Lescina Automobile Company

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Lescina Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1915
resolution 1917
Seat Newark , New Jersey , USA
Branch Automobiles

Lescina Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company manufactured several vehicles at a Chicago plant in early 1916 . They were presented at the New York Automobile Show that same month . Series production then began in Newark , New Jersey . The brand name was Lescina . Production came to a standstill at the end of 1916. In January 1917 the company was dissolved. In total, only a few vehicles were built.

vehicles

The Model G series consisted of an Express Car , Model H as a luxury delivery van and Model J as a Cloverleaf Roadster . Data are not known.

The Model V series had a six-cylinder engine . The chassis had a 318 cm wheelbase . Model E and Model I were each touring car with seven seats. One source suggests that apart from an exhibit, no production vehicle may have been made.

The Model W series had a four-cylinder engine with 30 hp . The wheelbase was 284 cm. Are known Model C as Cabriolet , Model D as touring cars with five seats and Model F as Roadster in luxury version.

The Model X series had a weaker four-cylinder engine with 25 hp. The wheelbase measured 269 cm. Narrated are Model A as a utility Roadster and Model B as a touring car with five seats.

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1916 Model G Combination Express Car Express Car
1916 Model G Combination Model H Deluxe delivery truck
1916 Model G Combination Model J Cloverleaf Roadster
1916 Model V Model E. 6th 318 7-seater touring car
1916 Model V Model I. 6th 318 7-seater touring car
1916 Model W Model C 4th 30th 284 Cabriolet
1916 Model W Model D 4th 30th 284 5-seater touring car
1916 Model W Model F 4th 30th 284 Roadster Deluxe
1916 Model X Model A 4th 25th 269 Utility roadster
1916 Model X Model B 4th 25th 269 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. 858-859 (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. 893 (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. 858-859 (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. 893 (English).