Dormandy (make of car)

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Dormandy was an American automobile brand.

Brand history

James Knox Polk Pine headed the United Shirt & Collar Company in Troy , New York , in 1903 . There were shirts , shirt collars and collars made. In 1903 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Dormandy . Vehicle production ended in 1905. A total of four vehicles were built.

vehicles

The designer and namesake was Gary Dormandy. Many parts were manufactured in-house. This also included the chassis . Some of the parts for the engine were sourced from the Oscar Lear Automobile Company . The four-cylinder engine was air-cooled . The first vehicle was a closed sedan . This was followed by three open touring cars . The Troy Carriage Company from the same town made the bodies.

Production numbers

year Production number
1903 1
1904 2
1905 1
total 4th

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. 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. 454 (English).

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. 485 (English).
  2. ^ A b George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 454 (English).