 292 cm. The touring car remained in the range, while the previous runabout was replaced by a roadster. The Model 40 engine was listed as 36.1 hp. Its wheelbase also remained unchanged. The only change in the superstructures was that the Toy Tonneau was stated to have five seats.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1905 Model C 4th 24/30 269 Touring car
1905 Model D 4th 16/20 239 Touring car
1906 Model E. 4th 24 254 5-seater touring car
1906 Model G 4th 24 236 Runabout 2-seater
1907 Model H 4th 24 274 5-seater touring car, 5-seater sedan
1907 Model I. 4th 24 254 Runabout 2-seater
1908 Model K 4th 30th 274 5-seater touring car, 5-seater sedan
1908 Model O 4th 30th 274 Roadster 2-seat and 3-seat and 4-seat
1908 Model R 4th 30th 274 5-seater touring car, 5-seater sedan
1908 Model S 4th 30th 274 Roadster 2-seat and 3-seat and 4-seat
1909 Model K 4th 32 274 5-seater touring car
1909 Model O 4th 32 274 Roadster 2-seat and 3-seat and 4-seat, Small Tonneau 4-seat
1909 Model R 4th 32 274 5-seater touring car
1909 Model S 4th 32 274 Roadster 2-seat and 3-seat and 4-seat, Small Tonneau 4-seat
1909 Model 14 4th 32 290 5-seat sedan and 7-seat sedan, 5-seat and 7-seat landaulet, 5-seat and 7-seat town car
1910 Model 18 4th 30th 305 5-seater touring car, 4-seater toy tonneau, 3-seater roadster, 7-seater sedan
1911 Model 18 4th 30th 305 Toy Tonneau, touring car
1911 Model 30 4th 30th 292 Touring car, runabout
1911 Model 40 4th 40 305 5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, toy tonneau, torpedo, limousine
1912 Model 30 4th 32.4 292 Touring cars, roadsters
1912 Model 40 4th 36.1 305 Touring car 5-seater and 7-seater, Toy Tonneau 5-seater, torpedo, limousine

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. 375-377 (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. 333. (English)

Web links

Commons : Corbin Motor Vehicle Company  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

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. 375-377 (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. 333. (English)
  3. ↑ a b Automobile Quarterly Volume 29, Issue 2.
  4. ↑ European Concours D'Elegance Schwetzingen 2003 (accessed on December 2, 2017)