George W. Davis Motor Car Company

George W. Davis Carriage Company George W. Davis Motor Car Company
legal form	Company
founding	1902
resolution	1930
Reason for dissolution	takeover
Seat	Richmond , Indiana , USA
management	George W. Davis
Branch	Automobiles

George W. Davis Motor Car Company , previously the George W. Davis Carriage Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

George W. Davis founded the George W. Davis Carriage Company in 1902 to manufacture carriages . The seat was in Richmond , Indiana . In 1908 the name was changed to George W. Davis Motor Car Company , when the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Davis . Walter Davis is named as the second person at this time. In the best years, over 1000 vehicles were built. Sales fell towards the end of the 1920s.

In February 1928, the Automobile Corporation of America , headed by Villor P. Williams, took over the company. Production continued in small numbers and ended in 1928. Existing vehicles were sold until 1929. Lawn mowers were made in 1930.

vehicles

Highwheelers were produced from 1908 to 1910 .

In 1911 more modern and deeper vehicles came on the market. They had a four-cylinder engine from the Continental Motors Company . In the Thirty-Five it had 35 hp and in the Fifty 50 hp. The weaker model had 284 cm wheelbase and the stronger model 305 cm wheelbase. Both were available as a fore-door touring car and a five-seat torpedo .

In 1912 there was only the Series 40 . The engine developed 40 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 284 cm. The vehicles were bodied as five-seat touring cars, four-seat torpedo touring cars and two-seat roadsters .

In 1913, the wheelbase of the Series 40 was extended to 300 cm. The torpedo was omitted. The Series 50 completed the range. The engine developed 50 hp. The wheelbase of the five-seater touring car corresponded to the weaker model.

In 1914 there were three models on offer. In the 35-K model , the engine produced 20 hp. The two-seater roadster had a wheelbase of 284 cm. The Model 50-A had a 32 hp engine, 300 cm wheelbase and a five-seater touring car body. The Six-50 was the brand's first model with a six-cylinder engine . It made 50 hp. The wheelbase was 328 cm. The open touring car offered space for five people.

In 1915 the Model 38 replaced the smallest model from the previous year. The engine power was increased slightly to 23 hp while the wheelbase remained the same. The two-seat roadster was joined by a five-seat touring car. The middle model was omitted. The Six-50 had a slightly shorter wheelbase than last year at 325. The engine remained unchanged. The touring cars had either five or six seats.

1916 was the last year for a four-cylinder model. The Model C-38 was the same as the previous Model 38 . In the Model 6-E , the engine developed 50 hp. A seven-seater touring car body was mounted on a wheelbase of 315 cm. Model 6-F as a four-seater roadster and Model 6-G as a five-seater touring car had an identical output of 30 hp and a wheelbase of 305 cm.

In 1917 there were two different models with the same name Model 6-H . One version had a 30 hp engine, 302 cm wheelbase and bodies as a seven-seat touring car, five-seat Club Roadster and seven-seat sedan . The more powerful version with a 50 hp engine and 315 cm wheelbase was only available as a touring car with seven seats.

In 1918, the Model 6-H with a 302 cm wheelbase was joined by the Model 6-K with a 318 cm wheelbase. The engine was specified with 30 hp. The bodies as four- and seven-seat touring cars, five-seat club roadsters and seven-seat sedans did not differ.

1919 saw the restriction to the smaller model, but with a 305 cm wheelbase. There was a choice of touring cars and limousines with seven seats each, touring cars and coupés with four seats each and a Chummy Roadster .

In 1920 it became the Series 50 . The engine output has been increased to 38 hp. Five-seater touring cars, four-seater Sport , four-seater Special Sport , five-seater sedan and four-seater coupé have survived.

In 1921 the engine was specified with 58 hp. The vehicles were available as touring cars and sedans with five seats, Sport and Special Sport with four seats, Roadster and Special Roadster with three seats and Coupé with four seats.

For 1922, it is only known that Series 60 and Series 71 were on offer.

1923 saw an expansion of the range. In the Series 60 , the engine made 64 hp. The wheelbase was 305 cm. The superstructures were called Man O'War with three seats and Fleetaway with either four or five seats. The Series 70 had an engine with 52 hp and a chassis with 292 cm wheelbase. It was available as a three-seat roadster, four-seat sports and coupé, five-seat Phaeton , sedan and California, and as a seven-seat touring car. A 68 hp engine powered the Series 80 with a 300 cm wheelbase. The roadster had three seats, the touring car had four seats and the sedan had five seats. There was also a utility brougham .

In 1924 only the middle series was produced. Phaeton with five seats, Legionaries with four seats, Man O'War with three seats, Utility Brougham with five seats, Brougham with four seats and two different limousines with five seats each come down to us.

In 1925 it became the Model 90 , but with a wheelbase extended to 300 cm. The normal brougham was omitted, while the Man O'War now had four seats . There was also the Model 91 with a 68 hp engine and 295 cm wheelbase. Roadsters with four seats as well as Phaeton, Brougham and sedans with five seats are named as bodies.

