Kissel Motor Car Company

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Kissel Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1906
resolution 1931
Reason for dissolution Bankrupt
Seat Hartford , Wisconsin , USA
Branch Automobiles

Kissel Kar from 1914
Kissel Kar Double Six from 1917
Kissel from 1921
Kissel from 1922
Kissel from 1923
Kissel from 1924
Kissel from 1927
Kissel Series 8-95 from 1929
Kissel 8-95 from 1930
Fire engine from the 1920s

Kissel Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Kissel family came from Germany. In 1906 there was the L. Kissel & Sons group with several companies. The brothers George and Will Kissel had already completed a car in 1905. The automobile manufacturing company was founded in 1906 in Hartford , Wisconsin . Production began in the same year. The brand name was initially Kissel Kar . Commercial vehicles were added by 1911 at the latest .

From 1919 the Kar was dropped , so that the vehicles were now marketed as Kissel . Allegedly the Kar sounded too German after the First World War . In 1930 there were contacts with Archie Andrews , which initiated the downfall. Bankruptcy began in September 1930 . The bankruptcy followed. Production ended in 1931.

Kissel Industries became the successor company, but no longer produced vehicles.

vehicles

Many models were on offer with different body structures. These included Touring Cars , Roadsters , Sedans , Baby Tonneau , Toy Tonneau , Semi-Racers, Coupé , Cabriolet , Coupelet, Tourster , Speedster , Town Car , Brougham , Brougham Limousine, Victoria and Phaeton . A corresponding list can be found in the following tables.

In model year 1907 there was only the Model A . The four-cylinder engine came from the Beaver Manufacturing Company . It made 30 hp and drove the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The chassis had a wheelbase of 244 cm .

Model A 9 and Model D 9 as well as an Inside Drive sedan followed in 1908 . The engine output had been increased to 40 hp. The wheelbase was 274 cm.

In 1909 there were three models to choose from. The Model D 9 had a 40 hp engine and 292 cm wheelbase. The G 9 model had a six-cylinder engine with 60 hp and a 325 cm wheelbase. The LD 9 model was the weakest and shortest model with 30 hp and a wheelbase of 272 cm.

In 1910 there were the four-cylinder models Model D 10 with 50 hp and 284 cm wheelbase, Model F 10 with the same engine and 315 cm wheelbase, and Model LD 10 with 30 hp and 284 cm wheelbase. The G 10 model had a six-cylinder engine with 60 hp and a 335 cm wheelbase.

In 1911 the Model D 11 replaced the F 10 , the Model F 11 the G 10 and the Model LD 11 the LD 10 , but here with a 295 cm wheelbase.

In 1912, the series were named after their engine power. In the Thirty the four-cylinder engine developed 30 HP, in the Forty 40 HP, in the Fifty 50 HP and in the six-cylinder model Sixty 60 HP. The wheelbases were 295 cm, 300 cm, 315 cm and 335 cm, respectively. The different structures were given different model names.

From 1913 the engine power was indicated differently. The Thirty with the addition LD 13 had a four-cylinder engine, which was specified with 28.9 hp, and 295 cm wheelbase. There was also the Forty as the H 13 with 32.4 hp and 307 cm wheelbase, the Fifty as the D 13 with 38.02 hp and 335 cm wheelbase and the six-cylinder model Sixty as the F 13 with 48.6 hp and 356 cm wheelbase.

In 1914 the designation system changed. The Model 40-Four was a four-cylinder model with 32 hp and a 307 cm wheelbase. The model 48-Six was the small six-cylinder model with 34 hp and 334 cm wheelbase. The model 60-Six with 49 hp and 361 cm wheelbase ranked above this .

In 1915 there was the Model 4-36 with 28.9 hp and 307 cm wheelbase and the Model 6-42 with 31.6 hp and 320 cm wheelbase.

In 1916 the range consisted of Model 4-32 , Model 6-38 and Model 6-42 .

From 1917, no wheelbases are given for a few years. Four-cylinder models were omitted. There was a choice of the Model 6-38 with 25.35 hp and the Model 6-42 with 31.54 hp. The top model was the Double Six with a V12 engine from Weidely Motors Company , which was specified with 39.7 hp.

In 1918 there was the Custom Silver Special with 26.33 HP, the Model 6-38 with 25.35 HP and the Double Six with 39.7 HP.

In 1919 - under the new brand name - the twelve-cylinder model was discontinued. The other two models were adopted as Custom-Built and Model 6-38 .

In 1920 only the custom built was in the range. The engine output was now given as 61 hp, while the earlier information was calculated according to the NACC rating.

There were no changes in 1921 and 1922.

In 1923 there were two six-cylinder models to choose from. The engines made 61 hp in the 45 model and 50 hp in the 55 model .

In 1924, the range was limited to the Model 55 with a 48 hp engine.

