Ghent Motor Company

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Ghent Motor Company
legal form Company
founding 1916
resolution 1919
Seat Ottawa , Illinois , USA
management Ormus L. Brockett
Branch Automobiles

Ghent Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

CA Ghent founded the company in late 1916. The seat was initially in Chicago in Illinois . There he made prototypes . In 1917 the company moved to Ottawa , also in Illinois. Ormus L. Brockett became the new president. It was here that the series production of automobiles began. The brand name was Ghent . Production ended in 1918. The plant was sold in January 1919.

A total of 187 vehicles were built.

vehicles

In 1917 the range consisted of two models. The Model 4-30 had a four-cylinder engine with 23 hp and the Model 8-40 had a V8 engine that was specified with 22 hp. The wheelbase of 305 cm and the structure as a five-seat touring car were identical .

In 1918 the Model 6-60 replaced both models. It had a six-cylinder engine that was specified with 23.5 hp. The chassis had a 318 cm wheelbase. There was a choice of sedans and touring cars, both with seven seats.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1917 Model 4-30 4th 23 305 5-seater touring car
1917 Model 8-40 8th 22nd 305 5-seater touring car
1980 Model 6-60 6th 23.5 318 7-seater sedan, 7-seater touring car

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. 637 (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. 620 (English).

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. 637 (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. 620 (English).