Princess Motor Car Corporation

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Princess Motor Car Corporation
legal form Corporation
founding 1914
resolution 1919
Seat Detroit , Michigan , USA
Branch Automobiles

Princess Motor Car Corporation was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1914 as the successor to the Princess Cyclecar Company in Detroit , Michigan . In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Princess . In May 1915 65 vehicles were shipped to Ireland . In September 1915 the Saxon Motor Car Corporation moved into the larger plant .

Production ended in 1918. In 1919 a magazine reported on the liquidation.

vehicles

1914 there was the Model B . It was based on the previous company's Little Princess . A four-cylinder engine with 12 hp propelled the vehicles. The chassis had a wheelbase of 234 cm and a track width of 112 cm . The structure was an open roadster with space for two people.

1915 from the Model C . The original price increased from 445 to 495 US dollars . Further changes have not been reported.

In 1916 a new development came onto the market with the Model 30 . The four-cylinder engine came from GB&S and developed 23 hp. The wheelbase was 264 cm. There was a choice of a touring car with five seats and a roadster with two seats.

In 1917 it became the Model 30-D . The roadster now had three seats. A two-seater Speedster was added. There was also the Model 4-36 . It had the same engine but 274 cm wheelbase. A five-seat touring car and a three-seat roadster are named.

In 1918 the range consisted of the Model 30-D and Model 4-36-F . They corresponded to the previous year's models.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1914 Model B 4th 12 234 Roadster 2-seater
1915 Model C 4th 12 234 Roadster 2-seater
1916 Model 30 4th 23 264 5-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster
1917 Model 30-D 4th 23 264 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster, 2-seater Speedster
1917 Model 4-36 4th 23 274 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster
1918 Model 30-D 4th 23 264 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster, 2-seater Speedster
1918 Model 4-36-F 4th 23 274 5-seater touring car, 3-seater roadster

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. 1248 (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. 1268 (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. 1248 (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. 1268 (English).