Sandusky Automobile Company

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Sandusky Automobile Manufacturing Company
Sandusky Automobile Company
legal form Company
founding 1900
resolution 1905
Seat Sandusky , Ohio , USA
management James J. Hinde
Branch Automobiles

Sandusky Automobile Company , previously Sandusky Automobile Manufacturing Company , was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

In 1900, a consortium led by FM Underwood took over the remains of the Ohio Gas Engine Company from Bucyrus , Ohio . The Sandusky Automobile Manufacturing Company , based in Sandusky , Ohio, was founded. The plan was to manufacture automobiles at a plant in Sandusky. Disagreement between the people involved initially prevented this. Underwood left the company in the spring of 1900.

Francis X. Frantz of the Frantz Body Manufacturing Company in Akron , Ohio, had already expressed his intention to enter the automotive business in 1899. He joined the company in 1902. Now the production of automobiles began. The brand name was initially Sandusky .

James J. Hinde took over the company at the end of 1902. He renamed it the Sandusky Automobile Company . In 1904, Courier vehicles were added. Bankruptcy followed in October 1904 .

In April 1905, the production of the Courier models continued. Production ended in 1905. In total, around 225 Courier vehicles were built, plus an unknown number of Sandusky cars.

vehicles

Brand name Sandusky

One model series had gasoline engines . The single cylinder engine developed 5 hp . It drove the rear axle via a planetary gear and a chain. The chassis had a wheelbase of 165 cm . The open body offered space for two people. The curb weight was about 272 kg.

Besides emerged electric cars .

Brand name Courier

These vehicles were a little more powerful and longer. They also had an ordinary gearbox. In 1904 the single-cylinder engine developed 7 hp. The wheelbase was 178 cm. Style D was a runabout and style F was a French front runabout .

1905 replaced the I model the previous Style D . The engine and wheelbase remained unchanged. The runabout offered space for two people. The Model H also complemented the range. It had an 8 hp engine and a 193 cm wheelbase chassis. The structure was a four-seater tonneau .

Model overview

year brand model cylinder Power ( hp ) Wheelbase (cm) construction
1902-1904 Sandusky 5 HP 1 5 165 Runabout
1902-1904 Sandusky Electric
1904 Courier Style D 1 7th 178 Runabout
1904 Courier Style F 1 7th 178 French front runabout
1905 Courier Model H 1 8th 193 4-seater tonneau
1905 Courier Model I. 1 7th 178 Runabout 2-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. 382 and pp. 1322-1323 (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 , pp. 341-342. (English)
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1411. (English)

Web links

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. 382 and pp. 1322-1323 (English).
  2. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 341–342 and p. 1411. (English)