In 1925 it became the Model 55 as standard and deluxe with 53 hp. The new model was the 75 , which was also available as standard and deluxe. The eight-cylinder in - line engine was based on a design by Lycoming and developed 71 hp.

In 1926, the only change was to increase the engine output to 61 hp for the six-cylinder model.

In 1927 there was no split between standard and deluxe. Model 55 and Model 75 remained unchanged. The model 8-65 with a 65 hp engine was new . Two wheelbases of 318 cm and 335 cm were available.

In 1928 the Model 55 was preserved. The Model 70 was placed underneath . The six-cylinder engine developed 52 hp. The remaining vehicles had eight-cylinder engines. This was the Series 8-80 with 70 hp and 318 cm wheelbase, the Series 80 with 70 hp and either 318 cm or 335 cm wheelbase and the Series 8-90 with 85 hp, for wheelbases of 333 cm, 353 cm and 361 cm were specified. The Series 8-90 was also called the White Eagle . The special edition White Eagle Deluxe had a 115 HP engine.

In 1929 the Series 6-73 was the only six-cylinder model. 52 hp engine power and 297 cm wheelbase were his data. The Series 8-95 had a 95 hp engine and 318 cm wheelbase. The Series 8-126 had 126 hp and a wheelbase of either 335 cm or 353 cm.

In 1930 the Series 6-73 received a more powerful engine with 73 hp. The Series 8-95 was now also available with a 335 cm wheelbase. Series 8-126 remained unchanged.

There were no changes in 1931.

Model overview Kissel Kar

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1907 Model A 4th 30th 244 Touring car
1908 A 9 4th 40 274 Roadster
1908 D 9 4th 40 274 Touring car
1908 4th 40 274 Inside drive limousine
1909 Model D 9 4th 40 292 5-seater and 7-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster, 4-seater and 5-seater Baby Tonneau
1909 Model G 9 6th 60 325 7-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster, 7-seater Baby Tonneau
1909 Model LD 9 4th 30th 272 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 4-seater Baby Tonneau
1910 Model D 10 4th 50 284 5-seater touring car, 4-seater Toy Tonneau
1910 Model F 10 4th 50 315 7-seater touring car, 4-seater Toy Tonneau
1910 Model G 10 6th 60 335 7-seater touring car, 4-seater Toy Tonneau
1910 Model LD 10 4th 30th 284 5-seater touring car, 4-seater Toy Tonneau
1911 Model D 11 4th 50 315 5-seater touring car, 4-seater Baby Tonneau, semi-racer, fore-door 5-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan
1911 Model F 11 6th 60 335 7-seater touring car, 7-seater baby tonneau, 7-seater fore-door touring car, semi-racer
1911 Model LD 11 4th 30th 295 5-seater touring car, 4-seater Baby Tonneau, semi-racer, fore-door 5-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan
1912 Thirty Model A 4th 30th 295 Touring car
1912 Thirty Model B 4th 30th 295 Semi-touring car
1912 Thirty Model C 4th 30th 295 Semi-racer
1912 Thirty Model D 4th 30th 295 Coupe
1912 Forty Model A 4th 40 300 Semi-touring car
1912 Forty Model B 4th 40 300 Semi-racer
1912 Forty Model C 4th 40 300 Coupe
1912 Forty Model D 4th 40 300 limousine
1912 Fifty Model A 4th 50 315 Touring car
1912 Fifty Model B 4th 50 315 Semi-touring car
1912 Fifty Model C 4th 50 315 Semi-racer
1912 Fifty Model D 4th 50 315 Coupe
1912 Fifty Model E. 4th 50 315 limousine
1912 Sixty Model A 6th 60 335 7-seater touring car
1912 Sixty Model B 6th 60 335 Semi-touring car
1912 Sixty Model C 6th 60 335 Semi-racer
1912 Sixty Model D 6th 60 335 Coupe
1912 Sixty Model E. 6th 60 335 limousine
1913 Thirty LD 13 4th 28.9 295 Semi-touring car 5-seater, semi-racer 2-seater
1913 Forty H 13 4th 32.4 307 Semi-touring car 5-seater, saloon 5-seater
1913 Fifty D 13 4th 38.02 335 Semi-touring car 6-seater, sedan 6-seater
1913 Sixty F 13 6th 48.6 356 Semi-touring car 6-seater and 7-seater
1914 Model 40-Four 4th 32 307 Coupé, touring car 5-seater, roadster 2-seater
1914 Model 48-Six 6th 34 335 5-seater touring car, 6-seater sedan
1914 Model 60-Six 6th 49 361 7-seater touring car, roadster, limousine
1915 Model 4-36 4th 28.9 307 5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, sedans, roadsters, convertibles, coupés
1915 Model 6-42 6th 31.6 320 5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, sedans, convertibles, coupé
1916 Model 4-32 4th 24.03 292 5-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster, 4-seater coupé
1916 Model 6-38 6th 25.35 297 Town Car 5-seater, Saloon 4-seater, 5-seater and 7-seater, Coupé 4-seater, Touring saloon 4-seater, Touring car 7-seater, Roadster 3-seater
1916 Model 6-42 6th 31.54 320 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 5-seater and 7-seater sedan, 2-seater Coupelet, 3-seater Coupé
1917 Model 6-38 6th 25.35 5-seater and 7-seater touring car, 3-seater and 4-seater roadster, 5-seater town car, 4-seater, 5-seater and 7-seater sedan, 4-seater coupé, 4-seater touring sedan
1917 Model 6-42 6th 31.54 5-seater and 7-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 5-seater and 7-seater sedan, 2-seater Coupelet, 3-seater Coupé
1917 Double Six 12 39.7 7-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster, 4-seater coupé, 4-seater and 5-seater and 7-seater sedan, 4-seater touring sedan
1918 Custom Silver Special 6th 26.33 Touring car 5-seat and 7-seat, Tourster 4-seat, Speedster 4-seat, sedan 5-seat and 7-seat
1918 Model 6-38 6th 25.35 5-seater and 7-seater touring car, 3-seater and 4-seater roadster, 5-seater town car, 4-seater and 5-seater sedan and 7-seater, 4-seater coupé, 4-seater touring sedan
1918 Double Six 12 39.7 5-seater and 7-seater touring car, 4-seater roadster, 4-seater coupé, 4-seater and 5-seater sedan and 6-seater and 7-seater, 4-seater touring sedan, convertible, coupé

