DW Haydock Motor Car Manufacturing Company

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DW Haydock Motor Car Manufacturing Company
legal form Company
founding 1907
resolution 1910
Seat St. Louis , Missouri , USA
management DW Haydock
Branch Automobiles

DW Haydock Motor Car Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

DW Haydock founded the company in 1907 in St. Louis , Missouri . In the same year the production of automobiles began. The prototype was named Haydock . The series models were given the brand name Cosmopolitan . Production ended in 1910.

vehicles

The company manufactured highwheelers . The Haydock Front Drive remained a prototype. It had a front engine , which was a little unusual for a high wheeler. It drove the front axle via a chain , which was almost non- existent at the time. This should minimize the risk of skidding in curves. However, highwheelers usually only reach low speeds. Another advantage should occur when driving uphill, but Missouri is considered relatively flat. Another feature was a round grille .

In the standard version, the front engine drove the rear axle.

1907 there was only the Model B . The single cylinder engine developed 5 hp . The wheelbase was 152 cm. The structure was an open runabout , as with all subsequent models.

In 1908 the vehicles became stronger and longer. It was powered by a two-cylinder engine with 10/12 hp. The chassis had a 221 cm wheelbase. Type 4 had two seats, Type 5 three seats and Type 6 four seats.

In 1909 the engine output was increased to 14 hp. The wheelbase remained unchanged. There was only Model No. 4 . The number of seats is not recorded.

1910 followed Model No. 5 . The engine developed 18 hp. The wheelbase was lengthened to 246 cm.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1907 Model B 1 5 152 Runabout
1908 Type 4 2 10/12 221 Runabout 2-seater
1908 Type 5 2 10/12 221 3-seater runabout
1908 Type 6 2 10/12 221 Runabout 4-seater
1909 Model No. 4th 2 14th 221 Runabout
1910 Model No. 5 2 18th 246 Runabout

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. 381 and 686 (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. 338. (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. 381 and 686 (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. 338. (English)