Fouch (automobile manufacturer)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fouch
legal form
founding 1914
resolution 1915
Seat Los Angeles , California , USA
management James R. Fouch
Branch Automobiles

Fouch was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

James R. Fouch had previous automotive experience with Morrow-Mercury Motor Car Company and Perfex Company . From 1914 he ran a mechanical workshop in Los Angeles , California . He made several automobiles that were marketed as Fouch . Production ended in 1915.

vehicles

A small car was on offer . A water-cooled four - cylinder engine drove the rear axle via a three-speed gearbox and a cardan shaft . The chassis had a wheelbase of 254 cm and a track width of 142 cm . The body was an open roadster with space for two people. The maximum speed was given as 72 km / h. The original price was 495 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. 602-603 (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. 585 (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. 602-603 (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. 585 (English).