Pullman Motor Car Company

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Pullman Touring 4-cylinder (1910)

The Pullman Motor Car Company was an automobile manufacturer.

description

The company emerged from the York Motor Car Company . The seat was in York, Pennsylvania . The construction period was from 1903 to 1917. The total production is said to have been between 12,000 and 23,000 copies. The Pullman automobile was named by industrialist AP Broomell after the well-known, luxurious railroad cars of the Pullman Palace Car Company . Otherwise there is no connection between the two companies. Broomell's business partner was Samuel E. Baily , who later also became president of the company. James A. Kline took over the construction of the automobiles.

As early as 1907, the company ran into financial difficulties and took the bankers Thomas O'Connor and Oscar Stephenson on to the management. In 1909 they renamed the company the Pullman Motor Car Company and Broomell, Baily and Kline left management. Kline then built his own automobile .

Pullman automobiles were sold as luxury cars, with advertising slogans such as "Not Only The Best at the Price But the Best at Any Price" for the cars was advertised. The Pullman wasn't as expensive as the top-of-the-range US automobiles, but the build quality should match them and it was significantly more expensive than the contemporary Ford T-Model . The Model T in 1909 cost 850 as a touring US dollars , but by 1914 its price had fallen to 554 dollars. A 1910 Pullman advertising leaflet lists four touring cars and roadsters priced between $ 1,650 and $ 3,200.

In 1917, Pullman had to file for bankruptcy due to quality defects and thus spoiled reputation with customers and stopped production. The former factory building can still be seen in York today.

Pullman Six-Wheeler

Pullman Six-Wheeler (1903)

The first Pullman, built in 1903, had an unusual six-wheel design. Unlike other six-wheeled vehicles - even the March 2-4-0 Formula 1 car in the 1980s - the distances between the axles on the Pullman were the same, so that the front and rear axles, as usual, were at the front and rear Were attached to the vehicle, but the middle axle was located directly under the second bench seat. When the car hit the crest of the road, it tended to tip back and forth. The model was not a great success and after less than a year it crashed on a telegraph pole. The car was dismantled and its parts - e.g. B. the engine - installed in other cars of more conventional design.

Other models

Some prototypes from 1905 were branded York .

Other models went into series production as Pullman from 1905 . They were quite successful. In 1908, a car drove from the York factory to San Francisco, California and back in about 30 days to prove its reliability. This was no easy task as the Lincoln Highway through York was not yet completed. Today there are 27 Pullman automobiles left, around half of which have been restored.

model Construction period cylinder power wheelbase
18/20 hp 1905 4 row 20 bhp (14.7 kW) 2362 mm
C (24/28 hp) 1906 4 row 28 bhp (20.6 kW) 2438 mm
D Touring (30/35 hp) 1906 4 row 35 bhp (26 kW) 2616 mm
F runabout (30/35 hp) 1906 4 row 35 bhp (26 kW) 2540 mm
E. 1907 4 row 20 bhp (14.7 kW) 2337 mm
F. 1907 4 row 40 bhp (29 kW) 2794 mm
G 1907 4 row 40 bhp (29 kW) 2794 mm
H 1908 4 row 20 bhp (14.7 kW) 2540 mm
6-30 1908-1909 6 row 30 bhp (22 kW) 2642 mm
4-40 1908-1910 4 row 40 bhp (29 kW) 2743-2845 mm
I. 1908 4 row 40 bhp (29 kW) 2997 mm
J 1908 4 row 40 bhp (29 kW) 2997 mm
L. 1909 4 row 20 bhp (14.7 kW) 2591 mm
K 1909-1911 4 row 30–35 bhp (22–26 kW) 2718-2921 mm
M. 1909 4 row 40–50 bhp (29–37 kW) 3048-3226 mm
O 1910-1911 4 row 30 bhp (22 kW) 2743-2794 mm
4-30 1912 4 row 30 bhp (22 kW) 2997 mm
4-40 1912 4 row 40 bhp (29 kW) 3099 mm
4-50 1912-1913 4 row 50 bhp (37 kW) 3226 mm
6-60 1912 6 row 60 bhp (44 kW) 3505 mm
4-36 1913-1914 4 row 36 bhp (26.5 kW) 2997 mm
4-44 1913-1914 4 row 44 bhp (32 kW) 3099 mm
6-66 1913-1914 6 row 66 bhp (48.5 kW) 3505 mm
6-46 1914 6 row 46 bhp (34 kW) 3302 mm
Junior 1915-1916 4 row 22.5 bhp (16.5 kW) 2794-2896 mm
6-48 1915-1916 6 row 48 bhp (35 kW) 3404 mm
424-32 1917 4 row 22.5 bhp (16.5 kW) 2896 mm

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. 1249-1252 and p. 1579 (English).

Web links

Commons : Pullman Motor Car Company  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kimes (1985), p. 551.
  2. ↑ Kimes (1985), p. 554.
  3. ↑ 1903 York County: Six-wheeled car crashes , York Daily Record 1900-1939, York Sunday News
  4. ↑ 23. Albert Preston Broomell , Decendants of Isaac Broomell, Jr. & Rachel Wilkinson, Generation No. 6, springhillfarmc.com  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.springhillfarmc.com  
  5. ↑ 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. 1579 (English).
  6. ↑ 1909 Pullman Model K News, Pictures and Information , Conceptcarz.com
  7. ↑ 1908 Pullman Model H News, Pictures and Information , Conceptcarz.com