De Shaw Motor Company

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De Shaw Motor Company
legal form Company
founding 1908
resolution 1909
Seat Brooklyn , New York , USA
management PH Clark
Branch Automobiles

De Shaw Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The mechanic Charles De Shaw developed a vehicle in 1907 and offered it as De Shaw . It was not until the end of 1908 that a company was founded in Brooklyn , New York City . PH Clark was President, WE Vogt Vice President, SW Bates Treasurer, EW Lester Secretary and Charles de Shaw Engineer and Superintendent. Production ended in 1909.

vehicles

Strikingly light vehicles were on offer. They had two-stroke engines . The 12/14 HP had a three-cylinder engine that weighed only 54 kg. There is no fan . The runabout was open and had two seats. An emergency seat was available for an additional charge . The curb weight of the two-seater was given as 363 kg. In 1909 this model was equipped with a fan, although the engineer considered it superfluous.

In 1909, two models with four-cylinder engines added to the range. One was the 14 HP . Its engine developed 14 hp. The vehicle was also bodied as a runabout. The 28 HP was a touring car and had a 28 HP engine.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) construction
1907-1908 12/14 HP 3 12/14 Runabout
1909 12/14 HP 3 12/14 Runabout
1909 14 HP 4th 14th Runabout
1909 28 HP 4th 28 Touring car

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. 430 (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. 425 (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. 430 (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. 425 (English).