Koppin Motor Company

Koppin Motor Company
legal form	Company
founding	1914
resolution	1914
Seat	Fenton , Michigan , USA
management	HS Koppin
Branch	Automobiles

Koppin Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

HS Koppin founded the company in Fenton , Michigan in 1914 . To this end, he acquired the remains of the Fenton Cyclecar Company in the spring of 1914 . He continued their production in his own factory. The brand name was Koppin . Production came to a standstill at the end of 1914.

vehicles

The only model was the Model A . It was broadly in the small car from Fenton , however, was 10 US dollars cheaper. A two-cylinder engine with 88.9 mm bore , 93.218 mm stroke , 1157 cm³ displacement and 10 HP power propelled the vehicles. Due to the cubic capacity, the criteria for cycle cars were not met. The chassis had a wheelbase of 244 cm . The vehicles were bodied as roadsters for two people. The curb weight was around 304 kg.

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. 829 (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. 834 (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. 829 (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. 834 (English).