Otto Gas Engine Works

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Otto Gas Engine Works
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founding 1894
resolution 1924 or later
Seat Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
Branch Engines , automobiles

Otto Gas Engine Works was an American manufacturer of engines and automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded on July 5, 1894 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . At first it made engines. In 1910 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was initially Otto and from 1912 Ottomobile . The first sales company Otto Motor Car Company from New York City had to be dissolved in April 1911. This was followed by the Ottomobile Company from Mount Holly Township , New Jersey , which went bankrupt in the summer of 1912. The company pointed out that there were no direct links. Nevertheless, it had a negative effect on sales. At that time, Murrell Dobbins was running the company. He stated that the vehicles would now be sold directly to dealers. There were plans for a factory in Mount Holly, and evidence, according to a source, that some vehicles were made there in 1912.

At the end of 1912, vehicle production came to a standstill. The Holly Motor Company continued vehicle production.

Engines that have survived from the period 1894 to 1924 are known. Then the track of the company is lost.

vehicles

All vehicles had a four-cylinder engine . In addition, all chassis had a uniform 312 cm wheelbase .

In 1910 there was only the 30/35 HP . A 107.95 mm bore and also a 107.95 mm stroke resulted in a displacement of 3952 cc . Roadsters with two, three and four seats, a demi-tonneau with four seats and a touring car with five seats have been handed down as bodies .

In 1911 the name changed to 35 HP . The demi-tonneau was omitted. Five-seater touring cars with front doors, Victoria , Coupé , Sedan , Landaulet and Sportman's Roadster complemented the body designs available.

In 1912 the range was expanded. The Model 2 had an engine with 114.3 mm bore and stroke, which resulted in a displacement of 4691 cc. The engine was specified with 38.9 hp. Type A was a demi-tonneau with five seats, Type B a roadster with three seats, Type D a demi-tonneau with four seats, Type E and Type L roadster with two seats, Type F and Type J Col. sedan with seven seats , Type G a Col. Ottoette , Type H a Col. Coupé with four seats and Type I a Victoria five seats. There was also the Model 3 . For the same bore, 127 mm stroke and 5212 cm³ displacement are specified, but the engine power is only 32.4 hp. The Type KK was called a Parlor Car and offered either five or seven people.

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1910 30/35 HP 4th 30/35 312 Roadster 2-seat and 3-seat and 4-seat, Demi-Tonneau 4-seat, touring car 5-seat
1911 35 HP 4th 35 312 5-seater touring cars, 5-seater fore-door touring cars, 2-seater and 3-seater and 4-seater roadsters, Victoria, Coupé, Limousine, Landaulet, Sportman's Roadster
1912 Model 2 Type A 4th 38.9 312 Demi-Tonneau 5-seater
1912 Model 2 Type B 4th 38.9 312 Roadster 3-seater
1912 Model 2 Type D 4th 38.9 312 Demi-Tonneau 4-seater
1912 Model 2 Type E 4th 38.9 312 Roadster 2-seater
1912 Model 2 Type F 4th 38.9 312 Col. Limousine 7-seater
1912 Model 2 Type G 4th 38.9 312 Col. Ottoette
1912 Model 2 Type H 4th 38.9 312 Col. Coupé 4-seater
1912 Model 2 Type I 4th 38.9 312 Victoria 5-seater
1912 Model 2 Type J 4th 38.9 312 Col. Limousine 7-seater
1912 Model 2 Type L 4th 38.9 312 Roadster 2-seater
1912 Model 3 Type KK 4th 32.4 312 Parlor Car 5-seat and 7-seat

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. 1093 (English).
  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1160 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k 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. 1093 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 2: G-O . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1160 (English).
  3. ↑ Mecum Auctions (accessed November 17, 2018)
  4. ↑ Overview of surviving engines (English, accessed on November 17, 2018)