International Automobile Company

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International Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1908
resolution 1909
Seat Chicago , Illinois , USA
Branch Automobiles

International Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

CE Hall, EC Haynes and JW McDaniel founded the company in November 1908. The company was based in Chicago , Illinois . They operated a used car trade and reportedly had 250 used vehicles on offer. In 1909 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was International . Production ended in the same year.

There were no affiliations with the other US automakers under the International brand: International Motor Carriage Company , International Motor Car Company, and International Harvester .

vehicles

Highwheelers were on offer . The Type 10 had an engine with 12 hp , a chassis with a 178 cm wheelbase and a two-seater runabout structure .

In the Type 14 , the engine was specified with 12/14 hp. The wheelbase was 183 cm. These vehicles were bodied as a four-seater Surrey .

The same applies to the Type 16 . Its engine was specified with 16/18 hp. The wheelbase was slightly longer at 213 cm.

The Little Giant was a delivery truck . One version had a 12 hp engine. A more powerful variant had an engine that was specified with 18/20 hp.

Model overview

year model Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1909 Type 10 12 178 Runabout 2-seater
1909 Type 14 12/14 183 Surrey 4 seater
1909 Type 16 16/18 213 Surrey 4 seater
1909 Little Giant 12 delivery trucks
1909 Little Giant 18/20 delivery trucks

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. 771 (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. 771 (English).
  2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 153 (English).