Houghton Automobile Company

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Houghton Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1900
resolution 1901
Seat West Newton , Massachusetts , USA
management George S. Houghton
Branch Automobiles

Houghton Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1900 in West Newton , Massachusetts . George S. Houghton was President, HR Houghton Treasurer, and William C. Houghton the Designer. They started with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Houghton . Production ended in 1901. In total, only a few vehicles were sold.

vehicles

Only steam cars were on offer . They had a two- cylinder steam engine like so many of their competitors.

With Stanhope and Surrey , there were two different structures to choose from. Prices for the Stanhope start at $ 750 or between $ 800 and $ 850. The Surrey cost around $ 850 or $ 1,100, depending on the source.

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. 718 (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. 722 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d 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. 718 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c 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. 722 (English).