Rochester Special

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Rochester Special was an American automobile brand.

Brand history

CP Smith & Company was a car dealership from Rochester , New York, United States . In 1910 the first own automobile was produced, which was presented in February 1910 at the Rochester Automobile Show . The brand name was Rochester Special . Large-scale production was planned. But nothing came of it. Only a few vehicles were built. Production ended that same year.

vehicles

Only one model was on offer. It is described as a large vehicle. The wheels were 40 inches in diameter . The engine came from Herschell-Spillman . It was a six-cylinder engine with 75 hp .

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. 1302 (English).

Individual evidence

  1. a b c 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. 1302 (English).
  2. Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry . McFarland & Company, London 2000, ISBN 978-0-7864-0972-3 , pp. 245 (English).