Dolson Automobile Company

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John L. Dolson & Sons
Dolson Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding before 1902
resolution 1907
Reason for dissolution Bankrupt
Seat Charlotte , Michigan , USA
Branch Automobiles

Dolson Automobile Company , emerged from John L. Dolson & Sons , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

John L. Dolson founded the company in Charlotte , Michigan . Together with his son W. Elton Dolson, he made around 5,000 carriages a year . The younger son D. Elmore Dolson manufactured a car for experimental purposes in 1902. Series production began in 1904. The brand name was Dolson . The name was changed at the end of 1906. In spring 1907 the equipment of the St. Anne Kerosine Motor Company was taken over to expand. Then money problems arose. Bankruptcy followed at the end of 1907 . 25 unfinished vehicles were completed in the spring of 1908 following a court order. In early 1909 the truck manufacturer Duplex Power Car Company bought the plant. The Times Square Automotive Company from New York City bought the rest.

A total of around 700 vehicles were built. Half of them were still approved in 1910, which one source interprets as a sign of high quality.

vehicles

1904 there was only the Model A . A two-cylinder engine with 15 hp power drove the rear axle via a chain. The chassis had a wheelbase of 208 cm . The open touring car offered space for five people.

In 1905 the Model C can be regarded as the successor. The engine output of the two-cylinder engine had been increased to 20 hp and the wheelbase was lengthened to 229 cm. The structure was now a tonneau with side access. The Model 8 had a four-cylinder engine that was specified with 28/32 hp. The wheelbase was 262 cm. This model was also bodied as a tonneau with side access.

In 1906 there were four vehicles to choose from. Model C and Model D were now specified with 22/24 hp. The wheelbase was 254 cm for the first model and 257 cm for the second model. In terms of engines, the Model E corresponded to the four-cylinder model of the previous year, but the wheelbase had been extended to 269 cm. New top model was the model F . Its four-cylinder engine was specified with 45/50 hp. The wheelbase was 284 cm. All vehicles were touring cars with five seats.

In 1907 the engine of the Model F was specified with 55/60 hp. The chassis now had a wheelbase of 318 cm. There was a seven-seater touring car on it, as well as a sporty roadster called the Cannon Ball Roadster . The latter could reach a top speed of 120 km / h . In addition, there was the Model H . It had a 35/40 hp four-cylinder engine, 282 cm wheelbase and a five-seater touring car body.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1904 Model A 2 15th 208 5-seater touring car
1905 Model C 2 20th 229 Side entrance tonneau
1905 Model 8 4th 28/32 262 Side entrance tonneau
1906 Model C 2 22/24 254 5-seater touring car
1906 Model D 2 22/24 257 5-seater touring car
1906 Model E. 4th 28/32 269 5-seater touring car
1906 Model F 4th 45/50 284 5-seater touring car
1907 Model F 4th 55/60 318 7-seater touring car, Cannon Ball Roadster
1907 Model H 4th 35/40 282 5-seater 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. 484-485 (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. 451 (English).

Web links

Commons : Dolson Automobile Company  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b 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. 484-485 (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. 451 (English).