Reliable Dayton Motor Car Company

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Reliable Dayton Motor Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1906
resolution 1909
Seat Chicago , Illinois , USA
management William O. Dayton
Branch Automobiles

Reliable Dayton from 1907
Reliable Dayton from 1909

Reliable Dayton Motor Car Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

William O. Dayton began producing automobiles in the spring of 1906. It wasn't until the end of the year that he founded the company in Chicago , Illinois . The brand name was Reliable Dayton .

Production ended in 1909. The Fal Automobile Company took over the plant.

vehicles

Highwheelers were on offer . The engine was mounted under the seat and drove the rear axle. At first there was a water cooler above the front axle. Later there was a hood at the front that was similar to the hoods of Renault , but did not cover an engine, but gasoline and water tanks . All engines were two-cylinder and came from the Dayton & Mashey Automobile Works . Initially it was two-stroke and later four-stroke engines .

Only one source gives a small model for 1906. The bore and stroke were each 88.9 mm. Mathematically that was 1104 cm³ displacement . The engine developed 10 hp . The wheelbase was given as 152 cm.

From 1906 to 1907 there were two models in the range. Both had an engine with 15 hp. The Model C was a motorized buggy with a 213 cm wheelbase. The Model I , which was bodied as Surrey , had a wheelbase of 249 cm. 111.125 mm bore and 101.6 mm stroke resulted in 1971 cc displacement.

In 1908 the Model E had a wheelbase of 213 cm and was available as a runabout and coupé . When Surrey Model F had chassis 262 cm wheelbase.

The coupé was discontinued in 1909. 114.3 mm bore and also 114.3 stroke resulted in a displacement of 2346 cm³. The engine output was still given as 15 HP. Model B , also called Improved Dayton , was new . Its four-stroke engine had 120.65 mm bore, 101.66 mm stroke, 2323 cm³ displacement and was specified with 18/20 hp. Frame and body corresponded to the Model E .

Model overview

year model execution cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1906-1907 Model C 2 15th 213 Motor buggy
1906-1907 Model I. 2 15th 249 Surrey
1908 Model E. 2 15th 213 Runabout, coupe
1908 Model F 2 15th 262 Surrey
1909 Model E. 2 15th 213 Runabout
1909 Model F 2 15th 262 Surrey
1909 Improved Dayton Model B 2 18/20 213 Runabout

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. 1277 (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. 1308 (English).

Web links

Commons : Reliable Dayton Motor Car Company  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e 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. 1277 (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. 1308 (English).