Handley 6-60

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Model 6-60
Production period: 1923
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Touring car , limousine , coupé
Engines: Otto engine :
4.4 liters
(44.7 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 3145 mm
Empty weight : from 1500 kg
Previous model Handley-Knight Model B.

The Handley 6-60 was only in 1923 offered cars of the US upper class . The vehicle was produced by Handley Motors, Inc. in Kalamazoo ( Michigan ). This was the third 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 smaller and less motorized Handley 6-40 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 6-60 and the smaller 6-40 began, with the latter assuming the role of the entry-level model. The lines of all vehicles were conservative, the workmanship and the materials used were first class. The 6-60 received a new, more massive radiator grille that differed significantly from those of its predecessors and the 6-40 . In the latter case it was shaped as a fashionable "pointed cooler".

Technically, the only difference between the 6-60 and its predecessor was the engine. The available body variants included a seven-seater touring in standard and deluxe version at US $ 2450, respectively. 2650.-, a seven-seater sedan and a four-seater coupé . The closed versions cost US 3,450 each.

technology

As with the Handley-Knight Model B, the Touring should have weighed around 3300 lbs (approx. 1500 kg). 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, top-driven six-cylinder engine with water cooling was from the Midwest Engine Company in Indianapolis ( Indiana purchased). Its bore and stroke were 3⅜ × 5 inches (87.5 × 127 mm), resulting in a displacement of 268.4 ci corresponding to 4398 cm³. The specified power is 60 bhp (44.7 kW). According to the NACC rating used in the USA at the time, the 3⅜ inch cylinder bore results in 27.34 hp.

Handley used pressure circulating lubrication and a vacuum system to deliver gasoline. At least in the predecessor, the cooler had a cellular structure, and cooling was carried out using the thermosyphon process that was common at the time and a water pump .

Power transmission

The only known thing about the manual transmission of the Handley 6-60 is that it had three gears. It was certainly unsynchronized . A multi-plate clutch is used.

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 .

The rear axle 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 the Handley-Knight Model A and B suggests the use of the same conventional ladder frame with four cross members. Their side members were made of 6 inch (152 mm) deep and 3/16 inch (4.76 mm) thick carbon steel . The rearmost cross member held the fuel tank and protected it in the event of an impact.

The wheelbase was 125 inches (3,145 mm). All around were Halbelliptik - leaf springs used. In the case of Model B , they were made of vanadium steel; the rear were generously sized at 61 inches (1.54 m).

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 6-60 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 ") acted on the outer jaws of the drum brakes , the hand brake (" Emergency brake ") on the inner jaws.

The vehicle has a worm steering , probably like its predecessors based on the Gemmer system .

Body and equipment

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 best materials were used and the workmanship was high quality.

As before, the Handley-Knight Model B also expanded at 6-60 by touring a standard and a more expensive at US $ 200.- Deluxe version.

It is unclear whether bumpers were part of the basic equipment. An illustration shows a 6-60 with a double bumper made up of two straight, parallel blades.

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. Dutton Press, New York, 2nd edition, hardcover, 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 ; Inc. (NACC): Handbook of Automobiles 1915-1916. Dover Publications, Inc .; Reprint; 1970.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Kimes, Clark: Standard Catalog. 1996, p. 674 (Handley-Knight).
  2. ↑ American Automobiles: The Handley-Knight Automobiles & The Handley Motors, Inc.
  3. ↑ a b c Burness: American Car Spotter's Guide, 1920-39 (1975), p. 119.
  4. ↑ a b Carfolio: Handley-Knight (1921 MY) specifications
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l Classic Car Database: 1923 Handley 6-60 Series.
  6. ↑ a b N.ACC: Handbook of Automobiles in 1915 , 1970; P. 12; (NACC rating)
  7. ↑ a b Handley-Knight: Model B data sheet (1922)
  8. ↑ a b c Classic Car Database: 1923 Handley 6-40 Series.
  9. ↑ a b Classic Car Database: 1922 Handley Knight B Series.
  10. ↑ a b c Handley-Knight: Model A brochure (1920)