Hicks Motocycle Company

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Hicks Motocycle Company
legal form Company
founding 1898
resolution 1900
Seat Chicago , Illinois , USA
management John C. Hicks
Branch Motor vehicles

Hicks Motocycle Company was an American manufacturer of motor vehicles . Other sources use the names Hicks Motorcycle Company and Hicks' Motocycle Company .

Company history

Belle W. Barry, John A. Drake, and Frank W. Howser founded the company in 1898 with start-up capital of $ 2,500 . The seat was in Chicago , Illinois . The aim was the manufacture of motor vehicles ; According to the company name, they were motorcycles . For the end of 1899, John C. Hicks is named as the owner. He also manufactured automobiles during the winter of 1899/1900 . The brand name was Hicks . After 1900 the track of the company is lost.

vehicles

For comparison, a Smith Flyer to illustrate the drive concept.

The automobile had an unusual arrangement of the wheels. Four wheels were located at the four corners, as was common with vehicles, regardless of whether they were motorized or not. A fifth wheel was also installed in the middle of the rear axle to drive the vehicles. It should be the invention of this drive concept. In the 1910s and 1920s there were some copycats like the Smith Flyer .

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. 703 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f 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. 703 (English).
  2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 142 (English).