Prado Motors Corporation

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Prado Motors Corporation
legal form Corporation
founding 1921
resolution 1922
Seat New York City , New York , USA
Branch Automobiles

Prado Motors Corporation was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in New York City in 1921 . In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Prado . Production ended in 1922. In total, fewer than ten vehicles were built.

vehicles

The drive was unusual. It was a revised version of the Curtiss OX-5 aero engine . The V8 engine was specified with 90 hp . 101.6 mm bore and 127 mm stroke resulted in a displacement of 8237 cc .

In the first year the chassis was made of steel . In the second year, many parts were replaced by aluminum . This brought a reduction in the curb weight from around 1769 kg to around 1440 kg. The wheelbase was 361 cm.

There was a choice between open and closed structures that were manufactured according to customer requirements. A three-seater Deluxe Speedster has been handed down to be particularly sporty.

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. 1239-1240 (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. 1261 (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. 1239-1240 (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. 1261 (English).