New Columbus Buggy Company

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Columbus Buggy Company
New Columbus Buggy Company
legal form Company
founding 1875
resolution 1915
Seat Columbus , Ohio , USA
Branch Automobiles

New Columbus Buggy Company , previously Columbus Buggy Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Clinton D. Firestone, George Peters and Oscar Peters had gained experience building carriages with their Iron Buggy Company since the 1860s . In 1875 they sold the company and founded the Columbus Buggy Company . The seat was in Columbus , Ohio . At first they also made carriages. In 1900 over 1000 people were employed. In 1903 the production of automobiles was added. The brand name was Columbus , possibly with the addition of Electric . In December 1905, the Springfield Automobile Company and its designer CC Bramwell were taken over. He developed passenger cars with gasoline engines . They were distributed as Columbus from 1907 and as Firestone-Columbus from 1909 . In January 1913 it went bankrupt , after which the creditors took over the company. George Lattimer became president.

Firestone founded the Columbus Electric Vehicle Company in August 1913 with Treasurer OH Perry . They planned the production of cars and commercial vehicles . There were rumors that he wanted to take over the old company. The plans failed. Firestone died on February 22, 1914.

Instead, in May 1914, a group of Buffalo businessmen , led by Charles A. Finnegan of ER Thomas Motor Car Company, took over the company. The new company name was New Columbus Buggy Company . Lattimer soon lost his post. Many employees also had to leave the company. Only a few vehicles were handcrafted. There were still carriages, automobiles with electric motors and those with gasoline engines. In May 1915 the plant was sold and the company was dissolved.

vehicles

Brand name Columbus or Columbus Electric

These were electric cars . From 1903 to 1905 there was only one model. The structure was described as a folding top runabout .

In 1906 there were three models in the range. These were No. 100 as Victoria - Phaeton , No. 1100 as Surrey and No. 1102 as a Station Wagon , a kind of station wagon , and as an Inside Operated Coupé .

In 1907 there were chassis with two different wheelbases . Model 1000 as a Runabout and Model 1002 as a Coupé had 175 cm wheelbase, Model 1100 as Surrey and Model 1102 as Station Wagon, however, had 226 cm wheelbase.

In 1908 the Model 1000 was called the Phaeton. Coupe and Surrey remained unchanged.

In 1909 there were five models on offer. Model 1000 as Stanhope , Model 1001 also as Stanhope and Model 1002 as Coupé had 188 cm wheelbase. The Surrey named Model 1100 had 218 cm wheelbase and the Brougham named Model 1202 193 cm wheelbase.

In the following year, names, wheelbases and bodies were changed again. Model 1000 as Phaeton, Model 1001 as Victoria and Model 1202 as Coupé had 191 cm wheelbase. The Model 1010 was bodied as a runabout and had a wheelbase of 211 cm.

In 1911 there was another Stanhope with the Model 1000 . Like the Model 1002, it had a 191 cm wheelbase as a coupé. The Model 1220 was a longer coupe with a 224 cm wheelbase.

In 1912 there were only coupes left. The model 1202 had a wheelbase of 196 cm and the model 1220, as in the previous year, 224 cm.

In 1913, the bodies were called the Colonial Coupé . The model 1230 had a wheelbase of 218 cm and the model 1234 and Model 1250 each had a wheelbase of 234 cm.

In 1914, the only change was that the Model 1250 now had a 254 cm wheelbase.

For the last year 1915 the names New Columbus Model 1230 and New Columbus Model 1234 have been handed down. They were coupés with a wheelbase of 218 cm or 234 cm.

year model Wheelbase (cm) construction
1903-1905 Folding top runabout
1906 No. 100 Victoria Phaeton
1906 No. 1100 Surrey
1906 No. 1102 Station Wagon, Inside Operated Coupé
1907 Model 1000 175 Runabout
1907 Model 1002 175 Coupe
1907 Model 1100 226 Surrey
1907 Model 1102 226 Station wagon
1908 Model 1000 175 Phaeton
1908 Model 1002 175 Coupe
1908 Model 1100 226 Surrey
1909 Model 1000 188 Stanhope
1909 Model 1001 188 Stanhope
1909 Model 1002 188 Coupe
1909 Model 1100 218 Surrey
1909 Model 1202 193 Brougham
1910 Model 1000 191 Phaeton
1910 Model 1001 191 Victoria
1910 Model 1010 211 Runabout
1910 Model 1202 191 Coupe
1911 Model 1000 191 Stanhope
1911 Model 1002 191 Coupe
1911 Model 1220 224 Coupe
1912 Model 1202 196 Coupe
1912 Model 1220 224 Coupe
1913 Model 1230 218 Colonial Coupe
1913 Model 1234 234 Colonial Coupe
1913 Model 1250 234 Colonial Coupe
1914 Model 1230 218 Colonial Coupe
1914 Model 1234 234 Colonial Coupe
1914 Model 1250 254 Colonial Coupe
1915 New Columbus Model 1230 218 Coupe
1915 New Columbus Model 1234 234 Coupe

Brand name Columbus

Columbus highwheeler from 1908

These vehicles were high wheelers . They had an air-cooled two-cylinder engine . 101.6 mm bore and 101.6 mm stroke resulted in a displacement of 1647 cm³ . The engine output of 10 hp was transmitted to the rear axle via belts. The chassis had a wheelbase of 183 cm. The open body offered space for two people. Was steered with a steering lever.

Brand name Firestone-Columbus

The Firestone Columbus replaced the Columbus Highwheeler in 1909 and complemented the Columbus Electric. It was designed in a more modern way and built lower than the highwheeler of the predecessor brand Columbus. They had four-cylinder engines , some models from 1913 also had six-cylinder engines . The manufacturer attached importance to the fact that improvements were continuously introduced and therefore decided not to change models every year.

