Motor Car Repair Company

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Motor Car Repair Company
legal form Company
founding 1906
resolution 1910s
Seat New York City , New York , USA
management
  • PA Proal
  • EM Dalley
Branch Automobiles

Motor Car Repair Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in New York City in 1906 . One source names PA Proal and EM Dalley as owners, another one names PA Prool, EM Dalley and LC Dalley. Mainly it was an auto repair shop . A number of automobiles were made between 1909 and 1911. The brand name was Prodal , composed of parts of the names of the owners. The New York Times reported on it on July 18, 1909.

After giving up its own vehicle production, the company existed for a few years.

vehicles

The vehicles were created according to customer orders. The vehicles were powered by a four-cylinder engine with 28 hp . The basis was a self-developed chassis . Open and closed bodies were mounted on it. The front of the vehicle was similar to the Renault vehicles , which at that time had the water cooler behind the engine and therefore no front grille . On the running board of the driver's side was a spare tire mounted. There was some tool inside .

One buyer was Lyman Rhodes, vice president of Chase National Bank . According to registration statistics, at least five other vehicles were built. Another source states that ten vehicles could have been made.

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. 1248 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1270 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f 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. 1248 (English).
  2. ↑ a b George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1270 (English).
  3. ↑ a b Report on the foundation in 1906 (English, accessed on December 29, 2018)
  4. ^ New York Times, July 18, 1909 (accessed December 29, 2018)