National United Service Company

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National United Service Company
legal form Company
founding 1914
resolution 1914
Seat Detroit , Michigan , USA
Branch Automobiles

National United Service Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Detroit , Michigan in 1914 . In the same year it produced automobiles. The brand names were Arrow and United .

The company also marketed vehicles from Arrow Motor Buggy Company as Arrow and Beisel Motorette Company as Beisel .

There was no connection with the MC Whitmore Company , which also manufactured Arrow vehicles.

vehicles

Brand name Arrow

The only model is described as a cycle car , but it is unclear whether it met the strict criteria for a cycle car. A water-cooled four - cylinder engine with an output of 18 hp drove the rear axle via a friction gear and belt. The chassis had a wheelbase of 254 cm and a track width of 102 cm . The open body of the roadster offered space for two people.

Brand name United

This model is also described as a cycle car, although the curb weight is unknown. A four-cylinder engine with 12 HP power drove the rear axle via a friction gear and two chains. The wheelbase was 244 cm, the track 102 cm. Two-seater roadsters and delivery vans have been handed down .

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. 65 and p. 1488 (English).
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 78. (English)
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1643. (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. 65 and p. 1488 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 78 and p. 1643. (English)