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