J&M Motor Car Company

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J&M Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1909
resolution 1911
Seat Lawrenceburg , Indiana , USA
management HK James
Branch Automobiles

J & M Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Lawrenceburg , Indiana . HK James was President and General Manager. In 1909 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was James . Production ended in 1911. In total, only a few vehicles were built.

vehicles

A highwheeler was part of the range from 1909 to 1910 . It was similar to the models from De Tamble Motor Company . A source writes that it is conceivable that the chassis came from the Anderson Carriage Manufacturing Company . An air-cooled two-cylinder engine , which was specified with 14/16 hp , drove the rear axle via a planetary gear and a cardan shaft . The wheelbase was 229 cm. The front wheels were 36 inches tall and the rear 38 inches. The choices were Model A as a roadster , Model B as a Surrey and Model C as a runabout . The original price was between 700 and 800 US dollars .

In 1911 a more modern vehicle with a lower chassis and smaller wheels appeared. The model was named Dearborn . It had a four-cylinder engine with 35 hp. The wheelbase was 274 cm. Construction was an open touring car with five seats.

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1909-1910 Highwheeler Model A 2 14/16 229 Roadster
1909-1910 Highwheeler Model B 2 14/16 229 Surrey
1909-1910 Highwheeler Model C 2 14/16 229 Runabout
1911 Dearborn 4th 35 274 5-seater touring car

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. 780 (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. 783 (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. 780 (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. 783 (English).