Meteor Engineering Company

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Meteor Engineering Company was an American manufacturer of steam cars .

description

The manufacturer was based in Reading , Pennsylvania from 1902 to 1903 . The brand name was Meteor . The Steam Vehicle Company of America is considered the predecessor .

Attempts were made to manufacture various steam and gasoline-powered vehicles (the latter with a single-cylinder engine from De Dion-Bouton ). In fact, only a steam-powered touring car with four seats, which looked very similar to a gasoline-powered touring car with a front engine, was actually sold. The Meteor Steam Touring cost US $ 2000.

In the autumn of 1903 the company had to file for bankruptcy.

literature

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