Portland Cyclecar

Portland Cyclecar (1914)

The Portland Cyclecar Company was an American automobile manufacturer in Portland, Oregon . The company was founded by Lewis I. Thomson and CJ McPherson in January 1914.

description

At the beginning there was a discussion about whether the vehicle built in this company should be called Portland or Pacific . Ultimately, both names are passed down. The car was called a cycle car. However, it did not meet the criteria. 88.9 mm cylinder bore and 93.218 mm piston stroke resulted in a displacement of 1157 cm³ . The vehicle had a high frame with a 2438 mm wheelbase and wooden spoke wheels. The two seats were arranged one behind the other. The vertical windshield and the convertible top gave the car the appearance of a “real” car. The Portland was powered by a V2 two-stroke engine , which gave its power to the rear wheels via a planetary gear and a belt drive. The sale price was 395 US dollars .

The Portland had already disappeared from the market by the end of the year.

Models

model	Construction period	cylinder	power	wheelbase	Superstructures
Cyclecar	1914	2 V		2438 mm	Touring car 2 seats (tandem)

Web links

Commons : Portland  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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. 1169 (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. 1238 (English).