Premier Motors

Premier Motor Manufacturing Company Premier Motor Car Company Premier Motor Corporation Premier Motors Inc.
legal form	Inc.
founding	1903
resolution	1926
Seat	Indianapolis , Indiana , USA
management	Frederick L. Barrows
Branch	Automobiles

Premier from 1914

Advert from 1905

Advert from 1907

Premier Motors Inc. , previously Premier Motor Manufacturing Company , Premier Motor Car Company, and Premier Motor Corporation , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

George B. Weidely had already made a car in 1902. In 1903 he founded the Premier Motor Manufacturing Company with Harold O. Smith . The seat was in Indianapolis , Indiana and remained there until the dissolution. They started with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Premier .

The bankruptcy began on October 15, 1914. Weidely and Smith left the company to form the Weidely Motor Company and manufacture motors .

In December 1915, a group led by banker FW Woodruff took over the company and reorganized it as the Premier Motor Car Company .

From 1920 LS Skelton headed the company. He changed the company name to Premier Motor Corporation . Skelton died in January 1921. This was followed by the next bankruptcy.

In the spring of 1923, Frederick L. Barrows took over the company. He named it in Premier Motors Inc. to. In June 1923 Monroe was acquired. From 1924 only taxis were produced .

In October 1926 everything was sold to the National Cab & Truck Company .

vehicles

The 1902 prototype had a water- cooled engine . The structure was called a motor buggy . The series models, on the other hand, had air-cooled engines. In 1907 both types of cooling were available. From 1908, air cooling was discontinued.

All early models had a four-cylinder engine , with two exceptions in 1904 and 1906 with a two-cylinder engine . In 1908 models with a six-cylinder engine were added. From 1913 to 1923 there were only six-cylinder models. From 1924 a four model was added to the range based on the last Monroe.

Over time there have been various structures such runabout , Tonneau , touring cars , Landaulet , sedan , Roadster , Clubman , Coupe , yacht , Speedster , Coupelet , Town Car , Sport , Artcraft , Tourster and Brougham . A detailed list can be found in the following table.

In 1903 only the Model A was in the range. The engine developed 16 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 208 cm.

In 1904 the Model A remained unchanged. The Model F was identical except for the structure. The 20 HP , whose two-cylinder engine developed 20 HP, was new . The wheelbase was 224 cm.

In 1905 only the Model F was offered, now with a 244 cm wheelbase.

In 1906 the Model F remained unchanged. A Doctor's Special was technically identical, but only had a 229 cm wheelbase. Among them was the Model H with a two-cylinder engine, 10 hp and 213 cm wheelbase. The Model L also appeared . Its engine was specified with 20/24 hp. The wheelbase was 264 cm.

In 1907 only the Model 24 was in the range. This was an indication of the engine power of 24 hp. The wheelbase measured 276 cm.

In 1908 the engine of this model was specified with 24/28 hp. The Model 30 had an engine with 30/35 hp and the same wheelbase. The top model was the Model 45 with a six-cylinder engine, 45/55 hp and 315 cm wheelbase.

In 1909 the Model 24 was discontinued , while the other two models remained unchanged.

Model 4-40 and Model 6-60 appeared in 1910 . The information relates to the number of cylinders and the engine power. The vehicles had a wheelbase of 305 cm and 356 cm.

In 1911 the smaller model got a wheelbase of 320 cm.

No changes have been reported for 1912.

In 1913 the Model 6-40 replaced the smaller of the two previous year's models . It had a six-cylinder engine that was specified with 38.4 hp. The wheelbase was 335 cm. The engine output of the Model 6-60 was specified as 48.6 hp.

The large model was discontinued in 1914. There were two small models called Weidely Model and Model 6-48 , which corresponded to the smaller of the two previous year's models .

In 1915 it became the Model 6-50 . Model 6-49 was placed underneath . It had a 31.6 hp engine and the same wheelbase.

In 1916 the weaker model was discontinued. The stronger one was now called Model 6-56 and had a wheelbase of 340 cm.

The Model 6-B appeared in 1917 . The six-cylinder engine was specified with 27.34 hp. The wheelbase was 319 cm.

In 1918 it became the Model 6-C .

There were no changes in 1919.

The Model 6-D followed in 1920 . Now the engine developed 65 hp. The wheelbase measured 322 cm.

In 1921 the engine power was given as 60 hp.

There were no changes in 1922.

In 1923 the engine output was increased to 79 hp.

In 1924 this model remained unchanged. Model B was new with a four-cylinder engine, 35 hp and 292 cm wheelbase.

