Eagle Motor Car Company

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Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company
Eagle Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1904
resolution 1908
Seat Middletown , Connecticut , USA
management John W. Eisenhuth
Branch Automobiles

Eagle Motor Car Company , previously Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

John W. Eisenhuth experimented with vehicles and engines since 1896. The vehicles were marketed as Eisenhuth until 1900 .

Around 1900 he teamed up with DF Graham. In 1901 they took over the RM Keating Motor Company from Middletown , Connecticut . In 1903 they presented a prototype at the New York Automobile Show in Madison Square Garden in New York City . He was called Graham Fox . In 1904 they founded the Eisenhuth Horseless Vehicle Company in Middletown and began series production of automobiles. The brand name was Compound . The company's name was later changed to Eagle Motor Car Company . Production ended in 1908.

One vehicle still exists.

vehicles

The gasoline engine was unusual . An explosion took place in two cylinders and the pressure of the exhaust gases operated a third cylinder, which was located in the center. This type of three-cylinder engine was only used until 1907, according to one source. In other models from 1907 with two- and six-cylinder engines , this peculiarity has not been passed down. All vehicles had a front engine and cardan drive to the rear axle.

In 1904 the engine developed 20 hp . The wheelbase was 254 cm. There was a choice of five- and seven-seater touring cars .

In 1905 it became the Model 3 . The engine was specified with 24/28 hp. The wheelbase remained unchanged. The only structure was a tonneau with side access. The Series 4 was a smaller and weaker model. Its engine made 12/15 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 206 cm. Tonneau with side entry and a two-seater runabout are known .

In 1906 the range was reduced to one model series. The engine developed a uniform 16 hp. A short chassis with a 207 cm wheelbase formed the basis for a two-seater, which was called Doctor's Stanhope . There was also a longer chassis with a 245 cm wheelbase. Model 5 was a five-seat touring car. With Model 7 ½ was a five-seater Tuxedo referred. The Model 8 with the construction of the Royal Victoria had four seats.

In 1907 there was only the Doctor's Stanhope from the previous models . Its wheelbase had been lengthened slightly to 208 cm. Three new model series completed the range. The Model H had a six-cylinder engine with 40 hp, a wheelbase of 292 cm and a touring car body with seven seats. A two-cylinder model had 20 hp and a wheelbase of 245 cm. The model I was a Victorian with four seats, the Model K , a five-seater touring cars and the Model L is a two-seat runabout. The weakest vehicle had a two-cylinder engine with 16 hp. Its wheelbase was also 245 cm. The structure was a touring car with five seats.

In 1908, only two-cylinder models with the 20 hp engine were available. The chassis had a uniform 245 cm wheelbase. Model N was a touring car runabout, Model O was a four-seat tonneau, and Model P was a five-seat tonneau.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1904 20 HP 3 20th 254 5-seater and 7-seater touring cars
1905 Model 3 3 24/28 254 Side entrance tonneau
1905 Series 4 3 12/15 206 Side entrance tonneau, runabout 2-seater
1906 16 HP 3 16 207 Doctor's Stanhope 2-seater
1906 Model 5 3 16 245 5-seater touring car
1906 Model 7 ½ 3 16 245 Tuxedo 5-seat
1906 Model 8 3 16 245 Royal Victoria 4-seater
1907 16 HP 3 16 208 Doctor's Stanhope 2-seater
1907 Model H 6th 40 292 7-seater touring car
1907 Model I. 2 20th 245 Victoria 4-seater
1907 Model K 2 20th 245 5-seater touring car
1907 Model L 2 20th 245 Runabout 2-seater
1907 Model M 2 16 245 5-seater touring car
1908 To model 2 20th 245 Touring car runabout
1908 Model O 2 20th 245 4-seater tonneau
1908 Model P 2 20th 245 5-seater tonneau

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. 368-369, p. 519 and p. 647 (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 , pp. 328-329. (English)

Web links

Commons : Eagle Motor Car 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. 368-369, p. 519 and p. 647 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 328-329. (English)
  3. ↑ Automobile Quarterly Volume 29, Issue 2.