Imperial Motor Car Company (Pennsylvania)

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Imperial Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1907
resolution 1908
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat Williamsport , Pennsylvania , USA
Branch Automobiles

Imperial Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles from Pennsylvania .

prehistory

N. Burrows Bubb opened a repair facility in Williamsport , Pennsylvania , in October 1905 . In November 1905, his sons Harry A. and Nathan B. rented the property, founded the Williamsport Automobile Exchange and operated as a car dealership . They sold Premier , Reo and White vehicles . At the end of 1906, work began on a prototype , which was ready to drive in the spring of 1907. The designer was the Dutchman CP Van Ferls, who was also the manager of the dealership.

The Williamsport Engineering Company was established to finance the prototype sure. Harry B. Bubb, the brothers' uncle, was president.

Company history

These two companies merged to form the new company on August 6, 1907. In October 1907 there were five vehicles at the New York Automobile Show . The brand name was Imperial . The company was not spared the economic crisis. The bankruptcy began on September 4, 1908 . A total of around 50 vehicles were built.

vehicles

A special feature was the chassis , which enabled a low center of gravity. A four-cylinder engine from the Milwaukee Auto Engines and Supply Company with 35 HP power drove the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The wheelbase was 274 cm. There was a choice of a two-seat roadster for $ 2,500 and a four-seat roadster for $ 2650.

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. 765-766 (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).

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 (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).