Morrow-Mercury Motor Car Company

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Morrow-Mercury Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1912
resolution 1912
Seat Los Angeles , California , USA
management
  • John B. Morrow
  • James R. Fouch
Branch Automobiles

Morrow-Mercury Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

John B. Morrow and James R. Fouch merged in 1911 in Los Angeles , California . One had previously operated a mechanical workshop, the other a car dealership . In 1911 they were still making three automobiles. It was not until March 1912 that they founded the company and continued production. The brand name was Moro . Just two months later, in May 1912, Morrow sold his shares and left the company. Production ended with that.

Fouch immediately founded the Perfex Company and in 1914 Fouch

vehicles

The vehicles had a four-cylinder engine . A bore of 85.725 mm and a stroke of 114.3 mm resulted in a displacement of 2639 cc . The engine was specified with 22 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 269 ​​cm . The curb weight was given as around 816 kg. The original price was 1050 US dollars .

The Perfex had a slightly larger engine.

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. 1002 (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. 1002 (English).