Crossland Pfaff Engineering Laboratories
Crossland Pfaff Engineering Laboratories | |
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legal form | |
founding | 1919 |
resolution | 1923 |
Seat | Chicago , Illinois , USA |
management | Harry Crossland Pfaff |
Branch | Automobiles |
Crossland Pfaff Engineering Laboratories was an American manufacturer of automobiles . Another source uses the name Crossland Steam Motive Corporation .
Company history
Harry Crossland Pfaff founded the company in Chicago , Illinois in 1919 . He started developing steam cars . The first public presentation took place in January 1923. The brand name was Crossland , possibly with the addition of Steam Car . Production ended in the same year. A total of four vehicles were built.
vehicles
A steam engine with two cylinders propelled the vehicles. The operation of the vehicle should be as simple as possible. The engine was started at the push of a button. The storage containers were designed to be very large. Thus, the petroleum tank for 800 kilometers and the water tank for 1280 km should reach sufficient. The chassis had a 318 cm wheelbase . The body of the five-seat touring car was made of aluminum . A brochure shows other superstructures, although it is unclear whether they were actually built. The new price of the touring car was US dollars in 1985 . During the development period, a retail price of $ 3,600 had been envisaged.
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. 393 (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. 348. (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 348. (English)
- ↑ a b The Crossland Steam Car (PDF; English, accessed December 9, 2017)
- ↑ 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. 393 (English).