New York Motor Vehicle Company

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New York Motor Vehicle Company
legal form Company
founding 1900
resolution 1902
Seat Jersey City , New Jersey , USA
management PH Flynn
Branch Automobiles

New York Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Jersey City , New Jersey , in the summer of 1900 . PH Flynn has served as President, Frederick C. Cochen has served as Vice President, P. Sherwood Dunn has served as Secretary and Treasurer, and Thomas F. Flynn has served as General Manager and Design Engineer. Thomas Flynn also ran a mechanical workshop in Brooklyn . They started developing automobiles. Production only started in 1902. The brand name was Volomobile . The plan was to manufacture the vehicles at the Worcester Cycle Works in Middletown , Connecticut . Instead, the cars were assembled in Brooklyn. Production ended in 1902. In total, only a few vehicles were built.

vehicles

Only steam cars were on offer . The chassis had a wheelbase of 168 cm . The open body offered space for two people. Was steered with a steering lever. The curb weight was given as about 544 kg.

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. 1504 (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. 1504 (English).
  2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 297 (English).