Model overview Kissel

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1919 Custom-built 6th 26.33 Touring car, tourster, speedster, limousine, town car, coupé
1919 Model 6-38 6th 25.35 5-seater and 7-seater touring car, 3-seater and 4-seater roadster, 5-seater town car, 4-seater and 5-seater sedan and 7-seater, 4-seater coupé, 4-seater touring sedan
1920 Custom-built 6th 61 7-seater touring car, 4-seater Tourster, 2-seater Speedster, 6-seater sedan, coupé
1921 Custom-built 6th 61 Speedster 2-seater, Tourster 4-seater, touring car 7-seater, Coupé 4-seater, sedan 6-seater
1922 Custom-built 6th 61 5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 4-seater Speedster, 4-seater Tourster, 4-seater coupé, 6-seater sedan
1923 Model 45 6th 61 Touring car 5-seat and 7-seat, Tourster 4-seat and 7-seat, Speedster 2-seat and 4-seat, Coupé 4-seat, Limousine 5-seat and 6-seat, Brougham 6-seat
1923 Model 55 6th 50 Phaeton 5-seater, sedan 5-seater, Coupé 4-seater, Speedster 2-seater, Tourster 4-seater
1924 Model 55 6th 48 Phaeton 5-seater, sedan 5-seater, Coupé 4-seater, Speedster 2-seater, Tourster 4-seater
1925 Model 55 standard 6th 53 Phaeton 5-seat, touring car 7-seat, Speedster 2-seat and 4-seat, Tourster 4-seat, Coupé 4-seat, Brougham 5-seat, Brougham sedan 5-seat, Victoria 5-seat
1925 Model 55 Deluxe 6th 53 Phaeton 5-seat, touring car 7-seat, Speedster 2-seat and 4-seat, Tourster 4-seat, Coupé 4-seat, Brougham sedan 6-seat, sedan 7-seat, Victoria 6-seat
1925 Model 75 standard 8th 71 Brougham 5-seat, Phaeton 5-seat, touring car 7-seat, Speedster 2-seat and 4-seat, Tourster 4-seat, Coupé 4-seat, Brougham sedan 5-seat
1925 Model 75 Deluxe 8th 71 Victoria 5-seater, Phaeton 5-seater, touring car 7-seater, Speedster 2-seater and 4-seater, Tourster 4-seater, Coupé 4-seater, Brougham saloon 5-seater, saloon 7-seater
1926 Model 55 standard 6th 61 Phaeton 5-seat, touring car 7-seat, Speedster 2-seat and 4-seat, Tourster 4-seat, Coupé 4-seat, Brougham 5-seat, Brougham sedan 5-seat, Victoria 5-seat
1926 Model 55 Deluxe 6th 61 Phaeton 5-seater, touring car 7-seater, Speedster 2-seater and 4-seater, Tourster 4-seater, Coupé 4-seater, Brougham sedan 5-seater, sedan 7-seater, Victoria 5-seater
1926 Model 75 standard 8th 71 Brougham 5-seat, Phaeton 5-seat, touring car 7-seat, Speedster 2-seat and 4-seat, Tourster 4-seat, Coupé 4-seat, Brougham sedan 5-seat, Victoria 5-seat
1926 Model 75 Deluxe 8th 71 Phaeton 5-seater, touring car 7-seater, Speedster 2-seater and 4-seater, Tourster 4-seater, Coupé 4-seater, Brougham sedan 5-seater, sedan 7-seater, Victoria 5-seater
1927 Model 55 6th 61 Brougham 5-seat, Coupé-Roadster 2-seat and 4-seat, Speedster 2-seat and 4-seat, Phaeton 5-seat, touring car 7-seat, Tourster 4-seat, sedan 7-seat
1927 Model 75 8th 71 Brougham 5-seat, Coupé-Roadster 2-seat and 4-seat, Speedster 2-seat and 4-seat, Phaeton 5-seat, touring car 7-seat, Tourster 4-seat, sedan 7-seat
1927 Model 8-65 8th 65 318 Brougham 5-seat, Coupé-Roadster 5-seat, Speedster 4-seat, Sedan 7-seat
