Lincoln Automobile Company

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Lincoln Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1907
resolution 1909
Reason for dissolution Bankrupt
Seat Lincoln , Illinois , USA
Branch Automobiles

Lincoln Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1907 in Lincoln , Illinois . Involved were William Bates, Robert M. Berry, William Fogarty Jr., and LW Walker. After a few prototypes , series production of automobiles began in early 1908. The brand name was Lincoln . Production ended in 1909. The company went bankrupt .

More American car brands named Lincoln introduced Lincoln Electric Company , Lincoln Motor Car Works , Lincoln Motor Car Company and the Ford Corporation as Lincoln ago.

vehicles

The company manufactured highwheelers . The air-cooled two-cylinder engine , the planetary gear , solid rubber tires and right-hand drive were typical. The choice between chain and cardan drive was unusual , while other high-wheelers mainly used chains.

The Model A was the weakest and shortest vehicle in the range. The engine was specified with 10/12 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 183 cm . The structure was called a buggy .

The Model B had an engine that was specified with 16/18 hp. The wheelbase was 208 cm. The vehicles were bodied as a runabout .

The Model C was identical to the Surrey except for the structure .

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1908-1909 Model A 2 10/12 183 buggy
1908-1909 Model B 2 16/18 208 Runabout
1908-1909 Model C 2 16/18 208 Surrey

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. 866 (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. 902 (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. 866 (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. 902 (English).