Inter-State Model 45

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Model 45
Production period: 1913-1914
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Touring car
Engines: Otto engine :
6.2 liters
(33.6 kW)
Length:
Width:
Height:
Wheelbase : 3353 mm
Empty weight : 1270 kg
Previous model Forty , Fifty
successor without

The Inter-State Model 45 was a US luxury car only offered in 1913 and 1914 . The vehicle was produced by the Inter-State Automobile Company in Muncie , Indiana . This was the only production model from this manufacturer with a six-cylinder engine .

Model history

The Inter-State Automobile Company was founded in late 1908 by Thomas F. Hart with the help of several investors and was based at 142, Willard street . The name of the company and its product was the result of a competition that Hart held in Muncie. After a series of large-volume four - cylinders in the upper middle class ( Inter-State 35/40 hp , Forty and Thirty ) and the upper class ( Inter-State Fifty ), Model 45 was the first six-cylinder from Inter-State . Unlike in previous years, it was now limited to one model in a touring version. Its positioning in terms of price and performance between Forty and Fifty , as well as the name Model 45, suggest that it should replace both and that no successor was planned for the Thirty . Model 45 cost US $ 2750.

In October 1913, the company filed for voluntary bankruptcy , which led to ordinary bankruptcy proceedings at the end of that year. The investor Frank C. Ball , known as the co-founder and partner of Ball Corporation , took over the company's facilities and organized it as the Inter-State Motor Company . After another year of production for the Model 45 , the Inter-State Model T was a completely new series in the lower middle class . The company switched to arms production in May 1918 and closed forever at the end of 1918.

technology

The weight is given as 2800 lbs (1270 kg).

engine

Model 45 has a monobloc - six-cylinder engine with 4 inches (101.6 mm) bore and 5 inches (127 mm) stroke , ie a capacity of 377.0 ci (6178 cc). It is side-controlled with roller tappets and adjustable valve clearance. The crankshaft has three bearings.

The engine is water-cooled with a water pump . According to one source, an oil pump for lubricating the crankshaft main bearings is called, according to another representation a centrifugal lubrication; the latter would be a step backwards compared to earlier inter-state motors, but this can be explained by the susceptibility and noise development of the early pumps.

Model 45 has dual ignition , a 30 volt alternator and electric starter . A Stromberg - carburettor prepares the mixture. No exact performance data are known. The model designation, which until then referred to the engine output for all Inter-State models, indicates an output of 45 bhp (33.6 kW); one source cites 50 bhp. (37.3 kW) The cylinder bore results in an ALAM rating of 38.4 PS. At the time, this was a rough method for calculating performance.

The six-cylinder is mounted at three points in the chassis: at the front on the side in receptacles on the chassis longitudinal member on the corresponding side and at the rear at the transmission output in the middle on a cross-member of the chassis.

Power transmission

Model 45 has a conventional sliding gear with, depending on the source, three or four gears, a multi-plate clutch in an oil bath and cardan drive to the rear axle with a bevel gear . As with the Forty and Fifty , the rear axle was “full-floating”, which means that the drive half-shafts are free from lateral forces. The outer shaft end sits on a flange on the wheel hub mounted on the axle bracket.

Shift and handbrake levers were now centered in the vehicle instead of to the left of the driver's seat.

Chassis and suspension

Typical rear axle suspension (1912) with three-quarter elliptical springs ("Underslung" design with an axle attached above the springs).

After Inter-State had only built right-hand drive vehicles so far , Model 45 was the first left-hand drive . With a very long wheelbase of 132 inches (3353 mm), it is also the largest of all vehicles from this manufacturer. The chassis appears to be a conventional ladder frame , the suspension of which is typical of the brand with front semi-elliptic and rear three-quarter elliptic leaf springs . The track width is 56 inches (1422 mm). A barrel-shaped fuel tank is installed in the rear at right angles to the direction of travel.

The vehicle has rigid axles front and rear and artillery wheels with 10 wooden spokes in the front and 12 wooden spokes in the rear and tires measuring 36 × 4½ inches; these correspond to those of the predecessor Fifty . The spare tires are still mounted on removable rims . In times of non-removable wheels, this was a clear step towards greater comfort; In the event of one of the frequent flat tires, all you had to do was replace the rim. At home you could pull off, repair or replace the defective tire; usually the wreath was brought to a specialist. The completed wreath came back on the car as a replacement.

