Pullman Motor Vehicle Company

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Pullman Motor Vehicle Company
legal form Company
founding 1907
resolution 1908
Seat Chicago , Illinois , USA
Branch Automobiles

Pullman Motor Vehicle Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Pullman Motor Car Company was a since 1904 dealership in Chicago in Illinois . In 1907 the new vehicle production company was founded in the same town. The Model Gas Engine Works was involved in the production. The brand name was Pullman Flyer . Production ended in 1908.

The company is not to be confused with the Pullman Motor Car Company of York , Pennsylvania , which marketed vehicles as Pullman between 1903 and 1917 .

vehicles

One model had a four-cylinder engine that was specified with 45/50 hp . A 127 mm bore and 139.7 mm stroke resulted in a displacement of 7078 cc . The transmission had four gears. The chassis had a wheelbase of 300 cm or 305 cm, depending on the source . There was a choice of touring cars , limousines and a speed car . The new prices were between 3800 and 5000 US dollars .

There was also a model with a six-cylinder engine that was specified with 36 hp. The wheelbase was 305 cm. Touring cars and speed cars have come down to us .

Also, a source mentions a 24 HP . The two-cylinder engine with 127 mm bore, 177.8 mm stroke and 4504 cm³ displacement developed 24 hp. The wheelbase measured 254 cm. The open touring car offered space for five people.

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. 1252 (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. 1276 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d 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. 1252 (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. 1276 (English).