1927 Model 8-65 8th 65 335 7-seater touring car, 4-seater Tourster, 5-seater Phaeton
1928 Model 55 6th 61 Brougham 5-seater, Brougham-Limousine 5-seater, Coupe-Roadster 4-seater, Speedster 4-seater, Phaeton 5-seater, Saloon 7-seater, Touring car 7-seater, Tourster 4-seater
1928 Model 70 6th 52 5-seater Brougham sedan, 5-seat coupé-roadster, 5-seat sedan, 5-seat Victoria
1928 Series 8-80 8th 70 318 Brougham 5-seater, sedan 5-seater, Coupe-Roadster 4-seater, Victoria 5-seater
1928 Series 80 8th 70 318 Brougham 5-seat, Speedster 4-seat, Phaeton 5-seat
1928 Series 80 8th 70 335 7-seater sedan, 7-seater touring car, 4-seater Tourster
1928 Series 8-90 8th 85 333 and 353 Brougham 5-seater, Brougham-Limousine 5-seater, Coupe-Roadster 4-seater, Speedster 4-seater, Phaeton 5-seater, Saloon 7-seater, Touring car 4-seater and 7-seater
1928 Series 8-90 8th 85 4-seater Coupé, 5-seater Victoria, 4-seater Speedster, 4-seater Tourster, 5-seater Brougham, 7-seater sedan
1929 Series 6-73 6th 52 297 5-seat Brougham sedan, 5-seat sedan, 4-seat coupe-roadster
1929 Series 8-95 8th 95 318 5-seat Brougham sedan, 4-seat coupe-roadster, 5-seat and 7-seat sedan, 4-seat coupé, 5-seat Brougham, 7-seat touring car, 4-seat Speedster, 4-seat Tourister
1929 Series 8-126 8th 126 335 and 353 Brougham 5-seat, Coupe-Roadster 4-seat, Sedan 7-seat, Speedster 4-seat, Tourster 4-seat, Victoria 5-seat
1930 Series 6-73 6th 73 297 5-seat Brougham sedan, 5-seat sedan, 4-seat coupe-roadster
1930 Series 8-95 8th 95 318 and 335 5-seat Brougham sedan, 4-seat coupe-roadster, 7-seat sedan, 4-seat coupé, Brougham, 7-seat touring car, 4-seat Speedster, 4-seat Tourister
1930 Series 8-126 8th 126 335 and 353 Brougham 5-seater, Coupe-Roadster 4-seater, Sedan 7-seater, Speedster 4-seater, Tourster 4-seater, Victoria 4-seater
1931 Series 6-73 6th 73 297 5-seat Brougham sedan, 5-seat sedan, 4-seat coupe-roadster
1931 Series 8-95 8th 95 318 and 335 5-seat Brougham sedan, 4-seat coupe-roadster, 5-seat and 7-seat sedan, 4-seat coupé, 5-seat Brougham, 7-seat touring car, 4-seat speedster, 4-seat tourster
1931 Series 8-126 8th 126 335 and 353 Brougham 5-seater, Coupe-Roadster 4-seater, Sedan 7-seater, Speedster 4-seater, Tourster 4-seater, Victoria 4-seater

Production numbers

A total of 21,503 vehicles were built.

year Production number
1907 193
1908 212
1909 417
1910 619
1911 713
1912 727
1913 837
1914 896
1915 1,173
1916 1,112
1917 1,618
1918 1,217
1919 1,177
1920 1,123
1921 793
1922 561
1923 1,127
1924 898
1925 1.406
1926 1,972
1927 1,147
1928 868
1929 681
1930 16
total 21,503

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. 811-818 (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. 826-829 (English).

Web links

Commons : Kissel Motor Car Company  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 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. 811-818 (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. 826-829 (English).