Handley 6-40

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Model 6-40
Production period: 1923
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Touring cars , roadsters
Engines: Gasoline engine :
3.2 liters
(29.8–34.3 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 2921 mm
Empty weight :

The Handley 6-40 was only in 1923 offered cars of American upper middle class . The vehicle was produced by Handley Motors, Inc. in Kalamazoo ( Michigan ). This was the fourth and final production model of this manufacturer which mainly through a bought-six-cylinder engine from its predecessors with four-cylinder - valve engines differed. At the same time, the larger and more powerful Handley 6-60 was produced.

Model history

The Handley-Knight Company was founded in January 1920 by James I. Handley with a share capital of US $ 1 million. The company brought out the Handley-Knight Model A with a four-cylinder valve engine, License Knight , in October 1920 . It was replaced by the very similar Model B in 1922 .

The company ran into trouble and had to sell its newly built, but far too large, production facilities. In December 1922 a reorganization as Handley Motors, Inc. followed. In January 1923 the joint production of the 6-40 and the 6-60 ran , with the former being the entry-level model. The lines of all vehicles were conservative, the workmanship and the materials used were first class. While the radiator grille of the 6-60 was reminiscent of the previous models, the 6-40 received a new, fashionable pointed radiator in the style of the German Benz . Its chassis was shorter and the six - cylinder engine, which was also controlled overhead, was smaller. The 6-40 was only available as a touring for 4-5 resp. 7 people and as a two-seater roadster .

technology

The weight of the Touring is considered that in about 3300 lbs (1500 kg) of the Handley-Knight Model B have located missing more specific. All Handley-Knight and Handley were structurally very similar. It was about assembled vehicles , so "assembled" automobiles that were assembled from purchased components.

engine

This conventional OHV - six-cylinder with thermosiphon cooling water was from the Falls Motor Corporation in Sheboygan Falls ( Wisconsin related). It was with some certainty the T-8000 / X-9000 series, which is popular with smaller manufacturers and is used for the Apperson Six, the Courier Model D , the Fremont R-6 or the Maibohm Model B / B-6 .

This engine has a displacement of 195,581 ci (3205 cc) with a 3.13 inch bore and 4.24 inch stroke (79.38 × 107.95 mm). The crankshaft has three bearings. The lubrication takes place by means of an oil pump . Standard were Stromberg - carburetor used.

Depending on the source, the power is given as 40 bhp (30 kW) or, better still, 45-46 bhp (34 kW) @ 2600 / min. The NACC rating based on the cylinder bore results in a value of 23.44 hp, which in Great Britain also corresponds to the applicable tax horsepower.

Power transmission

The Handley 6-40 had an unsynchronized manual transmission with three forward gears and a multi-plate clutch. Power was transmitted to the rear axle via a cardan shaft ; the rear axle reduction was 4.9: 1. It has not been proven whether a bevel gear was used, as in the Handley-Knight models .

No information is available on the rear axle construction. On the larger 6-60 it was designed "semi-floating", i. H. the two half-shafts of the rear-wheel drive are connected to the axle body via a roller bearing at their outer end . On the outside they end in a flange to which the impeller is attached. The inner end is in the differential . Due to the design, the half-shafts are free of transverse loads on the inside, but on the outside they absorb slightly offset axial forces.

Chassis and suspension

Typical front axle suspension with semi-elliptical springs.
How semi-elliptical springs work on the rear axle.

For chassis lack of detailed information. The close technical relationship with Handley-Knight Model A and B and Handley 6-60 suggests the use of a similar ladder frame . It is not known whether it also had four cross members.

The wheelbase was 115 inches (2921 mm). All around were Halbelliptik - leaf springs used.

The vehicle had rigid axles at the front and rear . The basic equipment included wooden artillery wheels with tires measuring 32 × 4½ inches. In this class, removable rims ("demountable rims") were common; they were already part of the basic equipment of the Model B . In times of non-removable wheels, this represented a significant step towards more comfort. Although the Handley-Knight was delivered with reinforced pneumatic tires ("cord tires"), flat tires were still common. Demountable rims were helpful for the not uncommon, major damage, such as those caused by blown tires . You only had to change the rim; The driver was spared the heavy, time-consuming and dirty work of removing the wooden spokes from the wheel hub. At home, you could remove, repair or replace the defective tire. Most of the time the wreath was simply brought to a specialist. The completed wreath came back on the car as a replacement.

