Norton (automobile manufacturer)

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Norton
legal form Company
founding 1898
resolution 1902
Seat Lowell , Massachusetts , USA
management James J. Norton
Branch vehicles

Norton was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

James J. Norton founded the company in Lowell , Massachusetts in 1898 . Initially he was engaged in the sale and repair of bicycles . In 1901 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Norton . Vehicle production ended in 1902.

Norton then founded the Auto Tire Vulcanizing Company in the same city. He was also involved in Norton & Fuller in 1905 .

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. It had a air-cooled single cylinder - four-stroke engine with 3.5 hp power. It was mounted in the front of the vehicle. The vehicles were bodied as a runabout with space for two people. Was steered with a steering lever. The curb weight was specified at around 166 kg and the top speed at 32 km / h. The original price was 500 US dollars .

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. 1047 (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. 1047 (English).
  2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 212 (English).