Long Island Motor Company

Long Island Motor Company
legal form	Company
founding	1901
resolution	1904 or later
Seat	Brooklyn , New York , USA
management	Charles Rockliff
Branch	Automobiles

Long Island Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles . Another source names the name Long Island Motor Vehicle Company .

Company history

AR Pardington, Charles Rockliff and FG Webb founded the company in October 1901. The seat was in Brooklyn in the US state New York . It was mainly used as a car repair shop . In addition, some automobiles were made to customer orders. The brand name was Long Island . Vehicle production ended in 1904.

It is not known when the company was dissolved. Rockliff also produced in another factory in Brooklyn from 1902 to 1906 trucks brand Rockliff .

vehicles

Data are available from two passenger cars .

One had a four-cylinder engine with 15 hp . The structure was an open touring car . The customer was a member of the Long Island Automobile Club .

The other also had a four-cylinder engine, but with 24 hp. This vehicle was also bodied as a touring car. A Brooklyn businessman bought it.

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. 900 (English).

Web links

• Mystery Photo # 30 Solved: The First Road Test of Long Island Motor Vehicle Company's “Montauk” in 1901, July 27, 2015. (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. 900 (English).
2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 180 (English).