Detroit Cyclecar Company

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Detroit Cyclecar Company
legal form Company
founding 1913
resolution 1914
Seat Detroit , Michigan , USA
management AR Thomas
Branch Automobiles

Detroit Cyclecar Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Detroit , Michigan in 1913 . In August 1913, AR Thomas announced the imminent start of production. The vehicle was designed by Ernest Weigold, who previously worked for ER Thomas-Detroit Company and Herreshoff Motor Company . The brand name was Detroit , unofficially from Little Detroit and Detroit Speedster . Production ended in 1914.

The Saginaw Motor Car Company from Saginaw , Michigan continued production under its own brand name.

vehicles

The only model was called the Cyclecar , although it did not meet the criteria. A water-cooled four - cylinder engine with a displacement of 1500 cm³ drove the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The curb weight was given as 386 kg. The chassis had a wheelbase of 234 cm . The open roadster offered space for two people side by side.

An overview of US car brands starting with Detroit

brand Manufacturer Marketing start End of marketing Location, state
Detroit Detroit Automobile Company 1899 1901 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Wheeler Manufacturing Company 1904 1904 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Detroit Motor Chassis Company 1912 1912 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Detroit Motor Wagon Company 1912 1912 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Detroit Cyclecar Company 1913 1914 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Detroit Chassis Company 1915 1917 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Electric Detroit Electric Car Company 1907 1939 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit Taxicab Detroit Taxicab & Transfer Company 1914 1915 Detroit, Michigan
Detroit-Dearborn Detroit-Dearborn Motor Car Company 1909 1910 Dearborn, Michigan

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. 449 (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. 430 (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. 449 (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. 430 (English).