Hidley Automobile Company

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Hidley Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1901
resolution 1902
Seat Troy , New York , USA
management JH Hidley
Branch Automobiles

Hidley Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

JH Hidley ran a bicycle repair shop in Troy , New York . In February 1901 he began building a steam car in the window of his shop . He made many parts himself. During the several months of construction there were many spectators and admirers, which was a kind of advertisement for Hidley. Based on these reactions, he decided in late 1901 to found the Hidley Automobile Company and commercially manufacture and market motor vehicles . The brand name was Hidley . After 1902 the track of the company is lost.

vehicles

Only steam cars were on offer. It was powered by a steam engine with 8 hp . A two-seat runabout for $ 750 and a four-seat trap for $ 800 were available as superstructures . A delivery truck for $ 900 is also mentioned .

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).
  • 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. 690 (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. 703 (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. 690 (English).