Durable Motor Car Company

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Durable Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1908
resolution 1908
Seat St. Louis , Missouri , USA
Branch Automobiles

Durable Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in St. Louis , Missouri . In 1908, it manufactured a few automobiles that were marketed as Clymer . A special feature was that the company offered a one-year guarantee . In retrospect it can be seen that the guarantee period was longer than the company's existence.

vehicles

The only model was a high wheeler . With the large solid rubber tires , it was well suited for the bad roads of the time. A two-cylinder engine with 12 hp propelled the vehicles. The maximum speed was given as 48 km / h. There were four different structures to choose from. One illustration shows a roadster .

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. 346 (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. 318. (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. 346 (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. 318. (English)