Empire State Automobile Company

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Empire State Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1900
resolution 1901
Seat Rochester , New York , USA
Branch Automobiles

Empire State Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in May 1900 in Rochester , New York , United States . In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Empire State . Production ended in 1901.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. It was similar to many other small American cars of the time. A single-cylinder engine with 4.5 hp was mounted under the seat and drove the rear axle via a chain. The open body of the runabout offered space for two people. Was steered with a steering lever. The wheels were wire spoke wheels. On fender has been omitted.

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. 535 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 497 (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. 535 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 497 (English).