Krit Motor Car Company

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Krit Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1909
resolution 1915
Reason for dissolution Bankrupt
Seat Detroit , Michigan , USA
Branch Automobiles

Trademark
Crit from 1913

Krit Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Detroit , Michigan in the summer of 1909 . Claude S. Briggs and WS Piggins were involved. Kenneth Crittenden was the vice president and the designer. In 1910 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was initially KRIT , later Krit . Many vehicles were exported. The company was in financial difficulties several times. Walter S. Russel took over the company in 1911. Crittenden remained vice president. Alwin A. Gloetzner became plant manager.

In 1913, the brand name MCC was introduced for one model , but was only used for one year. Its only market was Louisiana .

In January 1914, the Krit Sales Company was founded as a sales company. Other problems arose that year. The First World War in Europe prevented exports to Europe. At the beginning of 1915 bankruptcy followed for both the manufacturer and its sales company.

In the spring of 1915 everything was auctioned. Individual vehicles were still assembled by hand from existing parts.

The trademark was a swastika (swastika). That was before the use of this symbol under National Socialism .

vehicles

Brand name crit

All vehicles had a four-cylinder engine . In 1910 it was specified with 22.5 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 244 cm . Model A was a two-seat runabout , Model B was a three-seat roadster , and Model C was a four-seat Surrey .

1911 these three models were as Model A designated. There was no change in terms of wheelbase and engine power. In addition, with the Model U Underslung, a vehicle appeared in the Underslung design , which was built lower. The body was a roadster. The other data corresponded to the Model A .

In 1912 there were different wheelbases. Model A was a roadster with 244 cm wheelbase, Model K was a touring car with 269 cm wheelbase and Model M was a torpedo with 249 cm wheelbase. No wheelbase is specified for the Model U Underslung as a roadster. The engine power remained unchanged.

In 1913 the engines made 25 hp. Model A was a two-seater roadster with a 244 cm wheelbase. Model KR as a two-seater roadster and Model KT as a five-seater touring car had a wheelbase of 269 cm.

In 1914 the Model L was in the range. The engine was again specified with 22.5 hp. The wheelbase was a uniform 274 cm. There was a choice of a touring car with five seats, a roadster with three seats and a delivery van .

In 1915 it became two models. Engine power and wheelbase did not change. The Model M was available as a luxury touring car with five seats, a convertible with three seats and a roadster with three seats. The Model O was only available as a five-seat touring car and a three-seat roadster.

Brand name MCC

The only model Six had a six-cylinder engine . It made 36 hp. The wheelbase was 305 cm. The structure was a touring car with five seats.

Model overview

year brand model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1910 Crit Model A 4th 22.5 244 Runabout 2-seater
1910 Crit Model B 4th 22.5 244 Roadster 3-seater
1910 Crit Model C 4th 22.5 244 Surrey 4 seater
1911 Crit Model A 4th 22.5 244 Runabout 2-seater, Roadster 3-seater, Surrey 4-seater
1911 Crit Model U Underslung 4th 22.5 244 Runabout
1912 Crit Model A 4th 22.5 244 Roadster
1912 Crit Model K 4th 22.5 269 Touring car
1912 Crit Model M 4th 22.5 249 torpedo
1912 Crit Model U Underslung 4th 22.5 Roadster
1913 Crit Model A 4th 25th 244 Roadster 2-seater
1913 Crit Model KR 4th 25th 269 Roadster 2-seater
1913 Crit Model KT 4th 25th 269 5-seater touring car
1914 Crit Model L 4th 22.5 274 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster, delivery van
1915 Crit Model M 4th 22.5 274 5-seater deluxe touring car, 3-seater convertible, 3-seater roadster
1915 Crit Model O 4th 22.5 274 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster
1913 MCC Six 6th 36 305 5-seater 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. 830-831 (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. 836 (English).

Web links

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

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. 830-831 (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. 836 (English).
  3. ↑ 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. 987 (English).
  4. ↑ 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. 946-947 (English).