Maltby Automobile & Motor Company

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Maltby Automobile & Motor Company
legal form Company
founding 1900
resolution 1902 or later
Seat Matawan , New Jersey , USA
management Frank D. Maltby
Branch Automobiles

Maltby Automobile & Motor Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Frank D. Maltby traded bicycles from the 1890s . In 1900 he entered the automotive industry. He founded for the new company in Brooklyn in the US state New York . PR Brooks, CC Hoge, CA Mackenzie and EL Maltby were also involved. Initially, they offered parking spaces and charging points for electric cars . They also traded in steam cars from the Mobile Company of America . Later in 1900 the company started producing its own automobiles. The brand name was Maltby .

In 1901, Maltby relocated to Matawan , New Jersey . Production ended in 1902. The company existed as a car dealership for some time.

vehicles

The only model had a two-cylinder engine with 4 hp . The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a chain. The setup is known as both a runabout and a buggy. Other structures were possible on request. It was steered with a steering lever on the right side.

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. 918 (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. 946 (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. 918 (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. 946 (English).