Havers Motor Car Company

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Havers Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1910
resolution 1915
Reason for dissolution Bankrupt
Seat Port Huron , Michigan , USA
management Fred Havers
Branch Automobiles

Havers Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Fred and Ernest Havers founded the company in Port Huron , Michigan , in the spring of 1910 . Fred was President and Ernest was the designer. It started producing automobiles in December 1910. The brand name was Havers .

In 1912 the company moved to another plant in the same city where the Everitt-Metzger-Flanders Company was previously active. 200 vehicles were built that year.

On July 8, 1914, a fire destroyed the plant. Production ended with that. The reconstruction was announced, but failed due to financial resources. Bankruptcy began in November 1914 . In October 1915, the Puritan Machine Company took over the remains.

vehicles

Only vehicles with six-cylinder engines were on offer .

In the 1911 model year , the vehicles were simply called Six . The engine developed 44 hp . The chassis had a 292 cm wheelbase . There was a choice of roadsters with two seats and touring cars with four seats.

In 1912 the designation Model Six-44 was introduced. The engine output was now given as 36/44 hp. The wheelbase has been extended to 310 cm.

In 1913, 44 hp were given again. In addition, the Six-55 model complemented the range. The engine developed 55 hp. The wheelbase was 325 cm. In addition to a five-seat touring car, there was a two-seat speed car .

In 1914 the Model Six-44 remained unchanged. The larger model became the Model Six-60 . The engine now made 60 hp. A two-seater roadster supplemented the available bodies.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1911 Six 6th 44 292 Roadster 2-seater, touring car 4-seater
1912 Model Six-44 6th 36/44 310 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1913 Model Six-44 6th 44 310 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1913 Model Six-55 6th 55 325 5-seater touring car, 2-seater speed car
1914 Model Six-44 6th 44 310 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1914 Model Six-60 6th 60 325 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 2-seater speed car

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. 684 (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. 675-676 (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. 684 (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. 675-676 (English).