Flagler Cyclecar Company

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Flagler Cyclecar Company
legal form Company
founding 1914
resolution 1914
Seat Chicago , Michigan , USA
management Elias S. Flagler
Branch Automobiles

Flagler Cyclecar Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Elias S. Flagler founded the company in Chicago , Illinois in 1914 . There he started with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Flagler . Soon afterwards, some Cheboygan , Michigan businessmen invested in the company. AM Gerow became Vice President and WL Hagadorn became Secretary and Treasurer. Production was then moved to a plant in Cheboygan. Production ended in 1914. A total of around 100 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The first model was called a cycle car, but it did not meet the criteria. The two-cylinder engine had a bore of 85.725 mm , a stroke of 101.6 mm and a displacement of 1173 cc . It was specified with 10/12 hp . It drove the rear axle via a friction gear and belt. The chassis had a 229 cm wheelbase and 107 cm track width . The vehicle was bodied as a roadster and offered space for two people side by side. The original price was 375 US dollars .

Around the time of the move to Cheboygan, a new model appeared, although it remains unclear whether the old one would remain in the range. The four-cylinder engine came from Perkins or Farmer , depending on the source . It had 95.25 mm bore, 101.6 mm stroke, 2896 cm³ displacement and made 18 hp. An ordinary gearbox and cardan drive made it clear that the vehicle was positioned above the first model. The wheelbase was 239 cm. The body was also a two-seater roadster. The vehicle cost $ 450.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1914 Cyclecar 2 10/12 229 Roadster 2-seater
1914 Cyclecar 4th 18th 239 Roadster 2-seater

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. 567 (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. 552 (English).

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. 567 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c 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. 552 (English).