Hill locomotor

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Hill Locomotor was an American automobile brand.

Brand history

CC Hill developed an automobile in 1895 . A Mr. Cummings was an investor. In a small mechanical workshop in Chicago , Illinois, they made some vehicles that were offered as Hill Locomotor . Production initially ended in 1896.

In 1900 Hill made a second attempt. On January 9, 1901, The Horseless Carriage reported that the first vehicle was almost ready. Then the track is lost.

vehicles

The vehicles from 1895 to 1896 had a two-cylinder engine with 6 hp . Construction was a Surrey with a roof. As a two-seater vehicle cost 350 US dollars and as a four-seater $ 500. The curb weight was specified with 272 kg and the top speed with 45 km / h.

The second attempt was a steam truck .

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. 704-705 (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. 691 (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. 704-705 (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. 691 (English).