Imperial Automobile Company (Jackson)

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Jackson Carriage Company
Imperial Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1908 or earlier
resolution 1915
Seat Jackson , Michigan , USA
management
  • George N. Campbell
  • TA Campbell
Branch Automobiles

Imperial Automobile Company , before Jackson Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles from Jackson in Michigan .

Company history

The brothers George N. and TA Campbell ran the Jackson Carriage Company . In 1908 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Imperial . In 1909 the name was changed to Imperial Automobile Company . In the spring of 1912 a fire destroyed the plant. As a result, a factory was acquired in which Buick had previously produced commercial vehicles.

In 1915 it merged with the Marion Motor Car Company to form the Mutual Motors Corporation . The Campbell brothers withdrew. Imperial brand vehicles existed until 1916. Then the Marion-Handley brand was introduced.

vehicles

Initially, only vehicles with a four-cylinder engine were in the range. From 1908 to 1909 there was only the 30/35 HP . Its engine was specified with 30/35 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 274 cm . There was a choice of a roadster with four seats and two roadster runabouts with two and three seats.

In 1910 the Model 30 was the entry-level model. The engine developed 30 hp. The wheelbase was 269 cm. The only structure was an open touring car with five seats. Model 35 and Model 36 had a 35 hp engine, a wheelbase of 284 cm and were bodied as a five-seater touring car and a four-seater roadster. Model 45 and Model 46 were the top models . Its engine made 45 hp. The wheelbase was 294 cm. The superstructures available for selection corresponded to the medium models.

In 1911 the Model 30 remained unchanged. The Series 35 had a 45 hp engine and 284 cm wheelbase. The different bodies were given different model numbers. Such was Model 35 available as a touring car with five seats and a roadster with three seats, Model 37 as a touring car with seven seats and Model 38 with Roadster with four seats. The Series 40 had the same engine but a 292 cm wheelbase. Model 42 was a seven-seat touring car, Model 43 was a two-seat roadster, and Model 44 was a five-seat semi- torpedo . The new top model was the Series 50 . The engine developed 50 hp. The wheelbase was 300 cm. All that is passed down for Model 50 is that it had front doors and could accommodate five people. Model 51 was a five-seat roadster.

In 1912 the term Series was no longer used. Model 32 and Model 33 had a 35 HP engine, 290 cm wheelbase and superstructures as a five-seat semi-torpedo and two-seat torpedo. Model 34 had 5 hp more, 5 cm more wheelbase and was only available as a five-seater semi-torpedo touring car. The Model 44 had the same structure, but a more powerful 45 hp engine and a 305 cm wheelbase chassis. In the previous Model 50 and Model 51 , only the superstructures changed. Touring cars with five seats and roadsters with four seats are mentioned.

In 1913, the engine power of the Model 32 and Model 33 was reduced to 30 hp and at the same time the wheelbase was lengthened to 315 cm. The touring car continued to offer five seats, the roadster only two. Model 34 received a new wheelbase of 300 cm and a body as a five-seat touring car. The wheelbase of the Model 44, a five-seater touring car, has been extended to 310 cm.

In 1914, the engine power for Model 32 and Model 33 was specified as 28.9 hp. The wheelbase had been reduced to the 1912 level. The superstructures available for selection did not change. In the case of the Model 34 , the engine output was now specified as 32.4 hp. The model 44-6 was new with a six-cylinder engine that was specified with 33.7 hp. The wheelbase was 320 cm. The vehicles were bodied as touring cars with five seats. The most expensive model was the Model 54 . Its six-cylinder engine was specified with 40.9 hp. The wheelbase measured 348 cm. The touring car had space for seven seats.

In 1915 the Model 56 had a six-cylinder engine with 34 hp, a wheelbase of 330 cm and a seven-seater touring car body. The Model 64 was the new entry-level model. Its four-cylinder engine developed 22.5 hp. The wheelbase was 292 cm. Two-seat roadsters and five-seat touring cars were available.

In 1916 only the Model 56 was available as a touring car with five seats.

The engines for the 44-6, 54, 56 and 64 models came from the Continental Motors Company .

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1908-1909 30/35 HP 4th 30/35 274 Roadster 4-seater, Roadster-Runabout 2-seater and 3-seater
1910 Model 30 4th 30th 269 5-seater touring car
1910 Model 35 and Model 36 4th 35 284 5-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster
1910 Model 45 and Model 46 4th 45 297 5-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster
1911 Model 30 4th 30th 269 5-seater touring car
1911 Series 35 Model 35 4th 45 284 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster
1911 Series 35 Model 37 4th 45 284 7-seater touring car
1911 Series 35 Model 38 4th 45 284 Roadster 4-seater
1911 Series 40 Model 42 4th 45 292 7-seater touring car
1911 Series 40 Model 43 4th 45 292 Roadster 2-seater
1911 Series 40 Model 44 4th 45 292 Semi-torpedo 4-seater
1911 Series 50 Model 50 4th 50 300 5 seats
1911 Series 50 Model 51 4th 50 300 Roadster 5-seater
1912 Model 32 and Model 33 4th 35 290 Semi-Torpedo 5-seater, Torpedo 2-seater
1912 Model 34 4th 40 295 Semi-torpedo touring car, 5-seater
1912 Model 44 4th 45 305 Semi-torpedo touring car, 5-seater
1912 Model 50 and Model 51 4th 50 300 5-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster
1913 Model 32 and Model 33 4th 30th 315 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1913 Model 34 4th 40 300 5-seater touring car
1913 Model 44 4th 45 310 5-seater touring car
1914 Model 32 and Model 33 4th 28.9 290 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1914 Model 34 4th 32.4 300 5-seater touring car
1914 Model 44-6 6th 33.7 320 5-seater touring car
1914 Model 54 6th 40.9 348 7-seater touring car
1915 Model 56 6th 34 330 7-seater touring car
1915 Model 64 4th 22.5 292 Roadster 2-seater, touring car 5-seater
1916 Model 64 4th 22.5 292 5-seater touring car

Overview of US car brands that include Imperial

brand Manufacturer Marketing start End of marketing Location, state
Imperial Philadelphia Motor Vehicle Company 1900 1901 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Imperial Imperial Automobile Company (Detroit) 1903 1904 Detroit, Michigan
Imperial Rodgers & Company 1903 1904 Columbus, Ohio
Imperial Imperial Motor Car Company (Pennsylvania) 1907 1908 Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Imperial Imperial Automobile Company (Jackson) 1908 1916 Jackson, Michigan
Imperial Imperial Motor Car Company (Texas) 1910 1910 Houston, Texas
Imperial Imperial (car brand) 1954 1975 Detroit, Michigan

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. 766-767 (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. 752 (English).

Web links

Commons : Imperial Automobile Company  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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. 766-767 (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. 752 (English).
  3. ↑ Automobile Quarterly Volume 32, Issue 2.