Greenleaf Cycle Company

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Greenleaf Cycle Company
legal form Company
founding 1900
resolution 1906
Seat Lansing , Michigan , USA
management
  • HS Clawson
  • Smith T. Clawson
Branch vehicles

Greenleaf Cycle Company was an American manufacturer of vehicles .

Company history

HS Clawson and his son Smith T. Clawson operated Clawson & Son from 1898 . A reorganization in 1900 led to the new company. The seat was in Lansing , Michigan . Mainly they were engaged in the manufacture and repair of bicycles . In 1902 some automobiles were also made . The first two were exhibited at the National Grange Meeting . The brand name was Greenleaf .

After 1906 the track of the company is lost.

Motor vehicles

A two-cylinder engine with 10 hp was mounted lying flat under the front seats. It drove the rear axle via a three-speed gearbox. The chassis had a wheelbase of 198 cm . The open structure in the shape of a Surrey offered space for four people. The curb weight was stated to be 1750 pounds . That corresponds to about 794 kg. The new price was 1750 US dollars , or 1 dollar per pound. According to one source, it was way too high for any major market success. Another source sees a similarity to the Cadillac of the time , which only cost $ 850.

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. 659 (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. 647 (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. 659 (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. 647 (English).