Richard Automobile Manufacturing Company

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Richard Automobile Manufacturing Company
legal form Company
founding 1914
resolution 1919
Seat Cleveland , Ohio , USA
management François Richard
Branch Automobiles

Richard Automobile Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles . Another source mentions the Richard Automobile Company . In contrast, a contemporary display writes Richard Auto Mfg. Co. Since both Manufacturing and Company are abbreviated, Automobile to Auto could well have been shortened.

Company history

Richard Auto Manufacturing Co. stock dated May 18, 1916

François Richard came from France. He had previously gained experience in automotive engineering at Only Motor Car Company and Metropol Motors Corporation . He started his own business in Cleveland , Ohio in 1914 . He started with the production of automobiles. The brand name was Richard . The first vehicle was presented at the Cleveland Automobile Show in 1914 . The owner began writing both his own name and that of the RiChard vehicles around 1916 . A source suggests that this was how he hoped it would now be pronounced French. Production ended in 1919. In total, only a few vehicles were built.

Richard then founded the La Marne Motor Company .

vehicles

The first model was the 25 HP . The very long stroke of the four-cylinder engine was striking . One source initially cites 200.025 mm (7.875 in ) travel , which was increased to 228.6 mm (9 in) in 1917. The cubic capacity is approximately 5768 cm³ (352 cubic inches ). A second source confirms displacement of 200 mm, 228 mm and 5768 cm³. Another source cites 101.6 mm (4 inch) bore and 227.0125 mm (8.9375 inch) stroke for 1915 , resulting in 7362 cc (449.2 cubic inches) displacement. A notification confirms this information. The engine was rated at 25 hp, but according to Richard it had 96 hp . The chassis had a wheelbase of 348 cm . Deviating from this, one source states that the wheelbase was initially 295 cm and only from 1916 the mentioned 348 cm. For the period from 1915 to 1916, seven and nine- seat touring cars , a two-seat roadster and a seven-seat sedan were available. In 1917 there was only the nine-seater.

The Magnetic model was planned in 1918 and remained a prototype . A magnetic power transmission similar to the Owen Magnetic was planned .

The 45 HP was still available from 1918 to 1919 . The V8 engine was manufactured in-house. It had 95.25 mm (3.75 in) bore, 171.45 mm (6.75 in) stroke and 9773 cm displacement. It was rated at 45 hp. The chassis corresponded to the first production model. The only structure was a boattail touring car with nine seats. The original price was 8000 US dollars .

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1915-1916 25 HP 4th 25th 348 7-seater and 9-seater touring car, 2-seater roadster, 7-seater sedan
1917 25 HP 4th 25th 348 9-seater touring car
1918-1919 45 HP 8th 45 348 Boattail touring car 9-seater

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. 1288 (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. 1331 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i 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. 1288 (English).
  2. ↑ Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 242 (English).
  3. ↑ a b 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. 1331 (English).
  4. ↑ a b c advertisement (English, accessed January 19, 2019)
  5. ^ The Ri-Chard Automobile & The Richard Auto Mfg. Co. (accessed January 19, 2019)