Richmond Cyclecar Manufacturing Company

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Richmond Cyclecar Manufacturing Company
legal form Company
founding 1914
resolution 1915
Seat Richmond , Virginia , USA
management
  • EJ Bernhard
  • HF Bernhard
Branch Automobiles

Richmond Cyclecar Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

EJ and HF Bernhard founded the company in Richmond , Virginia in 1914 . In the same year the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Victor . Production ended in 1915. In total, only a few vehicles were built.

Other American manufacturers of passenger cars of this brand were Overman Automobile Company , Victor Motor Car Company and Victor Motor Company .

vehicles

The manufacturer called the vehicles a cycle car , even though they did not meet the criteria. But many US manufacturers did so. The vehicles had a V2 engine from Spacke with air cooling . 88.9 mm bore and 93.218 mm stroke resulted in 1157 cm³ displacement, while the limit for cycle cars was 1100 cm³. The engine output of 10 hp was transmitted to the rear axle via a friction gear and belt. The chassis had a 224 cm wheelbase . The body was a roadster . The curb weight was given as 272 kg. The original price was initially 285 US dollars and should be reduced to 245 dollars in 1915.

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. 1501 (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. 1677 (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. 1507 (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. 1677 (English).