In 1925 there are no longer any specific model names. Otherwise, the two models did not differ from those of the previous year.

Model overview

year	model	cylinder	Power ( hp )	Wheelbase (cm)	construction
1903	Model A	4th	16	208	Runabout
1904	Model A	4th	16	208	Runabout
1904	Model F	4th	16	208	Tonneau
1904	20 HP	2	20th	224	5-seater touring car
1905	Model F	4th	16	244	5-seater touring car, 2-seater runabout
1906	Model F	4th	16	244	5-seater touring car
1906	Model H	2	10	213	Runabout 2-seater
1906	Model L	4th	20/24	264	5-seater touring car
1906	Doctor's Special	4th	16	229	Runabout 2-seater
1907	Model 24	4th	24	276	5-seater touring car, 2-seater and 3-seater runabout, 5-seater landaulet, 5-seater limousine
1908	Model 24	4th	24/28	276	Touring car
1908	Model 30	4th	30/35	276	5-seater touring car, runabout, limousine
1908	Model 45	6th	45/55	315	7-seater touring car, runabout
1909	Model 30	4th	30/35	276	5-seater touring car, 3-seater and 4-seater roadster, limousine, landaulet
1909	Model 45	6th	45/55	315	7-seater touring car, 3-seater and 4-seater roadster, sedan
1910	Model 4-40	4th	40	305	5-seater touring car, roadster
1910	Model 6-60	6th	60	356	5-seater and 7-seater touring cars
1911	Model 4-40	4th	40	320	Touring car, clubman, roadster, limousine
1911	Model 6-60	6th	60	356	7-seater touring car, clubman, roadster, limousine
1912	Model 4-40	4th	40	320	Touring car 5-seat and 7-seat, Clubman 5-seat, Roadster 2-seat, sedan 7-seat
1912	Model 6-60	6th	60	356	7-seater touring car, 5-seater Clubman, 2-seater roadster, 7-seater sedan
1913	Model 6-40	6th	38.4	335	5-seater touring car, sedan, coupé, clubman, roadster
1913	Model 6-60	6th	48.6	356	7-seater touring car, coupé, sedan, roadster, clubman
1914	Weidely model	6th	38.4	335	Roadster, touring car
1914	Model 6-48	6th	38.4	335	5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 2-seater roadsters
1915	Model 6-49	6th	31.6	335	Roadster 2-seater
1915	Model 6-50	6th	38.4	335	5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 2-seater roadster, 5-seater sedan, coupé
1916	Model 6-56	6th	38.4	340	Touring car 7-seater, Roadster 3-seater, Cloverleaf Roadster 3-seater, Yacht 4-seater, Speedster 2-seater, Coupelet 2-seater
1917	Model 6-B	6th	27.34	319	Foursome Roadster, 7-seater touring car, limousine, town car, touring limousine
1918	Model 6-C	6th	27.34	319	Foursome Roadster, 7-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan
1919	Model 6-C	6th	27.34	319	Foursome Roadster, 7-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan
1920	Model 6-D	6th	65	322	7-seater touring car, 4-seater Sport, 2-seater Speedster, 4-seater and 7-seater sedan
1921	Model 6-D	6th	60	322	4-seat and 7-seat touring car, 2-seat roadster, 4-seat coupé, 4-seat and 7-seat sedan
1922	Model 6-D	6th	60	322	4-seater and 7-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 4-seater and 7-seater Artcraft, 4-seater coupé, 7-seater sedan
1923	Model 6-D	6th	79	322	Touring car 4-seat and 7-seat, roadster 2-seat, tourster 4-seat, Brougham 4-seat, sedan 4-seat and 7-seat
1924	Model B	4th	35	292	5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 5-seater sedan
1924	Model 6-D	6th	79	322	5-seater and 7-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 5-seater Brougham, 7-seater sedan
1925	35 HP	4th	35	292	5-seater touring car, roadster, limousine
1925	79 HP	6th	79	322	5-seater and 7-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 5-seater Brougham, 7-seater sedan

Production numbers

A total of over 12,000 vehicles were built.

year	Production number
1903	25th
1904	50
1905	100
1906	200
1907	250
1908	300
1909	500
1910	1,000
1911	1,000
1912	1,200
1913	1,200
1914	1,300
1915	850
1916	650
1917	730
1918	430
1919	330
1920	718
1921	623
1922	536
1923	176
1924	233
total	12,401

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. 1242-1245 (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. 1264-1265 (English).

Web links

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 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. 1242-1245 (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. 1264-1265 (English).