Lion Motor Car Company

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Lion Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1909
resolution 1912
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat Adrian , Michigan , USA
management Austin E. Morey
Branch Automobiles

Lion Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Adrian , Michigan , in September 1909 . Austin E. Morey was president. Henry Bowen and Fred Postal were also involved. They started producing automobiles in 1910. The brand name was Lion .

On June 2, 1912, a fire destroyed the factory and 150 vehicles. The damage amounted to 350,000 US dollars . The insurance amount of $ 180,000 was not enough. In mid-October 1912 it went bankrupt . There was also a breach of contract lawsuit by Blomstrom Manufacturing Company .

vehicles

Initially there was a contract with Blomstrom to use their motor. A vehicle was not created with it.

The only production model was the Forty . It had a four-cylinder engine with 40 hp . The chassis initially had a 284 cm wheelbase . In 1912 there was the Model A version as a runabout and touring car .

In 1911, Model A was a five-seat touring car, Model B was a four-seat touring car, Model C was a two-seat runabout, and Model D was a five-seat touring car with front doors.

In 1912 the wheelbase was extended to 295 cm. Model K was a touring car with five seats and Model L was a roadster with two seats.

The Thirty had a smaller four-cylinder engine with 30 hp. The only prototype was destroyed in the fire. It was intended for the 1913 model year . The original price should be $ 890. By comparison, the Forty cost $ 1,600 in 1912.

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1910 Forty Model A 4th 40 284 Runabout, touring car
1911 Forty Model A 4th 40 284 5-seater touring car
1911 Forty Model B 4th 40 284 4-seater touring car
1911 Forty Model C 4th 40 284 Roadster 2-seater
1911 Forty Model D 4th 40 284 Fore-Door touring car, 5-seater
1912 Forty Model K 4th 40 295 5-seater touring car
1912 Forty Model L 4th 40 295 Roadster 2-seater

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. 887 (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. 910 (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. 887 (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. 910 (English).