Federal Motor Vehicle Company

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Federal Motor Vehicle Company
legal form Company
founding 1901
resolution 1902
Seat Brooklyn , New York , USA
Branch Automobiles

Federal Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Brooklyn , New York, United States . Charles L. King was the chief engineer. He began producing automobiles in 1901. The brand name was Federal . Production ended in 1902.

There was no association with the Rockford Automobile & Engine Company , which later used the same brand name.

vehicles

Steam cars were on offer . The steam engine had two cylinders and developed 10 hp . It was installed together with the steam boiler in the rear of the vehicle and drove the rear axle via a chain. The body was made of metal . The open runabout offered space for two people. The original price was 750 US dollars .

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. 561 (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. 527 (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. 561 (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. 527 (English).