Madsen (vehicle manufacturer)

Madsen
legal form
founding	1901
resolution	1904 or later
Seat	Council Bluffs , Iowa , USA
management	LP Madsen
Branch	Automobiles

Madsen was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

LP Madsen of Council Bluffs , Iowa made its first vehicle in 1901. It had two specifics. He offered his vehicles until 1904. The brand name was Madsen . Accessories may have emerged after that.

Products

The vehicles had a two-cylinder engine with 10 hp . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a chain. The setup was an open runabout . The curb weight was given as 317 kg.

The front fenders were hollow and took the cooling water for the water cooling of the engine.

The wooden rims with steel hubs and double rivets should ensure that the spokes could not come loose.

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. 915 (English).

Individual evidence

↑ 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. 915 (English).
↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 184 (English).

[Kimes-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. 915 (English).

[Registry-2] Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 184 (English).