Both the foot brake (" Service brake ") and the handbrake (" Emergency brake ") act on drum brakes on the rear axle. It was widespread that the auxiliary brake acted on the gearbox or differential . Front brakes did not appear in US production cars until about 10 years later.

The chassis number is located in the vehicle in front of the driver's seat. It consists of a four-digit number between 6001 and 7099.

Body and equipment

Typical for these years: ALCo Six (Fore-door) Touring (1912). Model 45 has electric position lights in the wooden bulkhead instead of the side carriage lights.

As mentioned, the Model 45 was only available as a 5-seater Touring, and retrofitting with folding seats was no problem given the size of the vehicle. The only surviving Touring has such swiveling seats. It is interesting that versions with front doors (as on the Model 45 ) were still referred to as Fore-door Touring in the previous year . As early as 1913, this design had become so popular that it had changed from a special to a normal case.

Model 45 was delivered with electric lighting, weather protection (consisting of side curtains that were tied to the closed top), and a dust cover to protect the open top.

Production numbers

In 1913 614 vehicles were built, in 1914 117, a total of 731 vehicles. From Inter-State there are unfortunately only production figures by model year, not on the series, but the numbers can under the circumstances in the company with some certainty the Model 45 are assigned. The information is based on information provided by automotive historians Beverly Rae Kimes and Henry Austin Clark, Jr. in the Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942 .

Inter-State Model 45 today

A six-cylinder Model 45 Touring still exists in private US ownership. The vehicle was auctioned at an auction in Hershey (Pennsylvania) in 2010 for US $ 189,750 including buyer's premium and thus remained below the estimated price of US $ 200,000 to 250,000.

The Inter-State Motor Car Registry serves to exchange information between the few owners of an Inter-State .

Remarks

  1. ↑ The ALAM ( Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers ) was the first US standards organization. The power is calculated: cylinder bore ² × number of cylinders; the result is divided by 2.5. Later, SAE horsepower developed. It is also based on the British tax PS of the time. It is not particularly accurate because the factor 2.5 no longer applied with speeds and compression ratios higher than those that were usual when it was introduced.

literature

  • Beverly Rae Kimes (ed.), Henry Austin Clark Jr.: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. 3. Edition. Krause Publications, Iola WI 1996, ISBN 0-87341-428-4 .
  • Robert D. Dluhy: American Automobiles of the Brass Era: Essential Specifications of 4,000+ Gasoline Powered Passenger Cars, 1906-1915, with a Statistical and Historical Overview. Mcfarland & Co Inc. publishers, Jefferson NC, 2013; ISBN 0-7864-7136-0 .
  • GN Georgano (Ed.): Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to the Present. Dutton Press, New York, 2nd edition (hardcover), 1973; ISBN 0-525-08351-0 .
  • National Automobile Chamber of Commerce : Handbook of Automobiles 1915–1916. Dover Publications, 1970.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Kimes, Clark: Standard Catalog. 1996, p. 771 (Inter-State).
  2. ↑ a b c d e Dluhy: American Automobiles of the Brass Era. 2013, p. 87 (Inter-State).
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k conceptcarz.com: 1913 Inter-State Model 45 7-pass. Touring; # 6668.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o classiccardatabase.com: Standard Specifications 1913-1914 Inter-State Model 45th
  5. ^ NACC: Handbook of Automobiles 1915-1916 , 1970; P. 12 (PS rating according to ALAM / NACC)
  6. ↑ conceptcarz.com: 1913 Inter-State Model 45 7-pass. Touring; # 6668; Fig. Driver's compartment.
  7. ↑ a b conceptcarz.com: 1913 Inter-State Model 45 7-pass. Touring; # 6668; Fig. Rear.
  8. ↑ Kimes, Clark: Standard Catalog. 1996, p. 772 (Inter-State).
  9. ↑ Kimes, Clark: Standard Catalog. 1996, p. 773 (Inter-State).
  10. ^ Inter-State Motor Car Registry: Pictures.
  11. ^ Inter-State Motor Car Registry