Memphis Motor Carriage Company

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Memphis Motor Carriage Company
legal form Company
founding 1904
resolution 1905
Seat Memphis , Tennessee , USA
management WT Watson
Branch Automobiles

Memphis Motor Carriage Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Memphis , Tennessee in 1904 . WT Watson was the president and Herbert H. Pilcher was the general manager and designer. They started producing passenger cars in the same year . The brand name was Memphis . Production ended in 1905. In total, only a few vehicles were built. In addition to cars, commercial vehicles were also planned. It is unclear whether this happened.

vehicles

Steam cars were on offer . Pilcher designed the steam engine . The generator was similar to that of the White Motor Company . Pilcher pointed out that he thought their generator was almost perfect.

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. 957 (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. 957 (English).
  2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 193 (English).