Neftel Automobile Company

Neftel Automobile Company
legal form	Company
founding	1902
resolution	1903
Seat	Brooklyn , New York , USA
management	Knight Neftel
Branch	Automobiles

Neftel Automobile Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Knight Neftel founded the company in Brooklyn , New York , in 1902 . In 1902 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Neftel . At the end of 1903, production came to a standstill.

vehicles

The first vehicle from 1902 was an electric car . It had an electric motor from Telecom with an output of 8.5 hp . In 1902 Neftel took part in a reliability trip from New York City to Buffalo .

In 1903 a further development led to hybrid electric vehicles . A two-cylinder engine with 10 hp was mounted in the front of the vehicle. He drove a dynamo, which ensured that the batteries for the electric motor were charged. The drive took place on the rear wheels. The structure was a touring car . The Vehicle Equipment Company helped build it. It was sold by the Ranier Company from New York City.

In The Sun newspaper of May 31, 1903, there was an advertisement for the Ranier Company , which was selling vehicles from the Vehicle Equipment Company, Berg Automobile Company, and Neftel at the same time .

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. 1038 (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. 1038 (English).
2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 208 (English).
3. ↑ History of Early American Automobile Industry (accessed November 10, 2018)
4. ^ The Sun , May 31, 1903 (accessed November 10, 2018)