OK Machine Works

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OK Machine Works
legal form
founding 1904
resolution 1908
Reason for dissolution insolvency
Seat Buffalo , New York , USA
Branch Automobiles

OK Machine Works was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was based in Buffalo , New York, United States . It manufactured power transmissions and other parts for automobiles . In 1904 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Red Jacket . Vehicle production ended in 1905.

At the beginning of February 1908, bankruptcy followed .

vehicles

Only data on one model have survived. It had a water-cooled two - cylinder engine with 12 hp . It was mounted in the front of the vehicle and drove the rear axle via a three-speed gearbox and two chains. The chassis had a 221 cm wheelbase . The structure was, according to one source, an open touring car and, according to another source, a tonneau with rear entry. Noticeable was a single headlight in front of the bonnet . The original price was 1,500 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. 1272 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1305 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 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. 1272 (English).
  2. ↑ a b George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 3: P-Z . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1305 (English).