The Handley 6-40 typically only has rear brakes. All-wheel brakes did not begin to gain acceptance until the second half of the 1920s. The foot brake (" Service brake ") worked on the drum brakes on the rear axle, the handbrake (" Emergency brake ") on the one brake drum on the cardan shaft.

A worm steering system is used for the vehicle .

Bodies, equipment and prices

The company was proud of the high-quality, in-house manufactured bodies. It was created according to the principles of individual body construction in small series and largely by hand. The structure was made of ash wood, the body skin of sheet aluminum. The seats were upholstered in hand-worked leather. The dashboard and steering wheel rim were made of walnut. The execution is likely to have corresponded roughly to that of the standard Touring of the Handley-Knight Model B and the Handley 6-60 .

The prices are given very differently by two sources. One mentions just a five-seater Touring at US $ 2000 (and lists it as the only one with a 125-inch wheelbase), while another mentions a two-seater roadster in addition to the aforementioned Touring. A price of US $ 1350 is quoted for both. For a car with a hand-made body, the latter is so unrealistically low that it must have been liquidation prices towards or after the end of production.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Predecessor formula for SAE-PS . NACC ( National Automobile Chamber of Commerce ) was an association of the automobile industry founded in 1913 and the successor to the ALAM ( Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers ), which introduced the first standards in US automobile manufacture in 1903. The method was also used by the RAC in Great Britain .

literature

  • Beverly Rae Kimes (Ed.), Henry Austin Clark Jr.: Standard Catalogs of American Cars 1805–1942. 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola WI 1996, ISBN 0-87341-428-4 .
  • GN Georgano (Ed.): Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present. 2nd Edition. Dutton Press, New York 1973, ISBN 0-525-08351-0 .
  • Beverly Rae Kimes: Pioneers, Engineers, and Scoundrels: The Dawn of the Automobile in America. Ed. SAE ( Society of Automotive Engineers ) Permissions, Warrendale PA 2005, ISBN 0-7680-1431-X .
  • Handley-Knight Company: Handley-Knight - Powered by the Famous Sleeve Valve Motor. Sales brochure. 1920-1921.
  • Handley-Knight Company: Handley-Knight Model B Dat sheet (1922) .
  • Tad Burness: American Car Spotter's Guide, 1920-39. MBI Motorbooks International, Osceola WI 1975, ISBN 0-87938-026-8 .
  • National Automobile Chamber of Commerce (NACC): Handbook of Automobiles 1915–1916. Reprint. Dover Publications, 1970.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i BR Kimes, HA Clark: Standard Catalog. 1996, p. 674 (Handley-Knight).
  2. ↑ American Automobiles: The Handley-Knight Automobiles & The Handley Motors, Inc.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Classic Car Database: 1923 Handley 6-40 Series.
  4. ↑ a b Carfolio: Handley-Knight (1921 MY) specifications
  5. ^ BR Kimes, HA Clark: Standard Catalog. 1996, pp. 55-60 (Apperson).
  6. ^ BR Kimes, HA Clark: Standard Catalog. 1996, p. 383 (Courier).
  7. ^ BR Kimes, HA Clark: Standard Catalog. 1996, p. 614 (Fremont).
  8. ^ BR Kimes, HA Clark: Standard Catalog. 1996, p. 917 (Maibohm).
  9. ↑ a b carfolio.com: Specifications Courier Model D (1922)
  10. ^ BR Kimes, HA Clark: Standard Catalog of the American Automobile. 1996, pp. 916–917 (Maibohm)
  11. ^ NACC: Handbook of Automobiles 1915. 1970, p. 12; (NACC rating)
  12. ↑ Classic Car Database: 1922 Handley Knight B Series.
  13. ↑ Classic Car Database: 1923 Handley 6-60 Series.
  14. ↑ a b Handley-Knight: Model A brochure (1920)
  15. ↑ a b Burness: American Car Spotter's Guide, 1920-39 (1975), p. 119.
  16. ↑ Handley-Knight: Model B data sheet (1922)