Kennedy Manufacturing

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Kennedy Manufacturing Co.
legal form
founding 1909
resolution 1910
Seat Preston , Canada
management Herb Hambrecht
Branch Automobiles

Kennedy Manufacturing Co. was a Canadian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Vehicle salesman William Kennedy and the Clare brothers founded the company in Preston in 1909 and began manufacturing automobiles. The brand name was Kennedy . After a year, the previous chief engineer Herb Hambrecht replaced Wiliam Kennedy. Production ended in 1910. A total of around 75 vehicles were built in the first year and 100 in the second.

vehicles

The vehicles were high wheelers . Engine and other parts came from De Tamble Motor Company . A two-cylinder engine with 18  hp power drove the rear wheels via a planetary gear and a cardan shaft .

In 1910 the wheels were reduced in size and at the same time converted to pneumatic tires .

Two sources state that no money was invested in developing a much-needed four-cylinder engine . On the other hand, the two-cylinder engine was also bought.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Kennedy (II).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 819. (English)