Partin-Palmer Manufacturing Company

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Partin-Palmer Manufacturing Company
legal form Company
founding 1913
resolution 1917
Seat Chicago , Illinois , USA
Branch Automobiles

Partin-Palmer Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles . The name Partin Manufacturing Company can also be found on advertisements .

Company history

The company was founded in Chicago in June 1913 . To this end, the sales company Partin Manufacturing Company and the Palmer Motor Car Company from Detroit joined forces. GH Partin and Randall A. Palmer were involved. In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand names were initially Partin and Partin-Palmer . From 1914 only Partin-Palmer was used. There was also a connection with the American Manufacturing Company , which made the Pioneer in 1914 .

Partin and Palmer left around early 1915. In April 1915 it was announced that the Commonwealth Motors Corporation was acting as a sales agency. Production was in a work of George D. Whitcomb Company by Rochelle relocated in Illinois. The brand name Partin-Palmer was initially retained and only given up in 1917.

vehicles

The Partin model 45 was only available in 1913. Its four-cylinder engine developed 45 hp . The chassis had a 292 cm wheelbase . The structure was an open touring car with space for six people.

The other 1913 model was the Partin-Palmer Model 38 . Its four-cylinder 38 hp engine came from the Mason-Neilan Regulator Company . The wheelbase and body shape were identical.

In 1914 only the 38 model was in the range.

In 1915 this model was still offered unchanged. A smaller car was added with the Model 20 . Its engine developed 20 hp. The wheelbase was 244 cm. It was only available as a two-seater roadster .

In 1916 there were three models to choose from. The Model 20 remained unchanged. The Model 32 had a four-cylinder Lycoming engine with 32 hp. The wheelbase measured 279 cm. The touring car had space for five people. The Model 8-45 also appeared . It had a V8 engine with 45 hp, a wheelbase of 292 cm and a six-seater touring car body.

In 1917 the range was limited to the two four-cylinder models.

Model overview

year brand model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1913 Partin Model 45 4th 45 292 6-seater touring car
1913 Partin-Palmer Model 38 4th 38 292 6-seater touring car
1914 Partin-Palmer Model 38 4th 38 292 6-seater touring car
1915 Partin-Palmer Model 20 4th 20th 244 Roadster 2-seater
1915 Partin-Palmer Model 38 4th 38 292 6-seater touring car
1916 Partin-Palmer Model 20 4th 20th 244 Roadster 2-seater
1916 Partin-Palmer Model 32 4th 32 279 5-seater touring car
1916 Partin-Palmer Model 8-45 8th 45 292 6-seater touring car
1917 Partin-Palmer Model 20 4th 20th 244 Roadster 2-seater
1917 Partin-Palmer Model 32 4th 32 279 5-seater touring car

Production numbers

The following are the annual production figures for the Partin and Partin-Palmer brands .

year Production number
1913 83
1914 783
1915 612
1916 183
1917 213
total 1874

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. 1153-1154 (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. 1196 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. 1196 (English).
  2. ↑ 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. 1153-1154 (English).