Motor Sales & Service Corporation

Motor Sales & Service Corporation
legal form	Corporation
founding	1920
resolution	1921
Reason for dissolution	Fire in the factory
Seat	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
management	Hilton W. Sofield
Branch	Automobiles

Motor Sales & Service Corporation was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Hilton W. Sofield had previous automotive experience with Keystone Truck Company . He founded the company in 1920. The headquarters were in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The plant, however, was located in Riverton , New Jersey . The market launch took place in August 1920. The brand name was Hilton .

Sofield then founded the Pennsylvania Motors Corporation to develop commercial vehicles . A brand name had not yet been determined.

In June 1921 a fire destroyed the plant. That was the end for both companies.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. It had a four-cylinder engine of Herschell-Spillman . He was specified with 19.6 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 290 cm . The structure was a closed coupe . The notchback was striking . There was space for three people on the front bench. The wheels were wire spoke wheels. The spare wheel was perpendicular to the rear.

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. 705 (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. 694 (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. 705 (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. 694 (English).