La Salle-Niagara Automobile Company

La Salle-Niagara Automobile Company
legal form	Company
founding	1905
resolution	1906
Seat	Niagara Falls , New York , USA
management	EA Kinsey
Branch	Automobiles

La Salle-Niagara Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

EA Kinsey founded the company in 1905 in Niagara Falls, New York State . He took over the equipment of the Wilson Automobile Company and began producing automobiles in 1905. The brand name was La Salle-Niagara . Patents for the vehicles came from George E. Whiteside. Production ended in 1906.

vehicles

The Model A had a four-cylinder engine . It was specified with 26/30 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 254 cm . The only structure was a touring car with five seats. This model had cardan drive to the rear axle.

In addition, there was the Model B . Its two-cylinder engine was specified with 16/18 hp. The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a chain. The wheelbase was 229 cm. The open touring car offered space for four people.

Model overview

year	model	cylinder	Power ( hp )	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1905-1906	Model A	4th	26/30	254	5-seater touring car
1905-1906	Model B	2	16/18	229	4-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. 851-852 (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. 877 (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. 851-852 (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. 877 (English).