Hawley Automobile Company

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Hawley Automobile Company Ltd.
legal form Ltd.
founding 1906
resolution 1908
Seat Mendon , Michigan , USA
management RB Hawley
Branch Automobiles

Hawley Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

RB Hawley founded the company in Constantine , Michigan, in the summer of 1906 . He started with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Hawley . In late 1907 he moved to Mendon , also in Michigan. Production ended in 1908.

vehicles

There were two models on offer. Both had a water-cooled two - cylinder two - stroke engine . The engine output of 16 hp was transmitted to the rear axle via a friction gear and a chain. The maximum speed was given as 72 km / h.

The smaller vehicle had a chassis with a 213 cm wheelbase . The setup was a runabout with two seats. The original price was 450 US dollars .

The larger vehicle had a wheelbase of 244 cm and a four-seater touring car body . It was $ 700.

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. 685 (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. 677 (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. 685 (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. 677 (English).