Gardner Motor Company

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Gardner Motor Company Inc.
legal form Inc.
founding 1919
resolution 1932
Seat St. Louis , Missouri , USA
management Russell Gardner Jr.
Branch Automobiles

Gardner from 1926

Gardner Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Russell E. Gardner has been making carriages with his Banner Buggy Company in St. Louis , Missouri since 1882 . He later recognized the competition from motor vehicles . In contrast to many competitors who designed and produced their own automobiles, Gardner produced bodies for Chevrolet from 1913 onwards . From 1915 onwards, his newly founded Chevrolet Motor Company of St. Louis produced complete vehicles under a license from Chevrolet. During the First World War he sold this company to General Motors .

In 1919, he and his sons founded the new company in St. Louis. He became Chairman of the Board, Russell Gardner Jr. President, and Fred Gardner Vice President. Automobile production began at the end of 1919. The brand name was Gardner . Sales were good. The company was profitable until 1927. In 1929 there were contracts with Sears and Ruxton that did not lead to a production.

Passenger car production ended in 1931 . Hearse was made until 1932.

A total of over 43,000 vehicles were built.

vehicles

Many parts for the vehicles were purchased. This is how Lycoming engines came about . The structures are shown in the table below.

In model year 1920 there were only the Model G . It had a four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 3154 cm³ and an output of 35 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 284 cm . The choice was between touring car , roadster and sedan .

No changes are known for 1921.

In 1922 the model was simply called the Four .

In 1923 it became the Model 5 . The engine now had 3501 cc and 43 hp. In addition, a coupe was now available.

In 1924 a brougham was added.

In 1925 the engine output was given as 44 hp. The Six with a six-cylinder engine , 3395 cm³ displacement and 57 hp completed the range. Its wheelbase was 297 cm. The top model was the Line 8 with an eight-cylinder engine , 4526 cc and 65 hp. This model also had the longest chassis with a 318 cm wheelbase.

In 1926 the only change was the elimination of the four-cylinder model.

In 1927 there were three models to choose from. The Model 6-B had a six-cylinder engine with 55 hp and a 297 cm wheelbase. The Model 8-80 had a 70 hp eight-cylinder engine and a 310 cm wheelbase. The Model 8-90 had an 84 hp engine and a 330 cm wheelbase chassis.

The six-cylinder model was discontinued in 1928. In the model 8-75 the engine developed 65 hp, in the model 8-85 74 hp and in the model 8-95 115 hp. The wheelbases were 310 cm, 318 cm and 330 cm.

In 1929 new names came up. There were Model 120 , Model 125 and Model 130 . In the middle model, the engine output has been increased to 85 hp. The wheelbases corresponded to the previous year's models.

In 1930 the Model 136 replaced the smallest model from the previous year. The step back to a six-cylinder engine was striking. It made 70 hp. The wheelbase was 310 cm. Model 140 with 90 hp and model 150 with 126 hp ranked above this . The wheelbases were 318 cm and 330 cm, respectively. In addition, some prototypes with six-cylinder engines from the Continental Motors Company and front-wheel drive were created .

In 1931 the model 148 replaced the medium-sized model. It had a six-cylinder engine with 100 hp and a chassis with a 318 cm wheelbase.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1920 Model G 4th 35 284 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster, 5-seater sedan
1921 Model G 4th 35 284 3-seater roadster, 5-seater touring car, 5-seater sedan
1922 Four 4th 35 284 3-seater roadster, 5-seater touring car, 5-seater sedan
1923 Model 5 4th 43 284 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 2-seater coupé, 5-seater sedan
1924 Model 5 4th 43 284 3-seater roadster, 5-seater touring car, 5-seater sports touring car, 3-seater coupé, 5-seater Brougham, 5-seater sedan
1925 Model 5 4th 44 284 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster, 5-seater sports touring car, 5-seater De Luxe touring car, 5-seater saloon, 4-seater coupé, 5-seater radio saloon
1925 Six 6th 57 297 5-seater touring car
1925 Line 8 8th 65 318 Touring car 5-seat, Brougham 5-seat
1926 Six 6th 57 297 Touring car 5-seat, Roadster 4-seat, Cabriolet 4-seat, Brougham 4-door 5-seat, Limousine 5-seat, De Luxe Limousine
1926 Line 8 8th 65 318 Touring car 5-seat, Roadster 4-seat, Cabriolet 4-seat, Brougham 4-door 5-seat, Sedan 5-seat, De Luxe Sedan 5-seat
1927 Model 6-B 6th 55 297 5-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster, 4-seater convertible, 5-seater Brougham 4-door, 5-seater sedan
1927 Model 8-80 8th 70 310 Roadster 4-seater, sedan 5-seater, Victoria Coupé
1927 Model 8-90 8th 84 330 Roadster 4-seat, Limousine 5-seat, Brougham 5-seat, Victoria 5-seat
1928 Model 8-75 8th 65 310 Roadster 4-seater, Victoria, Coupé, Club Limousine 5-seater, Saloon 5-seater
1928 Model 8-85 8th 74 318 Roadster 4-seat, Brougham 5-seat, Sedan 5-seat, Custom Coupé 4-seat
1928 Model 8-95 8th 115 330 Roadster 4-seat, Brougham 5-seat, Sedan 5-seat, Custom Coupé 4-seat
1929 Model 120 8th 65 310 4-seater roadster, 5-seater sports saloon, 4-seater coupé, 5-seater saloon
1929 Model 125 8th 85 318 Roadster 4-seat, Cabriolet 4-seat, Brougham 5-seat, Sedan 5-seat, Victoria 4-seat, Coupé
1929 Model 130 8th 115 330 Roadster 4-seat, Coupé 4-seat, Brougham 5-seat, Limousine 5-seat, Victoria 5-seat
1930 Model 136 6th 70 310 Roadster, Sport Phaeton 5-seat and 7-seat, Sport sedan, Coupé, Brougham, Sedan 5-seat and 7-seat
1930 Model 140 8th 90 318 Roadster, Sport Phaeton 5-seat and 7-seat, Sport sedan, Coupé, Brougham, Sedan 5-seat and 7-seat
1930 Model 150 8th 126 330 Roadster, Sport Phaeton 5-seat and 7-seat, Sport sedan, Coupé, Brougham, Sedan 5-seat and 7-seat
1931 Model 136 6th 70 310 Roadster, sports sedan, coupe, sedan
1931 Model 148 6th 100 318 Roadster, Phaeton, Sport Limousine, Coupé, Brougham, Limousine
1931 Model 150 8th 126 330 Roadster, Coupé, Brougham, Sedan

Production numbers

year Production number
1920 3,736
1921 6,373
1922 5,663
1923 6,391
1924 4,311
1925 2,831
1926 4,237
1927 3,290
1928 3,177
1929 2.130
1930 1,080
1931 187
total 43,406

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. 626-629 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 606-607 (English).

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 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. 626-629 (English).
  2. ↑ a b George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 606-607 (English).