Elkhart Motor Truck Company

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Huffman Brothers Motor Company
Valley Motor Truck Company
Elkhart Motor Truck Company
legal form Company
founding 1918
resolution 1931
Seat Elkhart , Indiana , USA
Branch Motor vehicles

Elkhart Motor Truck Company , previously Huffman Brothers Motor Company and Valley Motor Truck Company , was an American manufacturer of motor vehicles .

Company history

Huffman Brothers Motor Company was founded in Elkhart , Indiana in 1918 . In 1918 or 1919 the production of commercial vehicles began . In September 1919, additional passenger cars were announced, which were introduced in 1920. The brand name was Huffman . Bankruptcy applications from summer 1920, October 1921 and April 1923 were survived. In 1923 WL Huffman was president. Car production ended in 1925. A total of 690 cars were built.

In June 1926, the name was changed to Valley Motor Truck Company . At times the brand name Valley was also used.

In 1929 the company was renamed Elkhart Motor Truck Company . In 1931 the company was dissolved.

vehicles

All cars had a six-cylinder engine . 1920 there was the Model R . The engine developed 55 hp . The chassis had a 305 cm wheelbase . The only structure was a touring car with five seats.

The Model 7-R followed from 1921 to 1922 . The data was unchanged.

The Model K was in the range between 1923 and 1924 . The range of bodies had been greatly expanded. In addition to the well-known five-seat touring car, a two-seat roadster , a sporty five-seat touring car and a seven-seat sedan were also available.

Model L appeared in 1925 . The engine power had been reduced to 50 hp and the wheelbase was shortened to 292 cm. Are Narrated Phaeton with five seats, Sports Roadster with two seats, semi sedan with four seats, business coupe with three seats and a Artcraft sedan with five seats.

The trucks had payloads between 1.5 and 4 tons.

Car model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1920 Model R 6th 55 305 5-seater touring car
1921-1922 Model 7-R 6th 55 305 5-seater touring car
1923-1924 Model K 6th 55 305 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 5-seater sports touring car, 7-seater sedan
1925 Model L 6th 50 292 Phaeton 5-seat, Sport Roadster 2-seat, Semi-Sedan 4-seat, Business Coupé 3-seat, Artcraft Sedan 5-seat

Production numbers

year Production number
1920 187
1921 123
1922 127
1923 103
1924 0
1925 150
total 690

Source:

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. 749 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 730 (English).
  • Halwart Schrader , Jan P. Norbye: The truck lexicon. All brands 1900 to today. Schrader Verlag, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-613-01837-3 , p. 83.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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. 749 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 730 (English).