In 1926, the latter model was renamed Model 92 . The Man O'War offered four seats, while Touring Cars, Legionaire and three different sedans had five seats . The Model 93 completed the range. The engine developed 48 hp. The wheelbase was 277 cm. The vehicles were bodied as a sedan with five seats.

In 1927, the only change to the Model 92 was the replacement of the Man O'War with a four-seater roadster. The body range for the Model 93 has been expanded to include a three-seater coupé. The Model 98 appeared on the market . The eight-cylinder engine developed 85 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 302 cm. The bodies were called the Polo Roadster and Princess Coupé , each with four seats, and the Emperior Sedan and Legionaire Touring , each with five seats.

In the last year of production in 1928, the range only consisted of the Model 99 . In terms of engine, wheelbase and superstructure, it corresponded to the eight-cylinder model of the previous year.

Model overview

year	model	cylinder	Power ( hp )	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1908-1910	Motor buggy
1911	Thirty-five	4th	35	284	Fore-Door Touring Car, Torpedo 5-seater
1911	Fifty	4th	50	305	Fore-Door Touring Car, Torpedo 5-seater
1912	Series 40	4th	40	284	5-seater touring car, 4-seater torpedo touring car, 2-seater roadster
1913	Series 40	4th	40	300	5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1913	Series 50	4th	50	300	5-seater touring car
1914	Model 35-K	4th	20th	284	Roadster 2-seater
1914	Model 50-A	4th	32	300	5-seater touring car
1914	Six-50	6th	50	328	5-seater touring car
1915	Model 38	4th	23	284	5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1915	Six-50	6th	50	325	5-seater and 6-seater touring cars
1916	Model C-38	4th	23	284	5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1916	Model 6-E	6th	50	315	7-seater touring car
1916	Model 6-F	6th	30th	305	Roadster 4-seater
1916	Model 6-G	6th	30th	305	5-seater touring car
1917	Model 6-H	6th	30th	302	7-seater touring car, 5-seater Club Roadster, 7-seater sedan
1917	Model 6-H	6th	50	315	7-seater touring car
1918	Model 6-H	6th	30th	302	4-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 5-seater Club Roadster, 7-seater sedan
1918	Model 6-K	6th	30th	318	4-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 5-seater Club Roadster, 7-seater sedan
1919	Model 6-H	6th	30th	305	4-seater and 7-seater touring car, Chummy Roadster, 7-seater sedan, 4-seater coupé
1920	Series 50	6th	38	305	Touring car 5-seat, Sport 4-seat, Special Sport 4-seat, Sedan 5-seat, Coupé 4-seat
1921	Series 50	6th	58	305	Touring car 5-seater, Sport 4-seater, Roadster 3-seater, Special Roadster 3-seater, Coupé 4-seater, Sedan 5-seater, Special Sport 4-seater
1922	Series 60	6th
1922	Series 71	6th
1923	Series 60	6th	64	305	Man O'War 3-seater, Fleetaway 4-seater and 5-seater
1923	Series 70	6th	52	292	Touring car 5-seater, Phaeton 5-seater, Sport 4-seater, Roadster 3-seater, Sedan 5-seater, Coupé 4-seater, California 5-seater
1923	Series 80	6th	68	300	5-seater sedan, 4-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster, Utility Brougham
1924	Series 70	6th	52	292	Phaeton 5-seat, Legionaire 4-seat, Man O'War 3-seat, Utility Brougham 4-seat, Limousine 5-seat
1925	Model 90	6th	52	300	Phaeton 5-seat, Man O'War 4-seat, Legionaire 4-seat, Utility Brougham 5-seat, Limousine 5-seat
1925	Model 91	6th	68	295	Phaeton 5-seat, Roadster 4-seat, Brougham 5-seat, Limousine 5-seat
1926	Model 92	6th	68	300	Touring car 5-seat, Man O'War 4-seat, Limousine 5-seat, Legionaire 5-seat
1926	Model 93	6th	48	277	5-seater sedan
1927	Model 92	6th	68	300	5-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster, 5-seater limousine, 5-seater Legionaire
1927	Model 93	6th	48	277	5-seater sedan, 3-seater coupé
1927	Model 98	8th	85	302	Polo Roadster 4-seater, Princess Coupé 4-seater, Emperor Limousine 5-seater, Legionaire touring car 5-seater
1928	Model 99	8th	85	302	Polo Roadster 4-seater, Princess Coupé 4-seater, Emperor Limousine 5-seater, Legionaire touring car 5-seater

Production numbers

year	Production number
1910	136
1911	320
1912	699
1913	732
1914	820
1915	623
1916	823
1917	940
1918	872
1919	923
1920	1,780
1921	1,363
1922	1,213
1923	949
1924	812
1925	692
1926	98
1927	98
1928	26th
total	13,919

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. 417-420 (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. 390. (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. 417-420 (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. 390. (English)