Kenmore Manufacturing Company

Kenmore Manufacturing Company
legal form	Company
founding	1910
resolution	1912
Seat	Chicago , Illinois , USA
management	FA Meidinger; JD Meidinger;
Branch	Automobiles

Kenmore Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The brothers FA and JD Meidinger founded the company in 1910. The seat was in Chicago , Illinois . They started with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Kenmore . Production ended in 1912.

Sears took over the company and used the brand name for other things.

vehicles

The vehicles were somewhat similar to the highwheelers of the time. However, tire size and pneumatic tires corresponded to ordinary vehicles. The first vehicles had a two-speed planetary gearbox , which was replaced in 1911 by an ordinary three-speed gearbox.

In 1910 there was the Model A with a two-cylinder engine and 14 hp . The wheelbase was 208 cm. Superstructures were a two-seat runabout and a three-seat roadster . The Model B had a more powerful two-cylinder engine with 18 hp but the same wheelbase. It was available as a roadster with three seats and as a Surrey with four seats.

In 1911 the engines remained unchanged. The wheelbase was extended to 221 cm. The Model A was bodied as a runabout with two and three seats. The Model C was available as a Surrey with four seats and as a Roadster with two seats. The Model 30 was released . It had a four-cylinder engine with 30 hp. The chassis had a wheelbase of 290 cm. The structure was a touring car with five seats.

In 1912 there were two models in the range. The Model C had a two-cylinder engine that was specified with 16/18 hp. The wheelbase was 254 cm. Runabouts, roadsters and tourabouts have come down to us . The Model D had a four-cylinder engine with 20 hp and the same wheelbase. In addition to the runabout and roadster, there was a choice of touring car.

Model overview

year	model	cylinder	Power ( hp )	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1910	Model A	2	14th	208	Runabout 2-seater, Roadster 3-seater
1910	Model B	2	18th	208	Roadster 3-seater, Surrey 4-seater
1911	Model A	2	14th	221	Runabout 2-seat and 3-seat
1911	Model C	2	18th	221	Surrey 4-seater, Roadster 2-seater
1911	Model 30	4th	30th	290	5-seater touring car
1912	Model C	2	16/18	254	Runabout, Roadster, Tourabout
1912	Model D	4th	20th	254	Runabout, roadster, 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. 800-801 (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. 818 (English).

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. 800-801 (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. 818 (English).

[Kimes-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. 800-801 (English).

[Beaulieu-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. 818 (English).