MC Whitmore Company

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MC Whitmore Company
legal form Company
founding 1914
resolution 1914
Seat Dayton , Ohio , USA
Branch Automobiles

MC Whitmore Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Dayton , Ohio . In 1914 it produced some automobiles. The brand name was Arrow . The National United Service Company from Detroit sold the vehicles.

There was no association with the Arrow Motor Buggy Company , which used the same brand name.

vehicles

The only model is called a cyclecar , although the cubic capacity and curb weight are not known. A V2 engine from Spacke with 12 HP power drove the rear axle via a two-speed planetary gearbox . The wheelbase was 254 cm and the track width 91 cm. There was a choice of a single-seater, with the Model A a tandem two-seater as a roadster and with the Model B a roadster with two seats next to each other and a small delivery van.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1914 2 12 254 Single seater
1914 Model A 2 12 254 2-seater tandem roadster
1914 Model B 2 12 254 Roadster 2-seater, light delivery

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. 65 (English).
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 78. (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. 65 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 78. (English)