Parcel Post Equipment Company

Parcel Post Equipment Company
legal form	Company
founding	1914
resolution	1915
Seat	Grand Rapids , Michigan , USA
Branch	Motor vehicles

Parcel Post Equipment Company was an American manufacturer of motor vehicles .

Company history

The company was founded in Grand Rapids , Michigan in 1914 . In the same year the production of commercial vehicles began . The first vehicle was presented at the Boston Truck Show . A passenger car also followed in 1914 . The brand name was Decatur . Production ended in 1915.

A connection to Decatur Motor Car Company , which used the same brand name, is possible.

vehicles

The only car model was the 12/14 HP . A water-cooled four - cylinder engine with 12/14 hp power drove the rear axle via a three-speed gearbox and a chain. The hood was noticeably long. The chassis had a wheelbase of 259 cm . The open roadster offered space for two people. The original price was 790 US dollars .

The commercial vehicle had the same base. The loading area was in front of the driver. The bodies were interchangeable.

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. 422 (English).
• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 395 (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. 422 (English).
2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 395 (English).