Royal Tourist Car Company

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Royal Motor Car Company
Royal Motor Car & Manufacturing Company
Royal Tourist Car Company
legal form Company
founding 1903
resolution 1911
Reason for dissolution fusion
Seat Cleveland , Ohio , USA
management Edward Schurmer
Branch Automobiles

Royal Tourist Car Company , previously Royal Motor Car Company and Royal Motor Car & Manufacturing Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

Edward Schurmer took over what was left of the Hoffman Automobile & Manufacturing Company in November 1903 . He reorganized the company as a Tourist Motor Car Company . The seat remained in Cleveland , Ohio . As chief engineer, he hired the French Robert Jardine, who previously worked for the Berg Automobile Company . They started producing automobiles in 1904. The brand name was Royal Tourist . The first public presentation was in January 1904 at the New York Automobile Show . Over 100 vehicles were built in the first year.

In November 1906 the name was changed to Royal Motor Car & Manufacturing Company . At the same time, the capital was more than doubled. In September 1907 a larger factory was moved into. The company wanted to expand. However, 1907 was a bad year for automakers. The company went bankrupt .

In 1908 another reorganization led to the Royal Tourist Car Company . There were also financial problems.

In 1911 there was a merger with the Croxton Motor Company and the Acme Body & Veneer Company to form the Consolidated Motor Car Company . This company should not be confused with the Georgia and Connecticut companies of the same name . It produced Royal Tourist vehicles for a short time before it was dissolved.

vehicles

In 1904 there were two models in the range. The Model K , like all of the following vehicles, had a four-cylinder engine . It was specified with 32/35 hp . The chassis had a 229 cm wheelbase . The structure was an open touring car . There was also the Model O with a two-cylinder engine . It was specified with 18/20 hp. The wheelbase and structure were identical.

1905 there was only the Model F . The engine was now listed with 32/38 hp. The wheelbase was lengthened to 274 cm. Touring cars and limousines were available .

In 1906 the engine output was increased to 40 hp and the wheelbase was lengthened to 279 cm. Five-seat touring car, seven-seat limousine, two-seat runabout and demi-limousine have survived.

The Series G followed in 1907 . It had an engine with 45 hp and a wheelbase of 290 cm. It was available as a two-seater runabout, seven-seater touring car, seven-seater special touring car and also a seven-seater sedan.

In 1908 this model was only available as a normal touring car and sedan. A vehicle with a six-cylinder engine was planned, but did not appear on the market.

In 1909 the offer was expanded. The Model M had a 48 hp engine, 320 cm wheelbase and superstructures as a touring car, Cape Cod touring car and limousine, each with seven seats. The Model X had a 42 hp engine and a wheelbase of 290 cm. Touring cars and Cape Cod touring cars with seven seats are mentioned. The Model Y was the same engine, but 300 cm wheelbase. It was available as a close-coupled touring car and a Cape Cod touring car, but had only four seats despite the longer wheelbase.

In 1910, the assortment was limited to Model M . The engine was now specified with 48.4 hp. There was a choice of touring cars and sedans with seven seats.

In 1911 it became the Model M-3 . The engine now made 48 hp again. A touring car with five seats was added as a third body variant.

Model overview

year model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1904 Model K 4th 32/35 229 Touring car
1904 Model O 2 18/20 229 Touring car
1905 Model F 4th 32/38 274 Touring car, limousine
1906 Model F 4th 40 279 5-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan, 2-seater runabout, demi-sedan
1907 Series G 4th 45 290 Runabout 2-seater, touring car 7-seater, special touring car 7-seater, sedan 7-seater
1908 Series G 4th 45 290 7-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan
1909 Model M 4th 48 320 7-seater touring car, 7-seater Cape Cod touring car, 7-seater sedan
1909 Model X 4th 42 290 7-seater touring car, 7-seater Cape Cod touring car
1909 Model Y 4th 42 300 Close-Coupled Touring Car 4-seater, Cape Cod Touring Car 4-seater
1910 Model M 4th 48.4 320 7-seater touring car, 7-seater sedan
1911 Model M-3 4th 48 320 5-seater and 7-seater touring cars, 7-seater sedan

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. 1312-1314 (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. 1384 (English).

Web links

Commons : Royal Tourist Car Company  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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. 1312-1314 (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. 1384 (English).