Crest Manufacturing Company

Crest Manufacturing Company
legal form	Company
founding	1900
resolution	1905
Reason for dissolution	Acquired by Alden Sampson Manufacturing Company
Seat	Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA
Branch	Automobiles

Crestmobile Model B Runabout from 1901

Crestmobile Runabout from around 1901. Two-cylinder engine and 5.5 HP of power do not correspond to the models mentioned in the literature.

Crestmobile Model D Runabout from 1903

Crestmobile Model D Tonneau from 1904

Crest Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Cambridge , Massachusetts . There was also a factory in Dorchester . Initially, it produced gasoline engines. In 1900 a prototype of an automobile was created. Series production began in 1901. The brand name was Crestmobile . In December 1904 financial problems became known. Production ended in 1905. According to the company, over 1000 vehicles were built.

In 1905 the Alden Sampson Manufacturing Company from Pittsfield took over the company. Existing Crestmobiles were offered until at least 1906, possibly 1907.

The plant in Dorchester, however, was taken over by Hub Motor Car Exchange .

vehicles

In 1901 there were three models in the range. They had an air-cooled single-cylinder engine that powered the rear axle via a chain. In Model A , the engine had 2 HP , in Model B 3.5 HP and in Model C 5 HP. The wheelbase was 145 cm. They were bodied as open runabouts with two seats. In addition, a tricycle is mentioned, which was offered for a short time but was obviously not in demand.

No changes have been reported for 1902.

From 1903 the vehicles had cardan drive . The weakest engine was omitted. The version with the 3.5 hp engine retained the previous wheelbase. Narrated are Model C as a runabout and Model F as a touring car . In addition, there was the Model D . Its engine developed 5 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 183 cm. There were runabouts with two and four seats.

From 1904 to 1905, was a new Model D . The single cylinder engine now developed 8.5 hp. The wheelbase was 193 cm. Two-seat runabouts and four-seat tonneaus were on offer .

Also in 1904 and 1905 a Surrey was presented at motor shows. It had a two-cylinder engine with 15 hp, but did not go into series production.

Model overview

year	model	cylinder	Power ( hp )	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1901	Model A	1	2	145	Runabout
1901	Model B	1	3.5	145	Runabout
1901	Model C	1	5	145	Runabout
1903	Model C	1	3.5	145	Runabout
1903	Model D	1	5	183	Runabout 2-seat and 4-seat
1903	Model F	1	3.5	145	Touring car
1904-1905	Model D	1	8.5	193	Runabout 2-seater, tonneau 4-seater

Europe

O'Halloran Brothers Co. advert for Crestmobile and OHB dated November 1903. The latter is shown; obviously drive chains were still used here.

O'Halloran Brothers from London was on the one hand an importer for England . On the other hand, chassis were obtained from Crest, completed with their own bodies to form complete vehicles and offered as OHB .

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. 390-391 (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. 347. (English)

Web links

Commons : Crest Manufacturing Company  - Collection of pictures, 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. 390-391 (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. 347. (English)