In 1909 the model 5001 appeared as the first version. Its four-cylinder engine developed 35 hp. The wheelbase was 279 cm. The build was a baby tonneau . Around 500 of these vehicles were built.

In 1910, a smaller series of models was added to the range with the Series 7 . The four-cylinder engine was specified with 24/25 hp. The wheelbase was 254 cm in almost all versions. Are called Model 7-A as runabout, Model 70-A with no known Body type, Model 72-A as a coupé and Model 75-A also as a runabout. The Model 73-A as a light touring car had a wheelbase of 262 cm. The Series 6 can be seen as the successor to the previous year's model. The engine output was increased to 36 hp and the wheelbase was lengthened to 297 cm. Are known Model 6-B as Family Car -called touring cars, Model 62-A as a sedan and Model 65-A as landaulet .

In 1911 there were three different series. The Series 6 as Model 6-C had an engine with 42 hp and a wheelbase of 305 cm. Superstructures were five-seat touring cars and seven-seat sedans. The Series 74 was the smallest vehicle. The engine output was specified as 26/30 hp. The wheelbase was 274 cm. All superstructures offered space for four people. Are called Model A as Fore-Door -Tourenwagen, Model B as touring cars, Model C as Surrey and Model D as a torpedo . As a medium-sized vehicle which was Series 86 as Model C brought onto the market. The engine developed 32 hp. The wheelbase of 287 cm enabled it to be set up as a fore-door touring car.

In the following year, the additional designation Series was dropped . There were four models of different sizes and strengths on offer, each with just one body. In the model 60-D with 305 cm wheelbase and body as a fore-door touring car, the engine developed 33 hp. The Model 68-D had 1 HP less, 5 cm more wheelbase and 3 more seats. The Model 78-D had an engine with 26 hp, a wheelbase of 274 cm and a three-seater structure, which was called a vis-à-vis torpedo . It cannot have been face to face in the European sense. The Model 86-D had an output of 27 hp, a wheelbase of 295 cm and was bodied as a fore-door touring car.

In 1913 the Model 60-E was the medium-sized vehicle. The engine developed 45 hp. The wheelbase of 310 cm enabled bodies as five- and seven-seater touring cars and as seven-seater sedans. The Model 86-E had a 35 hp engine, a wheelbase of just 295 cm and was available as a three-seater roadster and a five-seater touring car. The model 90-E was a novelty . It had a six-cylinder engine that developed 60 hp. With a wheelbase of 330 cm, it was the longest model. The superstructures corresponded to the Model 60-E .

The range for the years 1914 and 1915 comprised six models, each of which was only available with one body. What is striking about the model names is the absence of the hyphen. The Model 60 E as a five-seater touring car, Model 69 D as a three-seater roadster and Model 82 E as a two-seater Raceabout had an identical 32 HP engine output and 310 cm wheelbase. The Model 86 E was a little weaker with 27 hp, a little shorter with a 295 cm wheelbase and available as a five-seater touring car. The two six-cylinder models had a uniform output of 41 hp and a wheelbase of 330 cm. The Model 90 E had seven seats, the Model 98 E only five. Both were touring cars.

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1909 Model 5001 4th 35 279 Baby tonneau
1910 Series 6 Model 6-B 4th 36 297 Family car
1910 Series 6 Model 62-A 4th 36 297 limousine
1910 Series 6 Model 65-A 4th 36 297 Landaulet
1910 Series 7 Model 7-A 4th 24/25 254 Runabout
1910 Series 7 Model 70-A 4th 24/25 254
1910 Series 7 Model 72-A 4th 24/25 254 Coupe
1910 Series 7 Model 73-A 4th 24/25 262 Light touring car
1910 Series 7 Model 75-A 4th 24/25 254 Runabout
1911 Series 6 Model 6-C 4th 42 305 5-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan
1911 Series 74 Model A 4th 26/30 274 Fore-Door touring car 4-seater
1911 Series 74 Model B 4th 26/30 274 4-seater touring car
1911 Series 74 Model C 4th 26/30 274 Surrey 4 seater
1911 Series 74 Model D 4th 26/30 274 Torpedo 4-seater
1911 Series 86 Model C 4th 32 287 Fore-door touring car
1912 Model 60-D 4th 33 305 Fore-Door touring car, 5-seater
1912 Model 68-D 4th 32 310 Fore-Door touring car 7-seater
1912 Model 78-D 4th 26th 274 Vis-à-Vis Torpedo 3-seater
1912 Model 86-D 4th 27 295 Fore-Door touring car, 5-seater
1913 Model 60-E 4th 45 310 5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 7-seater sedan
1913 Model 86-E 4th 35 295 Roadster 3-seater, touring car 5-seater
1913 Model 90-E 6th 60 330 5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 7-seater sedan
1914-1915 Model 60 E. 4th 32 310 5-seater touring car
1914-1915 Model 69 D 4th 32 310 Roadster 3-seater
1914-1915 Model 82 E. 4th 32 310 Raceabout 2-seater
1914-1915 Model 86 E. 4th 27 295 5-seater touring car
1914-1915 Model 90 E. 6th 41 330 7-seater touring car
1914-1915 Model 98 E. 6th 41 330 5-seater touring car

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. 363-365 and pp. 564-565 (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. 326 and p. 550. (English)

Web links

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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. 363-365 and pp. 564-565 (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. 326 and p. 550. (English)
  3. ↑ Columbus Buggy Company (accessed November 18, 2017)