SR Bailey & Company

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SR Bailey & Company
legal form Company
founding ?
resolution 1916
Reason for dissolution Bankrupt
Seat Amesbury , Massachusetts , USA
Branch Automobiles

Bailey from 1908

SR Bailey & Company was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Amesbury , Massachusetts company originally made car bodies. In 1907 the production of automobiles began. The brand name was Bailey , possibly with the addition of Electric. 1916 production ended when the company went bankrupt .

There was no association with the Bailey Automobile Company , which used the same brand name.

vehicles

Electric cars were on offer . The engine power of the electric motors has not been handed down. The range was specified as 128 to 160 km at a constant speed of 25 km / h. The batteries were mounted below the body.

Initially there was only one Phaeton called Queen Victoria . The chassis had 193 cm wheelbase from 1908 to 1909 , 201 cm wheelbase from 1910 to 1911 and 208 cm wheelbase from 1912 to 1913.

From 1912 to 1913, a roadster with a 269 cm wheelbase supplemented the range.

In 1914 there were three model series in the range. The Model E was a two-seater roadster with a 208 cm wheelbase and the Model EVP was a two-seater Victoria with the same wheelbase. The Model F was only available as a roadster. On a 284 cm wheelbase it offered space for two people and on a 335 cm wheelbase for four people.

In 1915, the offer to the restricted model F . A three-seater convertible with a 208 cm wheelbase, a two-seater roadster with a 284 cm wheelbase and a four-seater touring car with a 335 cm wheelbase are now named .

In 1916, the Model F was only available as a two- and four-seater roadster with 284 cm and 335 cm wheelbase.

Model overview

year model Wheelbase (cm) construction
1908-1909 193 Queen Victoria Phaeton
1910-1911 201 Queen Victoria Phaeton
1912-1913 208 Queen Victoria Phaeton
1912-1913 269 Roadster
1914 Model E. 208 Roadster 2-seater
1914 Model EVP 208 Victoria 2-seater
1914 Model F 284 Roadster 2-seater
1914 Model F 335 Roadster 4-seater
1915 Model F 208 Cabriolet 3-seater
1915 Model F 284 Roadster 2-seater
1915 Model F 335 4-seater touring car
1916 Model F 284 Roadster 2-seater
1916 Model F 335 Roadster 4-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. 96 (English).
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 126. (English)

Web links

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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. 96 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 126. (English)