Gaylord Motor Car Company

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Gaylord Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1910
resolution 1913
Seat Gaylord , Michigan , USA
Branch Automobiles

Gaylord Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Gaylord , Michigan in the spring of 1910 . Guy Hamilton was instrumental. Automobile production began at the end of 1910. The brand name was Gaylord . Production ended in 1913.

Hamilton then moved to the Alter Motor Car Company .

vehicles

The first model appeared in model year 1911 and remained in the range until the end. It was called a utility . The four-cylinder engine developed 35 hp . Thermosiphon cooling was typical of the time . The chassis had a wheelbase of 284 cm . The usual structure was a four-seater touring car . It could easily be converted into a six- or eight-seater or for transporting goods. More than 350 vehicles were created from this model.

From 1912 there was also a second model series. The vehicles had identical chassis with a 269 cm wheelbase. The four-cylinder engines with OHV valve control differed in performance. The Model D had an engine with 28/30 hp and was bodied as a Demi Tonneau with four seats. For the Model R 20/25 PS were given and for the Model S 30 hp. Both were two-seat roadsters .

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1911-1913 Utility 4th 35 284 Touring car 4-seat and 6-seat and 8-seat
1912-1913 Model D 4th 28/30 269 Demi Tonneau 4-seater
1912-1913 Model R 4th 20/25 269 Roadster 2-seater
1912-1913 Model S 4th 30th 269 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. 632 (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. 610 (English).

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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. 632 (English).
  2. ↑ 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. 610 (English).