Kirk Manufacturing Company

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Kirk Manufacturing Company
legal form Company
founding 1897
resolution 1903
Reason for dissolution fusion
Seat Toledo , Ohio , USA
Branch vehicles

Kirk Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of vehicles .

Company history

The company was based in Toledo , Ohio . In 1897 the production of bicycles began . The brand name was Yale . Automobiles were announced in 1899 . They only went into production in the summer of 1902. Motorcycles were also produced from 1902 onwards .

In 1903 there was a merger with the Snell Cycle Fittings Company and the Toledo Manufacturing Company , both also from Toledo, to form the Consolidated Manufacturing Company . ET Breckenridge, Ezra E. Kirk, AW Coulter and JBR Ransom are now named as persons. This company continued the production of automobiles until 1905. A source gives bankruptcy for May 1906 . Another source suggests that motorcycles were made until 1915. The connection to the Consolidated Manufacturing Company is unclear. The people differ.

There was no connection with the Saginaw Motor Car Company , which used the same brand name for its passenger cars from 1916 to 1918 .

Automobiles

Model A appeared in 1902 . It had a two-cylinder engine with water cooling . It made 10 hp . It drove the rear axle via a planetary gear and a chain. The structure was a tonneau . After removing the rear seats, it became a runabout . A Chicago salesman received 50 vehicles in December 1902.

In 1903 this model remained in the range. The engine power has been increased to 12 hp. The cars were now $ 1,750 instead of $ 1,500 the year before.

In 1904 new models came on the market. They had a two-cylinder engine with 16 hp and a chassis with a 213 cm wheelbase . Model B was a four-seat touring car , Model C was a five-seat touring car, and Model D was a canopy top tonneau.

In 1905 the Model E was the smallest vehicle. The engine was now specified with 14/16 hp. The wheelbase was 211 cm. The tonneau with rear entry offered space for five people. The Model G was similar but had 216 cm wheelbase and side access. Top model was the model F . It had a four-cylinder engine that was specified with 24/28 hp. The wheelbase was 264 cm. It was bodied as a five-seater touring car.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1902 Model A 2 10 Detachable tonneau 4-seater
1903 Model A 2 12 Detachable tonneau 4-seater
1904 Model B 2 16 213 4-seater touring car
1904 Model C 2 16 213 5-seater touring car
1904 Model D 2 16 213 Canopy top tonneau
1905 Model E. 2 14/16 211 Rear Entrance Tonneau 5-seater
1905 Model F 4th 24/28 264 5-seater touring car
1905 Model G 2 14/16 216 Side Entrance Tonneau 5-seater

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. 1576 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1773 (English).

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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. 1576 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1773 (English).
  3. ↑ Bicycle Brands (accessed May 4, 2019)
  4. ↑ a b Erwin Tragatsch: All motorcycles. 1894 until today. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-87943-410-7 , p. 463.