Detroit Taxicab & Transfer Company

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Detroit Taxicab & Transfer Company
legal form Company
founding before 1907
resolution 1924 or later
Seat Detroit , Michigan , USA
Branch taxi

Detroit Taxicab & Transfer Company was an American company.

Company history

The Detroit , Michigan company was active in the taxi business. Between 1914 and 1915, automobiles were made known as Detroit Taxicabs . In November 1924 there were reports about the company. It is not known when it was disbanded.

vehicles

The company used initially for eight years purchased vehicles with gasoline engines . In 1914 there was no supplier of suitable electric cars . As a result, the designer WJ Behn designed his own model. It was designed so that the electric motor could be replaced by a gasoline engine if the model did not prove itself. The first vehicle was used from June 25, 1914. After a test phase, 11 more vehicles followed in January 1915 and 15 more in autumn 1915. 20 more should be built by the end of the year. As far as is known, these 47 vehicles remained. The chassis had a 307 cm wheelbase .

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. 450 (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. 450 (English).
  2. ↑ Detroit Taxicab & Transfer Co. v. Pratt, 2 F.2d 193 (6th Cir. 1924) (English, accessed December 30, 2017)