Malcolm-Jones cycle car

Malcolm Cyclecar (1914)

The Malcolm-Jones Cyclecar Company was an American automobile manufacturer in Detroit, Michigan . Founders were E. Malcolm Jones , CH Lawrence and Charles H. Bennett . In 1914 a cycle car was built there under the name Malcolm .

description

The Malcolm was a tandem two-seater with two seats in a row and a third seat on request. The roadster was powered by a V2 engine with 10/15 hp (11 kW). The price should be US $ 395, but only prototypes were made.

In 1915 a light vehicle based on the cycle car appeared, which had a longer wheelbase and a four-cylinder engine with 18 bhp (13.2 kW). It cost US $ 425. The company was renamed the Malcolm Motor Company in order to get rid of the ill-famed word Cyclecar. Nevertheless, the customers were not fooled and turned down this car as well.

Malcolm disappeared from the market that same year.

Models

model	Construction period	cylinder	power	wheelbase	Superstructures
Cyclecar	1914	2 V	15 bhp (11 kW)	2540 mm	Roadster 2/3 seats (tandem)
Light Roadster	1915	4 row	18 bhp (13.2 kW)	2692 mm	Roadster 2 seats

literature

• Beverly Ray Kimes, Henry Austin Clark Jr .: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942. Krause Publications, Iola WI 1985, ISBN 0-87341-045-9 .

Web links

Commons : Malcolm-Jones Cyclecar  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Standard Catalog of American Cars 1805-1942