Imperial Automobile Company (Jackson)
Jackson Carriage Company Imperial Automobile Company |
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legal form | Company |
founding | 1908 or earlier |
resolution | 1915 |
Seat | Jackson , Michigan , USA |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ Automobile Quarterly Volume 32, Issue 2.