Pickard Brothers

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Pickard Brothers
legal form
founding 1896
resolution 1912
Seat Brockton , Massachusetts , USA
management Pickard brothers
Branch vehicles

Pickard Brothers was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The brothers Alfred, Benjamin J. and Emil J. Pickard founded the company in 1896. The seat was in Brockton , Massachusetts . First, they were concerned with the repair of bicycles . Automobile repairs were added at the turn of the century. In 1903 the first automobile was created, which was the starting point for a development phase lasting several years. In October 1908 the production of automobiles was announced and started in 1909. The brand name was Pickard . In 1910 there were financial problems. Plans to move to another city have been discarded. Production ended in 1912.

vehicles

Common to all models was a four-cylinder engine with air cooling . With one exception in a model from 1911, the engine had a 101.6 mm bore , 101.6 mm stroke and 3295 cm³ displacement . It drove the rear axle via a three-speed gearbox and a cardan shaft . The chassis was made of wood . Every year there were many different body designs on offer, while there were seldom deviations in terms of technology and wheelbase .

In 1909 the engine output was given as 25 hp . The wheelbase was 279 cm. Are called Model A as a two-seat runabout , Model B as dreisitziger Roadster , Model C as viersitziger touring cars , Model D as a five-seater touring cars, Model E and Model F as runabout, Model G as Surrey and Model H as a touring car. The first four models mentioned were much more expensive than the others and were only available for one year.

In 1910, the engine power was retained and the wheelbase was shortened to 254 cm. That left Model E as a two-seater runabout, Model F as a three-seater roadster, Model G as a Surrey and Model H as a four-seater touring car.

In 1911 there were no changes to Model E , Model F and Model H. The Model G had a larger engine with a 107.95 mm bore, 133.35 mm stroke and 4882 cc displacement. It made 30 hp. The structure was a touring car.

In 1912 all engines were specified with 26 hp. Apart from that, the models corresponded to the four from 1910, except for the lack of an indication of the seats. In addition, with Model J and Model K, two touring cars with a 264 cm wheelbase appeared.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1909 Model A 4th 25th 279 Runabout 2-seater
1909 Model B 4th 25th 279 Roadster 3-seater
1909 Model C 4th 25th 279 4-seater touring car
1909 Model D 4th 25th 279 5-seater touring car
1909 Model E. 4th 25th 279 Runabout
1909 Model F 4th 25th 279 Runabout
1909 Model G 4th 25th 279 Surrey
1909 Model H 4th 25th 279 Touring car
1910 Model E. 4th 25th 254 Runabout 2-seater
1910 Model F 4th 25th 254 Roadster 3-seater
1910 Model G 4th 25th 254 Surrey
1910 Model H 4th 25th 254 4-seater touring car
1911 Model E. 4th 25th 254 Runabout 2-seater
1911 Model F 4th 25th 254 Roadster 3-seater
1911 Model G 4th 30th 254 Touring car
1911 Model H 4th 25th 254 4-seater touring car
1912 Model E. 4th 26th 254 Runabout
1912 Model F 4th 26th 254 Roadster
1912 Model G 4th 26th 254 Surrey
1912 Model H 4th 26th 254 Touring car
1912 Model J 4th 26th 264 Touring car
1912 Model K 4th 26th 264 Touring car

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. 1176-1177 (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. 1225 (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. 1176-1177 (English).
  2. ↑ 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. 1225 (English).