Penn Motor Car Company

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Penn Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1910
resolution 1912
Seat Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA
Branch Automobiles

Penn Thirty from 1911

Penn Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania in November 1910 . In 1911 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Penn . In 1912 a new factory was built in New Castle . However, no more vehicles were made there. Because in 1912 production ended.

vehicles

All models had four-cylinder engines .

In 1911 there was only the Thirty . 101.66 mm bore and 114.3 mm stroke resulted in 3707 cm³ displacement . The engine output was specified as 30 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 267 cm . The Model R was a two-seater roadster and the Model T was a five-seater touring car .

In 1912, the Thirty bore was reduced to 95.25 mm. This resulted in a displacement of 3258 cm³. The engine continued to deliver 30 hp. The wheelbase also remained unchanged. Model RF was a two-seat runabout with front doors, Model T-4 was a five-seat touring car with front doors, and the Comet was a roadster. The Forty-Five was new . 104.775 mm bore, 139.7 mm stroke, 4818 cm³ displacement and 45 HP power were its engine data. The wheelbase was 292 cm. The model TR was called Pir. Runabout with 2 seats and the Model T-5 as Arist. Touring car . There was also the Comet as a roadster.

A model of the Canadian Nova Scotia Carriage & Motor Car was based on the Penn Thirty .

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1911 Thirty Model R 4th 30th 267 Roadster 2-seater
1911 Thirty Model T 4th 30th 267 5-seater touring car
1912 Thirty Model RF 4th 30th 267 Fore-Door Runabout 2-seater
1912 Thirty Model T-4 4th 30th 267 Fore-Door touring car, 5-seater
1912 Thirty Comet 4th 30th 267 Roadster
1912 Forty-Five Model TR 4th 45 292 Pir. Runabout 2-seater
1912 Forty-Five Model T-5 4th 45 292 Arist Touring car
1912 Forty-Five Comet 4th 45 292 Roadster

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. 1167 (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. 1205 (English).

Web links

Commons : Penn Motor Car Company  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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. 1167 (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. 1205 (English).