Disbrow Motors Corporation

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Disbrow Motors Corporation
legal form Corporation
founding 1916
resolution 1917
Seat Cleveland , Ohio , USA
management Louis Disbrow
Branch Automobiles

Disbrow Motors Corporation was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The racing driver Louis Disbrow founded the company in 1916. The seat was in Cleveland , Ohio . The production of automobiles ran from 1916 to 1917. The brand name was Disbrow . A shortage of materials due to the First World War was one of the reasons for the production stop. The company was dissolved in 1917.

vehicles

Particularly sporty vehicles were on offer. They had a four-cylinder engine from the Wisconsin Motor Manufacturing Company that was equipped with a T-head . The steering, transmission and clutch came from Warner Gear , the pressed steel frame from Parish & Bingham , the water cooler from Perfex , the ignition from Bosch and the wire- spoke wheels from Houk . The chassis had a wheelbase of 290 cm . A light, open two-seater roadster body made of aluminum , which Disbrow had designed, was mounted on top. The running boards common at the time were dispensed with. The front fenders were designed to move with the front wheels.

In Model A , the engine made 90 hp and in Model B 110 hp. There was also the Model C Special Disbrow . Its engine had 16 valves . A top speed of 144 km / h was specified for him .

Another source says there was another model for the 1918 model year . The engine had four cylinders and 7364 cm³ displacement , the chassis 295 cm wheelbase and the structure had two seats.

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. 455 (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. 438 (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. 455 (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. 438 (English).
  3. ↑ The Classic Car Database (accessed October 3, 2018)