HC Ballard & Son

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HC Ballard & Son
legal form
founding 1901
resolution 1902
Seat Oshkosh , Wisconsin , USA
management AW Ballard
Branch Automobiles

HC Ballard & Son was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

AW Ballard had produced individual automobiles as early as 1894. In February 1901 he founded the company in Oshkosh , Wisconsin . The production of automobiles continued. The brand name was Ballard . Production ended in 1902.

vehicles

The first vehicle from 1894 had a two-cylinder engine that was mounted above the rear axle and powered the rear wheels via chains. Was steered with a steering wheel. The open body offered space for two people.

The second vehicle was built in 1895. It had a steering lever. Ballard presented this vehicle at an exhibition. It was also used in a race against horse and rider, and won.

A doctor named Sauerherring then ordered a four-seater vehicle with lights.

After the company was founded, the vehicles were similar to the one-offs for Sauerherring. The Dos-à-dos body design offered space for four people. The engine was still mounted in the rear and drove the rear wheels via chains. The maximum speed was given as 22 km / h.

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. 103 (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. 129. (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. 103 (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. 129. (English)