Golden State Automobile Company

Golden State Automobile Company
legal form	Company
founding	1902
resolution	1900s
Seat	San Jose , California , USA
management	HM Barngrover
Branch	Automobiles

Golden State Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1902. HM Barngrover was President, George H. Voss Secretary and HW Lupton Manager. The seat was in San José , California . They moved into the factory where Christman vehicles were previously manufactured. They started with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Golden State . Production ended in 1903. The company was still active as a car repair shop for some time.

There was no connection with the Golden State Motor Car Company , which used the same brand name a little later.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. The two-cylinder , 8- horsepower engine came from the Brennan Motor Manufacturing Company . The name Lupton is used for the friction gear . It is unclear whether this can be traced back to the manager or the supplier. Christman supplied the silencer . The open body offered space for two people. Was steered with a steering lever. The wheels were wire spoke wheels.

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. 644 (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. 636 (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. 644 (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. 636 (English).