Mercury Machine Company

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Mercury Machine Company
legal form Company
founding 1903
resolution 1904
Seat Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
Branch Automobiles

Mercury Machine Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It manufactured automobiles between 1903 and 1904, which were marketed as Mercury . One source suggests that undercapitalization caused the company to go down.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. It had a single cylinder engine with 7 hp . The engine and the three-speed planetary gear were mounted in the middle of the vehicle under the seat. The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a cardan shaft . The chassis was made of angle iron . The wheelbase was 198 cm. The open body in the form of a runabout offered space for two people. Was steered with a steering wheel . The curb weight was given as 567 kg. The original price was 925 US dollars .

There was no connection to the other US car brands of the same name: Mercury Cyclecar , Mercury Cars Inc. and Mercury from the Ford concern.

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. 961 (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. 1010 (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. 961 (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. 1010 (English).