Corinthian Motors

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Corinthian Motors Inc.
legal form Inc.
founding 1921
resolution 1923
Seat Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
management Charles B. Lewis
Branch Automobiles

Corinthian Motors Inc. was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Charles B. Lewis founded the company in November 1921. The company was based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . He started producing automobiles in 1922. The brand name was Corinthian . Production ended in 1923.

vehicles

In 1922 there was only the M-1 model . The vehicles were powered by a four-cylinder engine with 65 hp . The wheelbase was 330 cm. There was a choice of bodies as race , three-seat coupé , five-seat sedan and two-seat roadster . The vehicles were very expensive and did not sell well.

A similar model followed in 1923 with the Senior . It had a four-cylinder engine from the Wisconsin Motor Manufacturing Company , which also developed 65 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 335 cm. It was available as a five-seat touring car , two-seat roadster, two-seat coupé, five-seat sedan and as a racer .

In addition, a much cheaper vehicle was added to the range in 1923 with the Junior . Its four-cylinder engine came from Herschell-Spillman . The engine output was specified with 35 hp. The wheelbase was 279 cm. It was available as a five-seat touring car, two-seat roadster, three-seat coupe and five-seat sedan.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1922 Model M-1 4th 65 330 Race, Coupé 3-seater, Sedan 5-seater, Roadster 2-seater
1923 Junior 4th 35 279 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 3-seater coupé, 5-seater sedan
1923 Senior 4th 65 335 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 2-seater coupé, 5-seater sedan, racer

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. 379 (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. 379 (English).